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Rapid Rewards® Promotions
Take advantage of all the great offers available from Southwest Airlines® and our Rapid Rewards partners.
Southwest Status Match Southwest Status Match
Promotion Details
A-List is the way to fly.
As an A-List Member, you'll enjoy...
Priority boarding
Fly By® Priority Check-in and Security Lane Access*
Dedicated phone line
Free same-day standby**
Earning bonus
Let's get your status matched! When you click "Register now" below, you will be prompted to send us an email with proof of your current airline elite status with a domestic airline other than Southwest Airlines, your name, and Rapid Rewards account number. Once we verify your information, you'll be on your way to the A-List!
Oh, and we're not stopping there. Once you receive your A-list status match, simply fly three roundtrips (or six one-ways) within 90 days of confirmation of your enrollment, and we will extend your A-List status for an additional 12 months.
To find out if you qualify for this promotion, follow these three simple steps:
- Sign up for Rapid Rewards®
- If you're not already a Member, join Rapid Rewards - the loyalty program with the best reward seat availability***.
- Email your information
- Click below and provide the information requested in the email to find out if you qualify for this promotion.
- Are you using an in-browser email client? If so, see option 2 below.
- Extend your promotional A-List Status
- Provided you qualify for this promotion, promotional A-List status can be extended for an additional 12 months by simply flying three round trip qualifying flights, or six one-way qualifying flights, booked and flown within 90 days of your enrollment date.
Option two:
Are you using an in-browser email client? If so—just email your:
- First name
- Last name
- Rapid Rewards® number
- Screenshot of current elite status with a U.S. based carrier, other than Southwest Airlines
Terms and Conditions
*For a complete list of available Fly By locations, visit southwest.com/flyby
**Free same-day standby is not available at Southwest® kiosks. Please see a Customer Service Agent at the airport for this benefit. Free same-day standby will be provided for A-List and A-List Preferred Members traveling prior to the original scheduled departure, between the same city pairs, on the original date of travel, where a seat is available. On flights that do not meet these qualifications, A-List and A-List Preferred Members will receive priority standby and will be required to pay the difference in fare if a seat becomes available. A-List Preferred Members will be prioritized ahead of A-List Members. If an A-List or A-List Preferred Member is traveling on a multiple-Passenger reservation, free same-day standby and priority standby will not be provided for non-A-List or non-A-List Preferred Members in the same reservation.
*** Rapid Rewards® recognized nine years in a row as having the best reward seat availability of any U.S. airline’s rewards program. Source: As reported in the CarTrawler Reward Seat Availability Surveys, 2017-2018, and Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Surveys 2010 – 2016, at IdeaWorksCompany.com
To be eligible to receive complimentary promotional A-List status, the Member must (a) be an elite status member on another domestic airline; (b) submit proof of his or her other current airline elite card or statement, name, and Rapid Rewards® account number and all of the foregoing must be verified by Southwest Airlines®. Qualification and promotional A-List status confirmation must be completed prior to booking of travel to receive A-List benefits. Promotional A-List status confirmation typically takes place within 12 business days of registration and verification process. Current A-List Members whose status is expiring are not eligible for the promotion. If you qualify for promotional A-List status, during the promotional period, you will not receive an A-List card, but you will receive all A-List status benefits on all flights booked after qualifying for this A-List status match promotion, when you provide your Rapid Rewards account number when making your reservation.
To extend promotional A-List status for 12 months, after qualifying for this A-List status match promotion, Member must book and complete three qualifying round trip flights (or six one-way qualifying flights) from your qualifying flights booked and flown between Member’s enrollment date for this promotion and the end of Member’s 90-day promotional period. Valid on new reservations booked within the promotional time period only. A qualifying one-way flight for A-List status is a one-way revenue 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 A-List status is a revenue flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal. Purchased points will not qualify for this A-List status match promotion. Tier qualifying points are earned through the purchase of revenue flights or through the use of the Rapid Rewards Premier Card from Chase. Companion Pass, charter flights, Southwest Vacations® packages, and reward and group travel do not qualify as one-way or round trip revenue flights for extension of promotional A-List status. Changes made to an itinerary after purchase of a one-way or round trip revenue flight may eliminate qualification for extension of promotional A-List status. Please allow up to 15 business days after qualifying for the extended A-List status to receive your A-List tier card. If A-List status is earned by flying 25 qualifying one-way flights or earning 35,000 tier qualifying points in the calendar year while qualified for promotional A-List status, the regular A-List status will supersede the promotional A-List status, entitling the Member to A-List status through December 31, 2019. Enrollment in the promotion must take place before December 31, 2018. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms
