DALLAS, Sept. 3,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) announces the return of its highly-coveted
Companion Pass® promotion. The airline's Companion Pass
allows Rapid Rewards®1 Members to designate one
person to fly with them for free2 every
time the Member purchases or redeems points for a flight.
"We love offering this Companion Pass promotion because it
allows our Members to experience one of the many benefits of our
award-winning Rapid Rewards program," said Jennifer Bridie, Vice President of Marketing at
Southwest Airlines. "Earlier this year, we launched Cash + Points,
giving our Customers extra flexibility to make their points go
further. And now, for the first time, Members can use their Rapid
Rewards points, a combination of cash and points, or other eligible
forms of payment to book qualifying flights that count toward this
Companion Pass promotion."
To qualify, Rapid Rewards Members
must:3
- Register for the promotion and purchase a qualifying
Southwest® flight (one round trip or two one-way
qualifying flights), starting today through Sept. 5, 2024.
- Travel by Nov. 20, 2024; and
- Designate a Companion to fly for free1 with
them between Jan. 6, 2025, and
March 6, 2025.
Visit Southwest.com for the full list of terms and
conditions.
Join Rapid Rewards
The Southwest Rapid Rewards
program is designed around a simple concept—to make earning
reward flights faster and easier. With Rapid Rewards, every seat is
a reward seat, there are no blackout dates, and points don't
expire.1 Customers can create an account to
become a Rapid Rewards Member at Southwest.com to
take advantage of Southwest's award-winning loyalty program
benefits.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Visit
Southwest.com for the full list of terms and
conditions.
1All Rapid Rewards rules
and regulations apply and can be found at
Southwest.com/rrterms.
2Doesn't
include taxes and fees from $5.60
one-way. Must include Rapid Rewards number during
booking. Limited time. Restrictions apply. Qualifying flight(s)
must be flown by the same Member.
3Members can register for this promotion, then
book one round trip or two one-way qualifying Southwest flights
between 8:00 a.m. Central Time ("CT")
on Sept. 3, 2024, and 11:59 p.m. CT on Sept. 5,
2024, (the "Promotion Period") for travel from Sept. 3, 2024, and Nov.
20, 2024, (the "Travel Period"), and fly during the Travel
Period to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between
Jan. 6, 2025, and March 6, 2025. To register for this promotion,
Members will need to provide their Southwest Rapid Rewards account
number at the time of registration. If a Customer doesn't have a
Rapid Rewards account number, they may register for an account by
going online to Southwest.com/rapidrewards to become a
Member. Rapid Rewards accounts are free. Member must register for
this promotion, book one round trip or two one-way qualifying
Southwest flights during the Promotion Period for travel during the
Travel Period, and fly during the Travel Period. Registration must
be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel. Valid on
new qualifying flights booked during the Promotion Period for
travel during the Travel Period and flown within the Travel Period.
Member's qualifying flight must be booked through Southwest.com or
swabiz.com during the Promotion Period for travel that must be
completed during the Travel Period. Member's Rapid Rewards account
number must be entered at the time of booking Member's qualifying
flight to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between
Jan. 6, 2025, and March 6, 2025. A qualifying one-way flight for
this promotion is a one-way flight on Southwest Airlines from an
origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops
and/or connections on Southwest Airlines. A qualifying round trip
flight for this promotion is a round trip flight on Southwest
Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the
originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal. Valid on new
reservations booked within the Promotion Period for travel during
the Travel Period only. Travel booked or flown prior to
registration for this promotion is not eligible for this
promotional Companion Pass offer. Reward travel and Cash + Points
bookings qualify for this promotional offer. Companion Pass,
charter flights, reward or group travel, and Southwest
Vacations® packages do not qualify as one-way or round
trip flights for this promotion. Qualifying flights(s) booked
with Cash + Points will qualify as round trip or two one-way
revenue flights for this promotion. Changes made to any
itinerary after purchase of a round trip or two one-way revenue
flights may eliminate qualification for this promotion. The
promotional Companion Pass is valid from Jan. 6, 2025, through March 6, 2025, and allows Members to designate
one person to fly with them, free of airline charges (doesn't
include taxes and fees from $5.60
one-way) on flights purchased by the Member, booked through
Southwest, and completed between Jan. 6,
2025, and March 6, 2025. No
Rapid Rewards points nor tier or Companion Pass qualifying points
will be awarded for flights taken by the Companion when flying on a
promotional Companion Pass or Companion Pass reservation. Members
may change their designated Companion up to three times while they
have the promotional Companion Pass. If a Member earns Companion
Pass in 2024 by earning 135,000 Companion Pass qualifying points or
flying 100 qualifying flights, any changes to their designated
Companion during the time they have a promotional Companion Pass
will reduce the number of changes they can make to their designated
Companion in the 2025 calendar year. For example, if a Member earn
a promotional Companion Pass through this promotion, change their
designated Companion twice during the validity period for
promotional Companion Pass, and later in 2025 earn Companion Pass,
they would only be able to change their designated Companion one
more time in 2025. Companion Pass is nontransferable. 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 Rapid Rewards program and/or Rapid
Rewards program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards
Members don't acquire property rights in accrued points. 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 is subject to change at any time until the booking is
confirmed.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most
admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and
Hospitality at 117 airports across 11 countries. Southwest took
flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable,
and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying
nonstop within the United States
than any other airline4. Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first
corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of
no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering
its more than 74,0005 People to deliver
unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a
passionate loyalty among more than 137 million Customers carried in
2023. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity
and 47 consecutive years6 of profitability for
Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a unique
legacy and mission to serve communities around the world including
harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put communities
at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting
Southwest.com/citizenship. As the airline with Heart,
Southwest has set a goal to work toward achieving net zero carbon
emissions by 20507. Southwest has also set
near-term targets and a three-pillar strategy to achieve its
environmental goals. Learn more by visiting
Southwest.com/planet.
4Based on U.S. Dept. of Transportation
quarterly Airline Origin & Destination Survey since Q1 2021
5Fulltime-equivalent active
Employees
61973-2019 annual profitability
7Our net zero by 2050 goal includes Scope 1,
Scope 2, and Scope 3 Category 3 emissions only and excludes any
emissions associated with non-fuel products and services, such as
inflight service items.
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