Southwest Airlines offers its
Rapid Rewards Members (
free to join):
Purchase a Round Trip or
2 One-Way Flights and
Travel by March 31, 2026, and get a
Companion Pass for
Free when you register for the promotion (see the instructions below).
Thanks to Deal Hunter
serra for sharing this deal
Deal Instructions:
- Log in and register for the promotion (you must include your Rapid Rewards number during booking)
- Purchase a qualifying round-trip or two qualifying one-way flights for travel between February 2 and March 31, 2026, to earn the companion pass
- Must book by February 5, 2026
- Companion flies free with you between August 10, 2026, and October 7, 2026
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For all the pros and cons of old Southwest versus its competitors (more expensive than budget airlines, lower frills than big airlines, etc), the relative lack of mental hassle in booking a Southwest fare made it (usually) a no-brainer. We took a lot of trips we might not have taken just because the refund policy made us less hesitant to book travel. Now it's a tweener—all of the hassle of its competitors, but not as cheap as a budget airline or as nice / flexible as a big carrier. Why bother?
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"SUGAR! I mean...seat and bag fees!"
For all the pros and cons of old Southwest versus its competitors (more expensive than budget airlines, lower frills than big airlines, etc), the relative lack of mental hassle in booking a Southwest fare made it (usually) a no-brainer. We took a lot of trips we might not have taken just because the refund policy made us less hesitant to book travel. Now it's a tweener—all of the hassle of its competitors, but not as cheap as a budget airline or as nice / flexible as a big carrier. Why bother?
This. No need to pack light, tons of room in the overhead, everyone sits together unless we were really slow to check in. It was simple, pretty egalitarian, and reliable.
If they're able to keep up their industry leading gate turnaround efficiency and on-time percentage with assigned seats and all these ad hoc perks, I'll be shocked.
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On our outbound flight, we booked "basic" because the back of the plane is empty and we stand of good chance of sitting together. . On our return, we booked "choice" and chose our seats because they had a lot of window and aisle seats already taken and it looked like we would wind up each getting middle seats.
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A preferred earned by flying, free drinks and luggage free.
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