Southwest Airlines Co. announces the return of its highly-coveted Companion Pass® promotion. Southwest Companion Pass promotion

The airline’s Companion Pass allows Rapid Rewards® Members to designate one person to fly with them for free 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:

• 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 free with them between Jan. 6, 2025, and March 6, 2025.
  Visit Southwest.com for the full list of terms and conditions.

Key Points:

• The promotion is limited to the first 1,000 registrants.
• You can only designate one Companion per promotion.
• You cannot change your designated Companion once you’ve chosen them.
• The Companion Pass is not transferable.
• You cannot earn Companion Pass qualifying points or Companion Pass tier status for flights taken by your Companion on the promotional Companion Pass.
• You can still earn Companion Pass tier status by flying 100 qualifying flights or earning 135,000 Companion Pass qualifying points in a calendar year.

Join Rapid Rewards Southwest Companion Pass promotion 

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.