DALLAS, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV)
shared news that Rapid Rewards Companion Pass Members who
earned Companion Pass benefits previously extended through
June 30, 2021, will benefit from an
additional extension of their Companion Pass benefits through
Dec. 31, 2021. The extension will be
reflected in Companion Pass Members' Southwest Rapid Rewards My
Account page within a week.
(The extension will not apply to any Member who earned a
promotional Companion Pass or who did not previously receive an
extension of Companion Pass benefits through June 30, 2021.) In addition, all Rapid
Rewards Members will receive boosts to their Tier-qualifying and
Companion Pass tallies for 2021.
2021 Rapid Rewards Tier and Companion Pass
Qualifications
Southwest Airlines is making it easier for
all Rapid Rewards Members to earn Tier Status and Companion Pass in
2021. All Rapid Rewards Members will receive the following
Tier-qualifying and Companion Pass-qualifying boost:
- 15,000 Tier-Qualifying Points (TQPs)*,
- 25,000 Companion Pass Qualifying Points (CPQPs)*,
- 10 qualifying one-way flight segments towards Tier Status,
- 25 qualifying one-way flights towards Companion Pass.
TQPs and CPQPs cannot be redeemed for travel, transferred,
donated, or redeemed through Chase More Rewards Program. These TQPs
and CPQPs are only available toward Tier Status or Companion Pass
qualification calculations.
2021 Credit Card Activity Uncapped Toward A-List and
A-List Preferred Status
Rapid Rewards Cardmembers who
hold the Rapid Rewards Premier, Priority, Premier Business, and
Performance Cards have an opportunity to earn 1,500 Tier-qualifying
points toward A-List or A-List Preferred for every $10,000 they spend using their Rapid Rewards
Credit Card in 2021, with no limits on credit card spend during the
promotional period. See full terms and conditions below.
"We're in a virtuous cycle of recovery: our Customers continue
to support Southwest Airlines by flying and engaging with us, while
we aspire to remain their airline of choice as their travel needs
continue to evolve. These boosts, and an extension of Companion
Pass benefits, recognize this two-way loyalty and provide a head
start toward requalifying for A-List, A-List Preferred, and
Companion Pass benefits for the 2022 travel year," said
Jonathan Clarkson, Southwest
Airlines Managing Director of Marketing for Loyalty, Partnerships,
and Products. "Our goal every day is to make it easier for
Customers to enjoy the benefits they've earned, and to earn future
benefits for when they are ready to travel."
Join Rapid Rewards
The Rapid Rewards program is
designed around a simple concept—make earning reward flights faster
and easier. With Rapid Rewards, Members qualify for unlimited
reward seats, no blackout dates, and Points do not expire.
RAPID REWARDS CREDIT CARDMEMBER SPEND TO A-LIST STATUS WITH
UNLIMITED TIER QUALIFYING POINTS PROMOTION TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
†During the promotional period you will continue
to earn 1,500 tier qualifying points (TQPs) for every $10,000 in purchases with your Southwest Airlines
Rapid Rewards Premier, Priority, Premier Business, or Performance
Business Credit Card from Chase ("promotional period" means the
first day of your billing cycle ending in January 2021 through your last December 2021 statement date). There is no
maximum number of TQPs that can be earned during the promotional
period. Beginning with the day after your December 2021 statement date you will go back to
earning 1,500 TQPs for each $10,000
in purchases up to $100,000 in
purchases annually, which equal 15,000 TQPs ("annually" means the
year beginning with your account open date through the first
December statement date of that same year, and each 12 billing
cycles starting after your December statement date through the
following December statement date.). To qualify for this promotion,
the account must be open and not in default at the time of
fulfillment. Only the primary Cardmember who received this offer
from Southwest Airlines is eligible for this promotion. The offer
is non-transferable. TQPs are earned from revenue flights booked
through Southwest Airlines or when you, or an authorized user, use
the Rapid Rewards Premier, Priority, Premier Business, or
Performance Business Credit Card from Chase to make purchases of
products and services, minus returns or refunds. TQPs earned during
a billing cycle on a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier,
Priority, Premier Business, or Performance Business Credit Card
from Chase are not available for qualification for benefits such as
A-List and A-List Preferred status until they are posted to your
Rapid Rewards account. The following will not count toward
qualification for A-List or A-List Preferred status: Rapid Rewards
program enrollment points; Rapid Rewards reward flights; Rapid
Rewards Companion Pass travel; Rapid Rewards partner points except
for TQPs earned on the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier,
Priority, Premier Business, or Performance Business Credit Card
from Chase; bonus Rapid Rewards points, unless specifically
designated as such; non-revenue travel, unless specifically
designated as eligible; stops at intermediate cities on connecting
or through flights; and charter flights. TQPs are not redeemable
for travel on Southwest or through the "More Rewards" site.
SOUTHWEST RAPID REWARDS PROGRAM INFORMATION
The
Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card is brought to you by Southwest
Airlines and Chase. Southwest Airlines is responsible for the
redemption of Rapid Rewards points toward benefits and services.
The number of points needed for a particular Southwest flight is
set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day
of travel, demand, fare type, point redemption rate, and other
factors, and are subject to change at any time until the booking is
confirmed. Rapid Rewards points can only be transferred to the
primary Cardmember's Rapid Rewards account. All Rapid Rewards rules
and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
Southwest reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the
program and/or program rules at any time without notice. Rapid
Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in accrued
points.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 50th year of
service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines
Co. continues to differentiate itself from other air
carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by nearly 58,000
Employees to a Customer base that topped 130 million Passengers in
2019. Southwest has a robust point-to-point, non-stop
route network, with a strong presence in top leisure and business
markets. In peak travel seasons during 2019, Southwest operated
more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 101
destinations in the United States
and 10 additional countries. In 2020, the carrier added service to
Hilo, Hawaii;
Cozumel, Mexico; Miami, Palm
Springs, Calif., Steamboat Springs, and
Montrose (Telluride). In
2021, Southwest will begin service to both Chicago (O'Hare) and Sarasota/Bradenton on Feb. 14; both
Savannah/Hilton Head and Colorado
Springs on March 11; Houston
(Bush) on April 12; and Jackson,
Miss., on June 6. The carrier has
announced an intention to add service in the second quarter of 2021
in Fresno and Santa
Barbara. The carrier issued its Southwest®
Promise in May 2020 to highlight
new and round-the-clock efforts to support its Customers and
Employees wellbeing and comfort. Among the changes are enhanced
cleaning efforts at airports and onboard aircraft, and face
covering requirements for Customers and Employees. Additional
details about the Southwest Promise are available at
Southwest.com/Promise.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to
describe its purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and
fairly, and low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only
major U.S. airline to offer bags fly free® to
everyone (first and second checked pieces of luggage, size and
weight limits apply, some carriers offer free checked bags on
select routes or in qualified circumstances). Southwest does not
charge change fees, though fare differences might apply.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world,
known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the
carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its
People and the communities they serve, and an overall commitment to
efficiency and the planet. Learn more about how the carrier gives
back to communities across the world by visiting
Southwest.com/citizenship.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online
at Southwest.com or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.
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