Spend just $5,000 on purchases within the first three months from opening your account, then benefit from a Companion Pass® that snags your friend or loved free flights into February of next year, plus 30,000 points.
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Number of miles needed for a free flightVaries based on the cash ticket price. Generally ranges from 2,600 to over 29,000 points each way.
Southwest started sending emails with the subject line, “A message from Southwest CEO Bob Jordan” offering passengers who had canceled flights 25,000 points each. This email only went out to the passengers who actually booked the flights but it included codes for everyone on their reservation.
After you use your Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card to make at least $40,000 of purchases during the promotion period of 10/1/20-1/31/21 (“Promotion Period”), you will earn 30% in points as a bonus on purchases made on your Rapid Rewards Credit Card during the Promotion Period, up to 25,000 bonus points.
This $5,000 minimum spend is admittedly higher than other welcome bonuses, but it pales in comparison to what you'd need to spend outside of this promotion. To earn the standard 125,000 points you'd normally need for the Companion Pass®, you'd have to pay for up to $125,000 in purchases with your Southwest card.
With Southwest, the cost of an award ticket is tied to the cash price of the flight. You'll typically find that Southwest points value are worth about 1.5 cents on average toward Southwest airfare. But there are some ways to use your Southwest points that are better than others.
To qualify for a traditional Companion Pass, you'll need to do one of the following: Fly 100 qualifying one-way flights in a calendar year, or; Earn 135,000 Rapid Rewards points in a calendar year.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit CardWith the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, you can earn 75,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening. Plus, earn 7,500 points on every cardmember anniversary.
New for 2022, EarlyBird Check-In is included with the purchase of an Anytime fare. Customers who purchase an Anytime fare will automatically be checked in to their flight 36 hours prior to scheduled departure—that's 12 hours before our traditional 24-hour check-in.