A-List perks
- Priority boarding
- 25% earning bonus on qualifying flights
- Same-day change10
- Same-day standby10
- Priority check-in and security lane access11
- Dedicated Member phone line
A-List Preferred perks
- Priority boardingRefundable, as long as you cancel your reservation at least ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your flight. If you cancel, you're eligible to receive 100% of your ticket value as a refund to your original form of payment. A Southwest flight credit from a previous reservation that are applied toward a Business Select or Anytime Fare will be refunded as a flight credit.
- 100% earning bonus on qualifying flights13
- Same-day change14
- Same-day standby
- Priority check-in and security lane access
- Dedicated Member phone line
- Free Inflight Internet
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| Started November 6, 2023 | A-List Preferred status includes up to two complimentary premium drinks per flight7, added directly to their mobile boarding passes. |
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| January 1, 2024 |
We're reducing the number of tier qualifying flights
required for tier status in a calendar year:
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| January 1, 2024 |
We're reducing the number of tier qualifying flights
required for tier status in a calendar year:
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| Spring 2024 | Cash + Points: Rapid Rewards Members will have the option to pay for their flight with a combination of cash and points1, starting with as few as 1,000 points. |
At Southwest, we continually strive to bring more value to the Rapid Rewards program. The goal of these changes is to deliver more flexibility, simplicity, and value for each of our Members.
| Drink Coupons for A-List Preferred Members | Started 11/6/2023: A-List Preferred Members will receive up to two complimentary premium drinks on every flight for the entirety of earned tier status. | ||
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| Reducing tier qualifying flight requirements | A-List Preferred status qualification: 50 flights or 70,000 TQPs | A-List Preferred status qualification: 40 flights3 or 70,000 TQPs4 | |
| A-List status qualification: 25 flights or 35,000 TQPs | A-List status qualification: 20 flights3 or 35,000 TQPs4 | ||
| More TQPs on qualifying credit card spend |
1,500 TPQs per $10,000 in Chase Rapid Rewards Credit Card
spend Applicable to: Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier, Priority, Premier Business, and Performance Business Credit Cards. |
1,500 TPQs per $5,0002 in Chase Rapid Rewards
Credit Card spend Applicable to: Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier, Priority, Premier Business, and Performance Business Credit Cards. |
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| Cash + Points | Not available | Coming in Spring 2024: Members will have the option to pay for their flight with a combination of cash and points, starting with as few as 1,000 points.1 | |
We're making it easier for our Members to reach A-List Preferred status and rewarding them with new benefits such as up to two digital premium drink coupons per flight leg for the entirety of earned tier status. Customers purchasing Business Select fares® will continue to receive one premium drink per flight delivered on both printed and mobile boarding passes.
No. Customers can receive a maximum of two premium drink coupons per flight. An A-List Preferred Member who purchases a Business Select fare will receive a maximum of two coupons per flight leg.
Drink coupons are digital now and will show on A-List Preferred Members' mobile boarding passes. Each digital drink coupon expires at the end of drink service on the flight. Supported interfaces include Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, Southwest app (Android and iOS), and the Southwest.com mobile site.
We'll continue accepting unexpired paper drink coupons until their expiration date.
No, flights traveling 175 miles or less serve only water. Premium drink service on flights of 176 miles or more may be limited at Southwest's discretion.
On flights that are not eligible for a digital boarding pass, a physical boarding pass may be shown onboard to demonstrate A-List Preferred status and premium drink eligibility.
No, the enhancement only applies to the flight requirement.
No, the new reduction only applies to A-List and A-List Preferred status qualifications.
A tier qualifying point (TQP) is any Rapid Rewards point that counts toward A-List or A-List Preferred status. TQPs can be earned with Southwest flights or through spending using the Southwest Rapid Rewards™ Premier, Priority, Premier Business, and Performance Business Credit Cards from Chase.
No, tier qualifying points only count toward A-List or A-List Preferred status.
Cash + Points will let Rapid Rewards Members pay for a flight with a combination of cash and Rapid Rewards points. Members will be presented with up to five pre-selected options for redemptions—starting with as few as 1,000 points.
Yes, Members may use Cash + Points to book someone else's ticket.
Cash + Points bookings won't earn Rapid Rewards points, tier qualifying points for A-List or A-List Preferred status, or Companion Pass qualifying points.
