Since its foundation in 1971, Southwest Airlines has grown to become the largest low-cost airline in the world, transporting over 120 million passengers each year.
Southwest Airlines covers over 100 cities in 40 U.S. states, with a higher concentration of flights in Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas and Denver, and also serves some international destinations in Mexico, Costa Rica and several Caribbean islands.
Since 2009 it maintains a policy of free check-in for the first or the second bag in their flights, which makes it extremely attractive for casual travelers.
This loyalty program calculates the amount of points earned by the amount of dollars of the fare, the class of the ticket, and also take into account the level of membership of the traveler.
Rapid Rewards has 3 tiers and they are reached by accumulating Tier qualifying points, which are earned by booking revenue flights directly on the Southwest Rewards website or using the Rapid Rewards Premier credit cards on eligible purchases. The tiers are reached as follows:
The scheme for calculating the points earned according to membership level and fare price is as follows:
|
Base |
A-List |
A-List Preferred |
|
|
Business Select tickets |
12 points per dollar |
15 points per dollar |
24 points per dollar |
|
Anytime tickets |
10 points per dollar |
12.5 points per dollar |
20 points per dollar |
|
Wanna Get Away? tickets |
6 points per dollar |
7.5 points per dollar |
12 points per dollar |
Rapid Rewards points do not expire as long as the traveler returns for a flight within 24 months of the last one, and points can also be bought directly, gifted and transferred to other members.
Other ways to earn points are:
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