Southwest Airlines
Rapid Rewards
The loyalty programme of Southwest Airlines.
Programme overview
At a glance
- Airline
- Southwest Airlines
- Reward currency
- Rapid Rewards points
- Airline code
- WN
Earning rates, award charts and elite thresholds change frequently, so they live in dated guides rather than on this page. Always confirm current terms with Southwest Airlines.
What this programme covers
Topics we are documenting
Each of these will become a dated, verifiable guide as the library grows.
Earn points
How points accrue on qualifying spend, and which partners and promotions add to the balance.
Redeem points
How award nights are priced, and where points go furthest against the equivalent cash rate.
Elite status
How status is earned and what it changes in practice, from boarding order to upgrades.
Expiration
When a balance lapses, and the qualifying activity that resets the clock.
Transfer partners
Which flexible currencies move in, and what to confirm before an irreversible transfer.
Information feed
Latest Rapid Rewards guides
Related guides
Southwest Airlines travel policies
Loyalty is only half the picture — these cover the rules that apply to the ticket itself.