Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Card

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Card Details and Application Link
Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card
30K points + Companion Pass ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer
30K points + Companion Pass valid through 2/28/26 after $4K spend in the first 3 months.
(Offer Expires 3/31/2025)
$69 Annual Fee

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After clicking through, be sure to manually select the exact Southwest card in which you are interested. This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).
Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.
FM Mini Review: This card can be great for its new cardmember bonus, but its ongoing perks are worth the annual fee only if fully used each year.
Earning rate: 2X local transit and commuting, including rideshare ✦ 2X internet, cable, phone services, and select streaming ✦ 2X Southwest
Base: 1X (1.4%)
Travel: 2X (2.8%)
Phone: 2X (2.8%)
Brand: 2X (2.8%)
Card Info: Visa Signature or Platinum issued by Chase. This card imposes foreign transaction fees.
Big spend bonus: If you earn 135,000 points in one calendar year, you'll get a companion pass good for the rest of that calendar year and all of the next year.
Noteworthy perks: 3000 bonus points each year upon card renewal. 2 EarlyBird Check-Ins each year. 10,000 Companion Pass qualifying points each year

Application Tips

Chase Application Tips

  • Shut-Down Caution: Signing up for new Chase cards can lead to Chase reviewing your accounts. This may lead to Chase shutting down all of your accounts if you appear to be a credit risk. See this post for details and recommendations: Why Chase shutdowns have increased and how to avoid them.
  • 5/24 Rule: With most Chase cards, you won't get approved if your credit report shows 5 or more cards opened in the past 24 months. Details here.
  • 24/48 Month Rule: With most Chase cards, you can get the same card and bonus again 24 months after having received the bonus as long as you no longer have the card open. With Sapphire cards, you must wait 48 months. No wait is required for Chase Ink cards.
  • 30 Day Rule: It is tough to get approved for more than 2 Chase cards within 30 days
  • Get Same Card Again: You can get the same exact card and again if you first cancel the older card and follow the 24/48 month rule. Ink cards are OK to get again without cancelling previous card if you apply with a new business.
  • Better Offers: You may be able to get a better offer than the best available public offer. Details here.
  • Hard inquiries combine into 1 when approved same day (not always true when mixing business and personal)

Call (888) 338-2586 to check your application status
If denied, call reconsideration here:1-888-270-2127 for both personal and business cards

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Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.
30K points + Companion Pass ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer
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After clicking through, be sure to manually select the exact Southwest card in which you are interested. This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).
Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.
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This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).
Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.
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(Offer Expires 3/31/2025)
$99 Annual Fee
This card is known to be subject to Chase's 5/24 rule.
Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.
Limited Time Offer - 30K points + Companion Pass ⓘAffiliateThis is an affiliate offer. Frequent Miler may earn a commission if you are approved for this offer
30K points + Companion Pass valid through 2/28/26 after $4K spend in the first 3 months.
(Offer Expires 3/31/2025)
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This card is known to be subject to Chase's 5/24 rule.
Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

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Scooter

Question: How quickly does Southwest issue your companion pass? I can use the card for $4,000 of charges early in the first month. If I pay the card off early, will they issue the pass promptly or wait a full billing cycle?

Cody

I referred my P2 to this card and she was approved but I didn’t get an email or confirmation stating that she had used my link and was approved. Does anyone know when the points for referring her should post?

Stephen Pepper

I don’t think Chase generally sends emails for referrals. You should eventually see the points show up on your account, but it’s hard to know with Chase how long it’ll take.

Pat

If I have a chase card already and my wife is just an authorized user not a joint account holder, can she apply to get the companion pass? Do I have to remove her as an auth user first?

Stephen Pepper

Yes, she can get it; no, she doesn’t have to be removed as an authorized user.

Steve

Can I apply for both business cards? I have one from Aug 2024. Can I now go for the other one and get the 60k points?

Linda

The southwest portal is absolute crap. They have almost zero direct flights and costs are x2 or x3 more. Be careful!

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Mike

Any tips on applying for a Personal Southwest card if I already have the business version? Is this a red flag?

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Jeff

I wonder if their system is overwhelmed. I went to apply and it is not “taking”. The form is completely filled out, I scrolled through all the terms and conditions, etc.

MEDC

Just signed up for the Plus with the inflight 50k/$2k-2mos deal in November (to work towards CP with a Business card this month) and now this comes out! Have PM’d Chase to see if they’ll match, but IIRC, they’re not known for matching offers after approval. Guess we’ll see.

Nick Reyes

Chase is pretty good about matching if the new offer is public and for more points. With this being a Companion Pass rather than points, that doesn’t seem easily match-able. I expect they’ll say no, but please do comment here and let us know either way. Lots of people are curious.

MEDC

Update: Chase are matching the offer! I just need to reply to their message once I’ve hit the $4,000 minimum spend. This is fantastic news and saves a business application to get to 110k!

MEDC

Update to update – they did themselves a u-turn and decided that I actually wasn’t eligible for the offer and they won’t match it.

Stephen

Is the annual fee waived the first year on any of these

Nick Reyes

No.

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