Flights paid for with Cash + Points will count toward a Member's qualifying one-way flights for A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass status when flown. Cash + Points bookings won't earn Rapid Rewards points, tier qualifying points for A-List or A-List Preferred status, or Companion Pass qualifying points.
No. Members can't use Cash + Points to pay for Southwest Vacation packages.
2Reducing the number of tier qualifying flights required for A-List1 and A-List Preferred2 status in a calendar year: Tier qualifying flights are revenue flights purchased and flown.
3Tier qualifying points are earned from revenue flights during the qualifying year or through select Rapid Rewards® Credit Cards from Chase and are exclusive of bonuses or promotions.
4Priority Lane and Express Lane, where available.
5Where available. Available only on WiFi-enabled aircraft. Limited-time offer.
6Drink coupons for A-List Preferred Members: On flights traveling 176 miles or more, A-List Preferred Members receive up to two complimentary premium drinks per leg. Flights traveling 175 miles or less only serve water. Drink coupons are subject to availability. Service may also be limited at Southwest's discretion. This coupon has no cash value. Drink coupon is void if altered, sold, purchased, brokered, or bartered. Non-exchangeable for other goods or services. Southwest Airlines® reserves the right to discontinue its drink coupon program at any time. Coupon is invalid after expiration date and will not be updated or replaced. Must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcoholic beverages. Alcohol purchased with drink coupons must be consumed onboard the aircraft. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
7Cash + Points: Cash + Points will allow Rapid Rewards® Members to combine points with other eligible forms of payment to purchase flights, starting in the spring of 2024. Not all Customers will see Cash + Points as an available payment option during the initial rollout. Cash + Points bookings will not earn Rapid Rewards points, tier qualifying points (TQPs) for A-List or A-List Preferred status, or Companion Pass® qualifying points.
A-List status Disclaimers
8Points can be earned from (a) qualifying flights booked and flown through Southwest® or (b) through qualifying purchases with our Rapid Rewards® partners. Qualifying flights include flights paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, gift cards, or flight credits, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points.
9Qualifying flights include flights booked and flown through Southwest and flights paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers, gift cards or travel funds, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points.
10Priority Lane and Express Lane, where available.
11Free same-day change/standby. Free same-day standby: You can list for same-day standby for an earlier flight via a Southwest Customer Service Agent at the airport or the Southwest app or mobile web. You must request to be added to the same-day standby list at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your original flight or the no-show policy will apply. If using the app or mobile web, you must list your name 30 minutes ahead of scheduled departure. You will receive a message based on the contact preference selected during booking if you are cleared on the flight. Group bookings and Unaccompanied Minors are not eligible for same-day standby. You will be required to pay any government taxes and fees associated with these itinerary changes but refunds will be provided. Your original boarding position is not guaranteed on your standby flight. Southwest Business Customers booked through travel agencies may need to see a Southwest agent at the airport for a standby listing. See Southwest.com/standby for more details. A-List Preferred Disclaimers:
12Boarding positions will be automatically reserved for you and the Passengers on your reservation 36 hours prior to the flight. You and Passengers on your reservation will still need to check in within 24 hours of scheduled departure to retrieve your boarding passes. Some restrictions apply. These restrictions include, but are not limited to, your reservation must be booked 36 hours prior to scheduled departure, and on group travel itineraries, priority boarding will only apply to A-List and A-List Preferred Members.
13Qualifying flights include flights booked and flown through Southwest and flights paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers, gift cards or travel funds, and with no portion of the purchase price paid for with Rapid Rewards points.
14Free same-day standby: You can list for same-day standby for an earlier flight via a Southwest Customer Service Agent at the airport or the Southwest app or mobile web. You must request to be added to the same-day standby list at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your original flight or the no-show policy will apply. If using the app or mobile web, you must list your name 30 minutes ahead of scheduled departure. You will receive a message based on the contact preference selected during booking if you are cleared on the flight. Group bookings and Unaccompanied Minors are not eligible for same-day standby. You will be required to pay any government taxes and fees associated with these itinerary changes but refunds will be provided. Your original boarding position is not guaranteed on your standby flight. Southwest Business Customers booked through travel agencies may need to see a Southwest agent at the airport for a standby listing. See Southwest.com/standby for more details.
15Priority Lane and Express Lane, where available.
16Available only on WiFi-enabled aircraft.
