Southwest has returned with its oft-run limited time Companion Pass promotion, awarding a Companion Pass that’s valid for just over two months when taking one round trip flight or two one ways.
The Deal
- Southwest is offering a limited time Companion Pass when doing the following:
- Register for the promotion
- Book a round trip or two one way flights from June 24-27, 2025
- Travel by August 31, 2025
- Get a Companion Pass valid for September 8-November 15, 2025
- Direct link to registration.
Key Terms
- Register for this promotion, then book one qualifying round trip or two qualifying one-way Southwest flights between 8:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on June 24, 2025 and 11:59 p.m. CT on June 27, 2025 (the “Promotion Period”) for travel from June 24, 2025 to August 31, 2025 (the “Travel Period”), and fly during the Travel Period to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between September 8, 2025 and November 15, 2025. Not valid on Basic fares.
- To register for this promotion, you will need to provide your Southwest Rapid Rewards account number at the time of registration. If you do not have a Rapid Rewards account number, you may register for an account by going online to Southwest.com/rapidrewards to become a Member.
- Member must register for this promotion, book one qualifying round trip or two qualifying one-way Southwest flights during the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period, and fly during the Travel Period.
- Registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel.
- Valid on new qualifying flights booked during the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period and flown within the Travel Period.
- Member’s qualifying flights must be booked through Southwest.com, the Southwest Mobile App, swabiz.com (SWABIZ), Global Distribution System (GDS), or Southwest Partner Services (SPS) distribution channels with Southwest Airlines inventory during the Promotion Period for travel that must be completed during the Travel Period.
- Member’s Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking Member’s qualifying flight to earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for use between September 8, 2025 and November 15, 2025.
- A qualifying one-way flight for this promotion is a one-way flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city, including any intermediate stops and/or connections on Southwest Airlines.
- A qualifying round trip flight for this promotion is a round trip flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal.
- Valid on new reservations booked within the Promotion Period for travel during the Travel Period only.
- Travel booked or flown prior to registration for this promotion is not eligible for this promotional Companion Pass offer.
- Travel date is determined by the qualifying flight(s) original scheduled departure time.
- Qualifying flights must be flown by the same Member.
- Redemption reservations and Cash + Points bookings qualify for this promotional offer. Cash + Points bookings will earn Rapid Rewards points, tier qualifying points for A-List and A-List Preferred status, and Companion Pass qualifying points on the portion of the base fare that is paid with dollars.
- Companion Pass, charter flights, group travel, Basic fares, and Southwest Vacations packages do not qualify as one-way or round trip flights for this promotion.
- Changes made within the Promotion Period is allowed if the qualifying travel is still completed in the Travel Period.
- Changes made to any itinerary after the Promotion Period may eliminate qualification for this promotion.
Quick Thoughts
Southwest seems to run this kind of promotion 2-3 times a year and it has the potential to be valuable for the right person who’ll be traveling with a companion this fall.
It’s worth registering for the promotion if you’ll be booking any flights with Southwest in the next few days for travel through the end of August, even if you don’t necessarily anticipate being able to utilize the Companion Pass this fall.
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Would it count if you left by Aug 31st but returned in September?
No, your second flight has to depart by August 31.
Does it matter if you pay for a new reservation with funds from a reservation that I just cancelled? It’s a $10 increase but the companion pass makes it worthwhile.
Yes, that’s fine – provided you book by 6/27 and fly by 8/31.
Too bad it looks like you can’t combine the Chase $50 credit that’s going around for CSP/CIP with this….
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