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Earn the Southwest Companion Pass so a companion flies for taxes and fees

Verified on the store's site · Checked Nov 2, 2026

Earn 135,000 qualifying points or fly 100 qualifying one-way flights in a calendar year, and a companion flies with you free of airline charges, paying only taxes and fees. Southwest has announced changes to how the pass is earned.

How to use it

  1. Join Rapid Rewards
  2. Earn 135,000 qualifying points or fly 100 qualifying one-way flights in a calendar year
  3. Count points from Rapid Rewards credit and debit cards toward the goal
  4. Add your companion to your flights

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Who qualifies

  • Rapid Rewards members who qualify within one calendar year
  • Rapid Rewards credit card and debit card points count

What's left out

  • The companion pays taxes and fees
  • Southwest has announced changes to how the pass is earned

Source

From southwest.com (opens in a new tab)
free of airline charges (does not include taxes and fees from $5.60 one-way)