If you have booked the flight ticket on Southwest Airlines but forgot to select the desired seat then there are no worries as the Airline lets you select the desired seat in two ways either through Manage Booking or web check-in which is available 24 hours before the flight departure time. To select a seat on Southwest Airlines via Manage Booking, the traveler needs to follow the step-by-step process as explained below.

• Firstly, travelers should open the Southwest Airlines official website.
• Passengers should tap on a 'flight' icon and then choose 'Manage Reservations'.
• Now the person needs to enter the booking reference code and last name mentioned on the itinerary.
• Select your flight number and click on the 'Seat map' option among all available choices.
• After that scroll the seat map to check the available flight option and then choose the desired seat.
• Kindly move to the next page and make the payment if remains.
• The airline will share the notification on the registered email address.

Southwest Airline Seat Selection Policy:

If you wish to avoid the Southwest Seat Selection extra charges, then you should know under which circumstances the Airline is not entitled to charge the fee and get yourself familiar with the Southwest Seat selection policy for a hassle-free trip. Here are some key points of the policy which is helpful to save the fee on seat selection.

• This might sound scary but it is not necessary to select a seat on a flight when the traveler does not choose any specific seat then the Airline automatically allot the desired seat.
• Therefore, Southwest Business Class,  Wanna Get Away Plus Fare and Anytime fare travelers can choose the desired seat for free and last up to 4 hours before the scheduled flight departure time.
• Domestic and International award ticket holders can select the seat for free within 24 hours of purchase otherwise, you should pay the charges.
• Passengers can simply avoid the seat selection charges only if they prefer to select the desired seat within 24 hours of flight ticket purchase otherwise Airline will charge the seat selection fee.
• Travelers flying with infants and kids, with restricted movements are not permitted to choose the Emergency exit seats.
• Southwest Airlines Miles and membership holders are entitled to free seat selection before 24 hours of the flight departure time.
• Seat selection fees may differ as it is subject to the fare type, travel distance, Arrival/ departure Airport, and other factors.