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expiredD_Struggles posted Sep 6, 2022 4:10 PM

Southwest Airlines: Purchase Flight by 9/8, Travel by 11/17, Get Companion Pass

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(Pass valid 1/4/2023 – 3/4/2023)at Southwest Airlines
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Southwest Airlines is offering a Companion Pass for Free when you follow the instructions below.

Thanks to community member D_Struggles for sharing this deal.

Deal Instructions
  1. Register here and purchase a round trip or two one-way flights by 9/8/2022
  2. Travel by 11/17/2022
  3. Companion flies free with you 1/4/2023 – 3/4/2023
    • Note, not valid on flights purchased with Rapid Rewards points. Does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one-way. Must include Rapid Rewards number during booking (free to join).

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Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • Offer terms and conditions:
    • Member must register for this promotion, purchase one round trip or two one-way flights between September 6 and September 8, 2022 for travel that must be completed between September 6 and November 17, 2022.
    • Registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel.
    • A qualifying flight is a one-way revenue flight on Southwest Airlines® from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections OR a round trip revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal. Qualifying flights include flights paid entirely with dollars, LUV Vouchers, gift cards or travel funds, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points. Charter flights, group travel and Southwest Vacations® packages do not qualify for this promotion.
    • This includes domestic and international revenue flights booked in any fare family (Wanna Get Away®, Wanna Get Away Plus™, Anytime, or Business Select®).
    • The Member's Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking the Member's qualifying flight.
    • Changes made to the itinerary after purchase may eliminate qualification for promotion.
    • Please review the offer page for the complete terms and conditions.

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Written by D_Struggles
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Southwest Airlines is offering a Companion Pass for Free when you follow the instructions below.

Thanks to community member D_Struggles for sharing this deal.

Deal Instructions
  1. Register here and purchase a round trip or two one-way flights by 9/8/2022
  2. Travel by 11/17/2022
  3. Companion flies free with you 1/4/2023 – 3/4/2023
    • Note, not valid on flights purchased with Rapid Rewards points. Does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one-way. Must include Rapid Rewards number during booking (free to join).

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • Offer terms and conditions:
    • Member must register for this promotion, purchase one round trip or two one-way flights between September 6 and September 8, 2022 for travel that must be completed between September 6 and November 17, 2022.
    • Registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel.
    • A qualifying flight is a one-way revenue flight on Southwest Airlines® from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections OR a round trip revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal. Qualifying flights include flights paid entirely with dollars, LUV Vouchers, gift cards or travel funds, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points. Charter flights, group travel and Southwest Vacations® packages do not qualify for this promotion.
    • This includes domestic and international revenue flights booked in any fare family (Wanna Get Away®, Wanna Get Away Plus™, Anytime, or Business Select®).
    • The Member's Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking the Member's qualifying flight.
    • Changes made to the itinerary after purchase may eliminate qualification for promotion.
    • Please review the offer page for the complete terms and conditions.

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Sep 6, 2022 11:27 PM
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harrysaverSep 6, 2022 11:27 PM
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Essentially, buy 2 get 1 free.
Sep 6, 2022 11:28 PM
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TroublestylistSep 6, 2022 11:28 PM
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Quote from kwadguy :
Buy two jacked up segments in the next two days and get friends fly free for the two months that almost no one travels.
LOL...hardly. Flights in Oct and Nov have not been "jacked up". No change in pricing has occurred due to this promo, other than supply and demand perhaps.

I just bought two RT tickets for $69 each way. Regular price.

Of course, if you don't travel in Jan and Feb, this isn't worth anything to you. The last two years I used the pass 8-10 times....going places like Bozeman, Steamboat Springs, Vegas, and Maui.

So yeah, "almost no one travels" then. Of course they are doing it to pump up a slow travel season. But if you can't find ONE trip in two months, you're not trying very hard.

In fact, when I did this promo last year, my flight got cancelled and I made back $200 in LUV vouchers for a one day delay. So SWA actually paid ME about $70 for the CP.

Plenty of ways to game this system.
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Sep 6, 2022 11:29 PM
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txpyroSep 6, 2022 11:29 PM
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Can I cancel my October RT flight and rebook to get this ?
Sep 6, 2022 11:30 PM
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TroublestylistSep 6, 2022 11:30 PM
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Quote from harrysaver :
Essentially, buy 2 get 1 free.
Essentially...no. You get two months of free travel. Unlimited.
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Sep 6, 2022 11:50 PM
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alMacSep 6, 2022 11:50 PM
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Quote from pechango :
https://www.southwest.com/rapidre...anion-pass

Basically when you have a companion pass, you choose one person to fly for free (+ tax/fees) when you book your own ticket.

So if you have a companion and are traveling once a week, you can bring that companion along with you every time and you're only paying their taxes/fees ($12 roughly).
If I understand this correctly - in order to get the companion pass, I would have to buy a ticket first.
Then at a later date, I will buy another ticket to be paired with the companion pass. Did I get that correct? Dont understand this offer. Thank you!

