How to Earn a Companion Pass
Wanna get BOGO flights for TWO years? You can with the Southwest Companion Pass! The Southwest Companion Pass allows you to fly 1 person for free with you on ANY Southwest flight you take plus the cost of taxes and fees which are typically $5.60 for one way Domestic flights.
You can use this pass on as many flights as you want, (including flights booked with points) for the year you earn the pass and the following year. For Example, If you earn the pass in January 2025, you will have a companion pass for all of 2025 and all of 2026!
The companion pass has been by far, the greatest money saver for my family. Both my husband and I have the pass so our children have flown free on every Southwest flight we have taken.
To earn the companion pass you need to have earned 135,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards Points in a calendar year.
This is pretty easy to do by opening two Southwest Credit cards and earning the welcome bonuses.
You can only have one Southwest Personal Card at a time so here’s how I earned my Companion Pass…
How to Earn the Southwest Companion pass
1. Open a Southwest Business card. I opened the Southwest Performance Business.
The current Welcome Offer for this card is: Spend $5,000 in 3 months and earn 80,000 points.
Choose the Southwest Performance Business
2. Use this card like you use your debt card, use it for all your expenses like gas, groceries etc. After you reach your minimum spend, you will receive the welcome offer points
3. Wait at least 30 days from the date you applied for the Business card before you apply for the personal card.
4. Open a Southwest Personal card. I opened the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card. (Must be under 5/24 to be approved)
Choose the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card
The current offer is earn 50,000 points after spending $1,000 in 3 months
Once you complete your minimum spend on both cards you will be awarded your points (80,000 for your business card and 50,000 for your personal card.) You will have a companion pass for the year you earned it in AND the following year.
Additionally, holders of Southwest credit cards receive 10,000 qualifying points annually.