Earn Southwest Promotional Companion Pass with One Round-Trip Flight
Southwest Airlines has brought back its Companion Pass promotion. The airline’s Companion Pass allows Rapid Rewards members to designate one person to fly with them for free every time the member purchases or redeems points for a flight.
This is a promotional Companion Pass which only lasts about two months, but it is also quite easy to earn. If timed right, it can be pretty valuable. Let’s see how it works.
Offer Details
To qualify, Rapid Rewards Members must:
- Register for the promotion
- Purchase a qualifying Southwest® flight (one round trip or two qualifying one-way flights) by Thursday 2/5.
- Travel by March 31, 2026; and
- Designate a Companion to fly for free with them between August 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026.
Important Terms
- To register for this promotion, Members will need to provide their Southwest Rapid Rewards account number at the time of registration.
- 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 flight must be booked through Southwest.com or swabiz.com during the Promotion Period for travel that must be completed during the Travel Period.
- Basic, Choice, Choice Preferred, and Choice Extra fares are all qualifying flights for this promotion.
- Reward travel and Cash + Points bookings qualify for this promotional offer.
- Valid on new reservations booked within the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period only.
- Companion Pass, charter flights, reward or group travel, and Southwest Vacations® packages do not qualify as one-way or round trip flights for this promotion.
- Qualifying flights(s) booked with Cash + Points will qualify as round trip or two one-way revenue flights for this promotion.
Guru’s Wrap-up
This Southwest Promotional Companion Pass can be a good deal for those who fly Southwest often and especially those that plan to fly a few times during the promotion period.
You need to register and book a round-trip flight (or two one-way flights) by February 5 and then travel by March 31 in order to qualify. Once you complete that requirement, you will earn the Promotional Companion Pass which is valid between August 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026.
Learn more about the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass.
Hat tip to Anki for sharing this in our Facebook Group.
