Summary
Southwest Airlines is offering a limited-time promotion for its Rapid Rewards members to earn a Companion Pass. This pass allows a member to bring one person with them on flights for free, except for taxes and fees. To qualify, members need to book specific flights within a set time frame.
Key Facts
- Southwest Airlines is offering a promotional Companion Pass for free travel with a companion, excluding taxes and fees.
- To qualify, members must register and purchase either one round trip or two one-way flights from February 2 to February 5, 2026.
- Members need to fly by March 31, 2026, to get the free companion travel for flights between August 10 and October 7, 2026.
- The Companion Pass lets members add a companion to unlimited flights if they buy their own ticket.
- Qualifying for the regular Companion Pass usually requires 100 one-way qualifying flights or 135,000 qualifying points in a year.
- Rapid Rewards points from certain partners may not count towards the Companion Pass.
- Pass holders and their companions can board together under new rules starting January 27, 2026.
