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If you’re a Southwest Rapid Rewards member, check your email now for a FREE companion pass offer. Basically, if you register and book a round-trip or two one-way flights by 2/5 (travel by 3/31), you’ll get a free companion pass good 8/10-10/7. If you’re going on a trip or two with a companion during the free dates, this could be an excellent deal for you (though I am very sad about the new fees for bags and assigned seating). Keep in mind that you MUST register for this deal.
Check out the details:
“Promotional Companion Pass® Terms and Conditions:
To register for this promotion, you will need to provide your Southwest Rapid Rewards® account number at the time of registration. If you do not have a Rapid Rewards® account number, you may register for an account by going online to Southwest.com/rapidrewards to become a Member. Rapid Rewards accounts are free. Member must register for this promotion, book one qualifying round trip or two qualifying one-way Southwest flights during the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period, and fly during the Travel Period. Registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel. Valid on new qualifying flights booked during the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period and flown within the Travel Period. Member’s qualifying flights must be booked through Southwest.com®, the Southwest Mobile App, swabiz.com (SWABIZ®), Global Distribution System (GDS), or Southwest Partner Services (SPS) distribution channels with Southwest Airlines® inventory during the Promotion Period for travel that must be completed during the Travel Period. Member’s Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking Member’s qualifying flight to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between August 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026. A qualifying one-way flight for this promotion is a one-way flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections on Southwest Airlines. A qualifying round trip flight for this promotion is a round trip flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal. Valid on new reservations booked within the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period only. Travel booked or flown prior to registration for this promotion is not eligible for this promotional Companion Pass offer. Travel date is determined by the qualifying flight(s) original scheduled departure time. Qualifying flights must be flown by the same Member. Redemption reservations and Cash + Points bookings qualify for this promotional offer. Basic, Choice, Choice Preferred, and Choice Extra fares are all qualifying flights for this promotion. Cash + Points bookings will earn Rapid Rewards points, tier qualifying points for A-List and A-List Preferred status, and Companion Pass qualifying points on the portion of the base fare that is paid with dollars. Companion Pass, charter flights, group travel, and Getaways by Southwest™ bookings do not qualify as one-way or round trip flights for this promotion. Changes made within the Promotion Period are allowed if the qualifying travel is still completed in the Travel Period. Changes made to any itinerary after the Promotion Period may eliminate qualification for this promotion.
The promotional Companion Pass is valid from August 10, 2026 through October 7, 2026 and allows you to designate one person to fly with you, free of airline charges (does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one-way) on flights purchased by you, booked through Southwest, and completed between August 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026. Visit Southwest.com/rrterms for a complete list of Companion Pass rules. No Rapid Rewards points nor tier or Companion Pass qualifying points will be awarded for flights taken by the Companion when flying on a promotional Companion Pass or Companion Pass reservation. Member is limited to one Companion Pass at a time. You may change your designated Companion up to three times while you have promotional Companion Pass. If you earn Companion Pass in 2026 by earning 135,000 Companion Pass qualifying points or flying 100 qualifying one-way flights, any changes to your designated Companion during the time you have a promotional Companion Pass will reduce the number of changes you can make to your designated Companion in the 2026 calendar year. For example, if you earn a promotional Companion Pass through this promotion, change your designated Companion twice during the validity period for promotional Companion Pass, and later in 2026 earn Companion Pass, you would only be able to change your designated Companion one more time in 2026. Companion Pass is nontransferable. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms. Southwest reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change the Rapid Rewards program and/or Rapid Rewards program rules at any time without notice. Rapid Rewards Members do not acquire property rights in accrued points. The number of points needed for a particular Southwest flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, fare type, point redemption rate, and other factors, and is subject to change at any time until the booking is confirmed.”
