Originally Posted by
cestmoi123
That's not what I read from that section at all. That section is about age verification for passengers on FARES that have an age restriction (maximum or minimum). A lap infant doesn't have a fare or ticket, they're just an add-on to an existing passenger, and so there's no point in trying to set up a Rapid Rewards account for them (as the link you provided would have you do).
A passport is valid for age verification for a senior or child fare, but not, apparently, for lap child status. Why not, I have no idea.
From the SW website, on lap infants:
"If you choose to travel with your infant on your lap (at no additional charge) the infant will not need a boarding pass; however, you will need to obtain a Boarding Verification Document (BVD) for the infant. The BVD will allow the infant to board the aircraft.
BVDs are available at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter on the day of travel. In order to complete your BVD, the Customer Service Agent will need to verify that your infant has not reached his/her second birthday, so be sure to bring along a copy of your infant's
birth certificate."
https://www.southwest.com/html/custo...USTOMER-INFANT
Thank you kind user.
Knowing that I am not the only one in the world reading this makes me feel better.
It is frustrating. Especially since it is such a weird rule to me.
Several people here said that as a private company, that they may require whatever they wish. But are they not Federally regulated? For example, can they just make a rule that lap infants cannot fly unless they have a Texas ID? Or that they need a Tribal ID cad? Or that they cannot fly unless they have a Green Card only. Just seems odd to me, and possibly illegal...