Book a Round-Trip Flight and Earn a Promotional Southwest Companion Pass [Register by Feb. 20]

Updated: March 13, 2025, 2:29am CDT

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New Southwest Companion Pass Promotion
What Is the Southwest Companion Pass?
Final Thoughts

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Southwest is back with another attractive promotion: For a limited time, Rapid Rewards members can easily earn the coveted Companion Pass.

Perhaps the best thing about this promotion is that it’s achievable by purchasing just one round-trip or two one-way flights — a big win in our book!

You’ll have to act fast, so let’s dive into the details.

New Southwest Companion Pass Promotion

Southwest Airlines is offering a promotional Companion Pass, but you’ll need to act fast. Here are the details:

Register for this promotion between February 18 and 20, 2025.
Purchase 1 round-trip or 2 one-way tickets using cash, points, or Cash + Points, also done February 18-20, 2025.
Travel by March 31, 2025.
Enjoy a limited-time Southwest Companion Pass valid from August 7 to October 8, 2025

Only flights booked after registration count; flights taken as part of a Southwest Vacation package won’t count toward this promotion. Once you satisfy all of the requirements, you’ll get an email within 10 days confirming your promotional Companion Pass, which will include instructions on how to use it. Your promotional Companion Pass is valid for 2 months (August 7 through October 8, 2025).

How To Register

To register, log into your Southwest account, click on My Account, scroll to the bottom of the page, and then click on Register.

Southwest Airlines Companion Pass details Register — The first step is going to your account, finding this promo, and clicking on Register. Image Credit: Southwest

Then click on Register now.

Southwest Airlines Companion Pass details Register Now — Click on Register Now to complete your registration. Image Credit: Southwest

You’ll need to click on both of these registration buttons to complete your registration. You’ll know you registered correctly when you see a green checkmark next to the word Registered. Remember to do this before you purchase your flight; flights booked prior to registration won’t count.

Registered for Southwest promo — What it looks like if you registered successfully. Image Credit: Southwest

What Is the Southwest Companion Pass?

The Southwest Companion Pass allows you to bring a companion on any Southwest flight you take for just the cost of the taxes and fees for the second ticket ($5.60 each way on a domestic flight). It applies to flights booked with cash or Southwest Rapid Rewards points.

Normally, to get a Southwest Companion Pass, you need to earn 135,000 qualifying Rapid Rewards points or fly 100 one-way flights in a calendar year. It’s valid for the rest of the year in which you earn it and the entire following calendar year. The Companion Pass is valid on any Southwest flight (even flights to Hawaii and the Caribbean), as long as there is a seat available.

Hot Tip:

Since Southwest credit card welcome bonus offers are considered qualifying points, applying for a credit card (or 2!) is the quickest way to earn the Companion Pass.

Final Thoughts

A new limited-time promotion from Southwest Airlines is offering a simple way to earn a promotional Companion Pass. This is a great opportunity to try out a Southwest Companion Pass for a couple of months without having to go through the normal requirements.