Southwest Airlines has just introduced a generous promotion. This is similar to some past offers we’ve seen, though it’s a bit more niche. With this, you can earn a promotional Companion Pass after booking a ticket to Hawaii, and that could be a great deal.
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Book a Hawaii ticket, get a promotional Companion Pass
With a new promotion from Southwest Airlines, you can earn a promotional Companion Pass by booking a single roundtrip ticket (or two one-ways) to or from Hawaii. Here are the details of how this works:
- You must register for the promotion, and then purchase one roundtrip or two one-way tickets by May 24, 2024 (yes, the ticket has to be booked after registering, so it’s a short booking window; however, you can always cancel an existing ticket and rebook with vouchers)
- Only a revenue ticket qualifies for this offer, and not an award ticket booked with Rapid Rewards points
- Any routes between the mainland and Hawaii qualify for this offer
- You must travel between June 1 and July 31, 2024
- Then you can earn a promotional Companion Pass that’s valid for travel between October 5 and November 15, 2024; you’ll be able to change your companion up to three times during the promotion period
This is an extremely generous offer. However, in fairness, in the past we’ve seen promotional Companion Pass offers that you can unlock after booking any roundtrip, without geographic restrictions. I guess Southwest must be struggling with filling flights to Hawaii in the peak of summer, as everyone instead heads to Europe (on other airlines).
What is Southwest Companion Pass?
For those of you not familiar with Companion Pass, it’s one of the best deals in travel. Those with Companion Pass can have a companion fly with them for just the cost of taxes, regardless of whether paying cash or redeeming points. Essentially think of it as a two-for-one travel pass, which is otherwise pretty unheard of.
Ordinarily Southwest Companion Pass requires 100 flights or 135,000 qualifying points in a calendar year, so this promotion offers quite the shortcut (though also with a limited travel window).
Bottom line
Southwest Airlines has introduced a generous promotion that can earn you Companion Pass. Those who register and then book a roundtrip ticket to or from Hawaii by May 24 for travel between June 1 and July 31 can earn a promotional Companion Pass valid for several weeks later this year.
Obviously this promotion isn’t for everyone, but if you’re planning on heading to Hawaii this summer, and/or could get big value from the Companion Pass this fall, this offer is seriously worth considering.
Do you plan on taking advantage of this Southwest Companion Pass promo?
When was the last time you flew Southwest.....