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Southwest has extended the end date for purchasing a ticket. Previously the end date was yesterday (9/24), but now you have through end of day today (9/25) to register and purchase a ticket for travel by 11/15.
Southwest Airlines is out with an amazing promotion: Earn a short-term companion pass with just one purchased flight. You must register and purchase this flight by 9/25 9/24 and fly it by 11/15. Once completed, you’ll get a companion pass where you can add a companion for free to paid or award flights between 1/6/21 and 2/28/21.
Here is how to receive your Promotional Companion Pass:
- Register and purchase a flight by 9/25
9/24(This FridayThursday) - Travel by 11/15
- Companion flies free with you from 1/6-2/28/2021 (Companion will be charged taxes and fees from $5.60 one-way)
Link to register: www.southwest.com/companionpasspromo.
Key info
- Flight required for earning the Companion Pass:
- Register and purchase a flight by 9/25
9/24 - Previously booked flights do not count
- One-way flights are fine
- Flights booked with points do not count
- You must actually fly the purchased flight to qualify and you must complete travel by 11/15.
- Register and purchase a flight by 9/25
- About using the Companion Pass
- Add a companion for free to any number of Southwest flights during the companion travel period: between 1/6/21 and 2/28/21.
- It’s fine to add a companion to a previously booked flight
- You can add a companion to a flight booked with points or with cash
My take
This is an awesome deal! You could pay for a dirt-cheap flight now and then later fly a companion for free anywhere Southwest flies. The companion dates do not include the Christmas holidays, but they do work well for a winter escape (to Hawaii, perhaps?).
For more about the Companion Pass in general (not this promotional companion pass), see: Southwest Airlines Companion Pass 2020 Complete Guide.