byAir vs. Southwest

Q: Does byAir replace the Southwest app?

No. Keep the Southwest app for official actions such as booking changes, check-in, boarding passes, assigned seats, Priority Boarding, digital bag check and tracking, Rapid Rewards, and Live Chat. byAir complements it with independent flight tracking, multi-airline trip organization, imports, and traveler-focused alerts.

Q: Can byAir track Southwest Airlines flights?

Yes. Add a Southwest flight manually, connect Gmail or Outlook, sync a calendar, forward the booking email, or scan a boarding pass or itinerary. The flight then appears alongside connections on Southwest or other airlines.

Q: Can byAir predict a delay before the Southwest app?

On eligible flights, byAir Predict can show a clearly labeled predicted departure time and likely reason before the airline publishes a new official estimate. Coverage varies, not every delay can be predicted, and Southwest’s status remains the official one.

Q: Which app should I use for seat selection and checked bags?

Use the Southwest app for official assigned-seat choices, Priority Boarding, digital bag check, and bag-tracking scans tied to your reservation. byAir does not replace those airline systems.

Q: Does the Southwest app show personal flight statistics across airlines?

Its public feature list describes Rapid Rewards points and current-trip management, but not a personal flight-history statistics dashboard. byAir combines completed flights from every carrier and calculates totals for flights, distance, time in the air, airlines, aircraft types, and airports visited.

Q: What if my connection is on another airline?

That is where byAir is especially useful. It keeps flights from different carriers in one trip, including connections or separate tickets, so you can follow the journey without switching between airline apps.

Let Southwest run the booking. Let byAir watch everything around it.

The Southwest app is the official control center for a Southwest trip. byAir adds an independent view of the journey beyond the reservation.

Keep Southwest for booking changes, check-in, a Wallet-ready boarding pass, assigned-seat management, Priority Boarding, digital bag check and tracking, Rapid Rewards, and official day-of-travel alerts.

Add byAir when the itinerary includes another airline—or when you want a second operational view. byAir keeps every carrier in one timeline and turns completed flights into one cross-airline history with personal statistics. It also compares five flight-data providers, shows inbound-aircraft and airport-delay context, and uses byAir Predict to surface an early delay signal before the official estimate changes on eligible flights.

Use both apps for the jobs they do best

Southwest controls the Southwest reservation. byAir adds an independent view of the entire journey, including separate tickets and other airlines.

Add byAir to your travel stack

Your airline app manages the booking. byAir watches the journey.

The strongest setup is not a forced either-or. Keep Southwest for official airline actions, then add byAir for independent flight intelligence across the entire trip.

Official actions

Control the booking

Southwest remains the official source of truth.

Check in and save the boarding pass to Wallet
View or change an assigned seat
Digitally check and track checked bags
Change the trip and manage Rapid Rewards

Independent context

Watch the journey

byAir adds independent context across every airline.

Keep every carrier in one timeline and flight history
Compare updates from five flight-data providers
Check inbound-aircraft and airport-delay context
Get an early byAir Predict signal on eligible flights

Early signal

See a possible delay before the official estimate moves

byAir Predict monitors eligible flights and separates its predicted departure time and likely reason from the airline’s official status.

Travel history

See your whole flying life across every airline

byAir turns completed flights from every carrier into one personal history—with totals for flights, distance, time in the air, airlines, aircraft types, and airports visited.

80%of qualifying delays detected before the first official update

4hmedian notice before the first official delay update

10,000+flights evaluated every day

7M+tracked flights informing source reliability

byAir Predict metrics cover eligible, verified delays of 10 minutes or more. Availability and lead time vary by route and data coverage; these figures are global, not Southwest-specific.

What the Southwest app does best

Keep Southwest for the official day of travel

Book or change a Southwest trip, check in, open a Wallet-ready boarding pass, view or change an assigned seat, add Priority Boarding, digitally check and track bags, follow official gate updates, manage Rapid Rewards, and reach Live Chat.

App Store Google Play Southwest app overview

WNOfficial airline app

Compare apps

Official airline actions

Book, change, or cancel a Southwest itinerary

Airline link

Official check-in and mobile boarding pass

Link & storage

Assigned-seat selection and changes

Priority Boarding and flight extras

Rapid Rewards account

Official digital bag check and tracking

Airline customer-service Live Chat

Tracking and context

Real-time flight status and gate alerts

Any-airline trip timeline

Southwest itinerary

Independent early delay prediction

Multiple flight-data providers

Five providers

Official view

Inbound-aircraft context

Not listed

Airport delay index

Trip tools

Gmail and Outlook auto-import

Calendar sync

Quick Scan for PDFs and ticket images

Personal flight history and statistics

Every airline

Not publicly listed

Automatic family flight updates

Airport guides and terminal maps

Lyft day-of-travel booking

Inflight entertainment portal

iOS and Android

Publicly listed product capabilities reviewed in July 2026. Official airline functions remain subject to Southwest’s current app and itinerary eligibility.

What byAir users say

Jose M Iturralde

Super easy and friendly app to track your flights, family, and friends. I use it when going to pick someone up at the airport too. Super useful, with lots of airport info.

Hardeep Singh

This is the best traveling and tracking app I have ever used. So easy and convenient. Everything is synchronized in one place.

Janet Osborne (JaLyn)

Excellent app for keeping track of my flights during an arctic freeze snowstorm. It kept me updated on delays and cancellations and helped keep my stress low.

Eli Lopez

Easy to add flights and track real-time delays before the airlines report them at the airport. So far it’s been great!

James Muri

I find that sometimes airlines don’t notify you about flight changes, but byAir is trustworthy in sending me flight information.

Drew Srk

This app transformed the way I travel. It gives me real-time flight updates, helps me navigate airports, and sends timely gate-change alerts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does byAir replace the Southwest app?

Can byAir track Southwest Airlines flights?

Can byAir predict a delay before the Southwest app?

Which app should I use for seat selection and checked bags?

Does the Southwest app show personal flight statistics across airlines?

What if my connection is on another airline?

See the whole trip, not only the Southwest segment

Keep Southwest for the booking. Add byAir for every flight around it.