The Southwest Companion pass has undoubtedly long been the most valuable companion ticket benefit of any airline program and it continues to be so in The key value lies in the fact that this benefit is repeatable an unlimited number of times and it is not subject to availability of any special fare class.
If you travel in a pair from an airport served by Southwest, it is hard to ignore the value of this pass. Given limited-time offers on Southwest credit cards that are due to end soon, now is a great time to consider the value of the Companion Pass and to plan your strategy to earn the pass through December We have therefore updated this Southwest Companion Pass Complete Guide with everything you need to know for in order to earn a Companion Pass valid from early until the end of Those who want to earn the pass need to earn , Companion Pass-Qualifying Rapid Rewards points in a calendar year.
However, credit card holders get a boost of 10, Companion Pass-Qualifying points not redeemable miles , which means that those with a Southwest Credit Card effectively need to earn an additional , qualifying total points in a calendar year to qualify for the Companion Pass. Once the member has earned the required qualifying points, the companion pass will be valid for the remainder of the calendar year in which it is earned and all of the following year.
For example, if you earned your ,th point on November 1st, , your Companion pass would be valid until December 31st, Therefore, earning the pass as early in the calendar year as possible will enable a member to maximize the length of validity of the Southwest Companion Pass. To illustrate: if you earned all , points in the first week of January , your Companion Pass would be valid until December 31st, Keep in mind that all qualifying points must post in the same calendar year i.
January through December of the same year. The timing of points earned is therefore of utmost importance. Consider the following two examples:. While both Morgan and Jamie earned , qualifying points within just two consecutive months, only Morgan would earn a Companion Pass.