I need to buy 3 round-trip tickets for travel in November. How can this offer work for me?
Sep 6, 2022 11:56 PM
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TroublestylistSep 6, 2022 11:56 PM
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Quote from alMac :
If I understand this correctly - in order to get the companion pass, I would have to buy a ticket first.
Then at a later date, I will buy another ticket to be paired with the companion pass. Did I get that correct? Dont understand this offer. Thank you!

I need to buy 3 round-trip tickets for travel in November. How can this offer work for me?
Correct. If each of you registers your RR number, buys a ticket by Thursday, and flies by 11/17, you will all be able to add a companion to ANY AND EVERY ticket you fly between 1/4 and 3/4.

You can only add one person per purchased ticket, so if you all three are flying together next year, you can get one of your tickets free, and pay for only two (and waste one free CP ticket).

It works best for a couple (one free ticket) or a couple with two kids (two free tickets). In your case, you'll ideally need to find three friends to use all three Companion Passes.
Sep 7, 2022 12:02 AM
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alMacSep 7, 2022 12:02 AM
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Quote from Troublestylist :
Correct. If each of you registers your RR number, buys a ticket by Thursday, and flies by 11/17, you will all be able to add a companion to ANY AND EVERY ticket you fly between 1/4 and 3/4.

You can only add one person per purchased ticket, so if you all three are flying together next year, you can get one of your tickets free, and pay for only two (and waste one free CP ticket).

It works best for a couple (one free ticket) or a couple with two kids (two free tickets). In your case, you'll ideally need to find three friends to use all three Companion Passes.
Thank you! So basically, one CP ticket is obtained for Nov, 2022 travel for each paid ticket. And then those three CPs can be used for each ticket purchased again for travel between 1/4 and 3/4. Make sense.

Thanks again.

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Sep 7, 2022 12:06 AM
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TroublestylistSep 7, 2022 12:06 AM
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Quote from alMac :
Thank you! So basically, one CP ticket is obtained for Nov, 2022 travel for each paid ticket. And then those three CPs can be used for each ticket purchased again for travel between 1/4 and 3/4. Make sense.

Thanks again.
Yep. Just remember to PAY for the tickets you fly this year. Next year, you can use RR points to get a ticket, and still get the companion ticket.

Also do not wait until January to buy the ticket. You want to have the ticket reserved at the best possible price, and add the companion after January starts.

If you're worried about the plane filling up, you may want to reserve both tickets for Jan/Feb (with cash or points) and then cancel the companion's paid ticket when he/she becomes eligible to be ticketed for free.
Sep 7, 2022 12:12 AM
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baronvdbSep 7, 2022 12:12 AM
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skimming this thread makes me think a lot of people don't know what a companion pass is.

To clarify: If you have a companion pass you can fly with your companion as much as you want during the period you have the CP, it's not just a one-time free flight for a guest. If you fly 10 times in January/Feb, your companion can fly 10 times with you for free. You can only change the companion 3 times per year though so keep that in mind....
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Sep 7, 2022 12:26 AM
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eden604Sep 7, 2022 12:26 AM
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Quote from xKaoSx :
why are you looking for prices in january already? lol

You cant book and use the companion pass until January anyways when it gets added to your account.
You can book your flight during the CP period and add your companion on later.
Sep 7, 2022 12:30 AM
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eden604Sep 7, 2022 12:30 AM
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Quote from alMac :
If I understand this correctly - in order to get the companion pass, I would have to buy a ticket first.
Then at a later date, I will buy another ticket to be paired with the companion pass. Did I get that correct? Dont understand this offer. Thank you!

I need to buy 3 round-trip tickets for travel in November. How can this offer work for me?
Buy a ticket for yourself in the next two days traveling before 11/17. You will then receive a CP for January and February. During those two months, every flight you take your companion also flies free.

If your November travel is before 11/17, have each person register for the promotion and book their tickets separately. Each of you will then have a CP for January and February, and can each take a free companion for flights during that period.
Sep 7, 2022 12:32 AM
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eden604Sep 7, 2022 12:32 AM
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No, flight has to be for the RR member.
Sep 7, 2022 12:36 AM
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jordanb9095Sep 7, 2022 12:36 AM
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southwest sucks. dont even have a direct flight from NJ/NY to CA
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Sep 7, 2022 12:37 AM
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eden604Sep 7, 2022 12:37 AM
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Quote from sesamefan :
Please help, I'm a bit confused..
If I buy a RT ticket for my son (I register but purchase in his name), will I then be able to use the CP for my myself and my spouse?

Or will my son have to register and book for himself and then use the CP by flying himself and a companion? Or can we (his parents) use it?
TIA
The CP is attached to the person who purchased the ticket and travels on it. They can then fly with a free companion. So yes, if your son books and travels, he will be able to fly with a free companion in January and February.

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Sep 7, 2022 12:38 AM
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alMacSep 7, 2022 12:38 AM
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Thanks all. These last few posts help a lot. Great detailed.

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