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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Per The Points Guy:
"And it doesn't matter how you pay for your flight: Rapid Rewards point redemptions and Cash + Points bookings qualify as well, as long as you book through Southwest channels, such as the carrier's website or mobile app."
ANYWAY, screw Southwest. Guess I'm just buying first class on someone else from now on.
What are they saving the premium seats for? People who paid for the premium? This is not the Merica I want to live in.
Per The Points Guy:
"And it doesn't matter how you pay for your flight: Rapid Rewards point redemptions and Cash + Points bookings qualify as well, as long as you book through Southwest channels, such as the carrier's website or mobile app."
I earned a short term companion pass (Jan-Feb 2026) during a promotion late last year, and booked my flight using points (and I used my 2025 companion pass on that flight, too.)
To answer another question: I _never_ saw any confirmation that I met the terms of the promotion. The companion pass just showed up in my account this January.
Edit: You have to book between 2/2-2/5 for the promotion to count. Pre-existing reservations can be rebooked. I had booked a trip in February a couple of days before this promotion. I rebooked the flights yesterday for an extra 1K points. I figure it's worth $10 to get two months of companion pass later.
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