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[sj3mark]

why would we not want it to post until 2022? I think I missed something lol

If it posts in 2022, those 50,000 bonus points will count for Companion Pass earnings for 2022, giving a significant boost towards the 125,000 points needed to earn it for 2022-2023.

 

[Kazi7]

Exactly this. Need all bonus points to post to 2022 for companion pass. So what about my original question?

 

[sj3mark]

From what I've found, you would be correct. As long as its after your December statement is sent out, it should post in 2022. This is taken directly from the Rapid Rewards CC FAQ page (sorry, it took me forever to find it again). Hopefully this answers your question.

IMPORTANT: Know your credit card's annual earning cutoff date.
Your December statement closing date is the cutoff for purchases made with your Rapid Rewards Credit Card to count towards a Companion Pass for that calendar year.
For example, if your December statement closes on December 16, points for purchases posted to your statements made after that date will not count toward qualifying points for the year.

 

[Kazi7]

Thanks! I agree it sure seems to indicate that is the way it's supposed to work.

 

[dez1978]

If it posts in 2022, those 50,000 bonus points will count for Companion Pass earnings for 2022, giving a significant boost towards the 125,000 points needed to earn it for 2022-2023.

Well *insert all the bad words here....

Just hit my spend for the 1st part of it last week, Maybe itll take the full 8 weeks to post...

 

[EACarlson]

New sale fares dropped today. I saved almost 4,000 points by rebooking for a trip in January.

 

[Jhondy]

So, I have 4 travel funds in my name and 4 for DD under same reservation number. When I book my next flight can I use all four or is the only way to use all 4 is to book one way tickets for me and DD?

i’m annoyed cause it sounds like I can’t easily use all 4 and the expiration of a year doesn’t give much time to use them.

 

[EACarlson]

So, I have 4 travel funds in my name and 4 for DD under same reservation number. When I book my next flight can I use all four or is the only way to use all 4 is to book one way tickets for me and DD?

i’m annoyed cause it sounds like I can’t easily use all 4 and the expiration of a year doesn’t give much time to use them.

You can only use three at one time. You could use two one way and two the other, there used to be a method to combine travel funds but it is technically against the contract of carriage to do so and I don't know if it still works. If you call in you may be able to get a representative to help you figure it out.

 

[Jhondy]

You can only use three at one time. You could use two one way and two the other, there used to be a method to combine travel funds but it is technically against the contract of carriage to do so and I don't know if it still works. If you call in you may be able to get a representative to help you figure it out.

if three of them are all from one reservation number (like the flight price went down 3 times) does that count as 1 or 3 since it has same reservation number. For example first 6 numbers are the same when I look it up but the last 4 numbers are different

 

[mjdis17]

So, I have 4 travel funds in my name and 4 for DD under same reservation number. When I book my next flight can I use all four or is the only way to use all 4 is to book one way tickets for me and DD?

i’m annoyed cause it sounds like I can’t easily use all 4 and the expiration of a year doesn’t give much time to use them.

The website says three forms of payment per passenger can be used when checking out. Are all 4 funds under different confirmation numbers? I wasn't sure what you meant by under same reservation number. When you apply travel funds it only asks for the confirmation number and passenger first/last name so if they were all from the same initial reservation you would only actually have 1 travel fund per person. Not saying you are wrong, just mentioning it

If you really do have 4 funds each you'll need to book each leg of the trip as a one way, but you could use up to 3 for each person so I you can easily use all of your funds - use up to 3 on the first leg, then book the second leg using the anything left over from the 3rd one you used on the first leg and then your 4th one, plus a card if you need to make up the difference.

 

[mjdis17]

if three of them are all from one reservation number (like the flight price went down 3 times) does that count as 1 or 3 since it has same reservation number. For example first 6 numbers are the same when I look it up but the last 4 numbers are different

Travel funds always go off the 6 digit confirmation number. When you look up the original 6 digit confirmation number and first/last name here it would tell you the value and that would let you know if you have 4 or 1: https://www.southwest.com/travel-funds/

 

[Jhondy]

Travel funds always go off the 6 digit confirmation number. When you look up the original 6 digit confirmation number and first/last name here it would tell you the value and that would let you know if you have 4 or 1: https://www.southwest.com/travel-funds/

thanks. I think that means me and my daughter each have two and my husband has one. It’s just confusing cause when I put in the 6 digit confirmation number, it just shows me 3 individual amounts because it was 3 times those set of tickets went down in price.

since me and my 2 year old each have the same 2 confirmation number vouchers and my husband has a different travel fund number, will I have to buy each of our tickets separate so I can use the 2 vouchers for me, and then the 2 vouchers for DD, and then the one voucher for DH?

 

[mjdis17]

thanks. I think that means me and my daughter each have two and my husband has one. It’s just confusing cause when I put in the 6 digit confirmation number, it just shows me 3 individual amounts because it was 3 times those set of tickets went down in price.

since me and my 2 year old each have the same 2 confirmation number vouchers and my husband has a different travel fund number, will I have to buy each of our tickets separate so I can use the 2 vouchers for me, and then the 2 vouchers for DD, and then the one voucher for DH?

Each passenger can have up to 3 payment methods. So you should be able to do them all at once since you only have 2, your DD has 2, and DH has 1. Then you’d still even be able to use a credit card to cover any additional costs if your vouchers don’t cover it all.

 

[Jhondy]

Each passenger can have up to 3 payment methods. So you should be able to do them all at once since you only have 2, your DD has 2, and DH has 1. Then you’d still even be able to use a credit card to cover any additional costs if your vouchers don’t cover it all.

awesome! Thanks so much for your help!

 

[EmilyGahr]

Just checked our January dates - was able to get 6,100 points back because of the current sale!

 

[ultimatefans]

COMPANION PASS CHECK-IN TEST
There have been rumors that starting earlier this year companions are automatically checked in when the companion pass holder is checked in but nothing has been confirmed by Southwest that I've seen, so I did my own test to see what would happen. Neither I nor my companion are A-list and we did not pay for EBCI.

This past summer we both checked in exactly at the 24-hour mark and saw strange behavior that we'd never seen before - the companion holder and the companion were both automatically moved back to whoever received the later boarding position. This happened for both of our flights to and from Orlando. One time the companion had the later boarding position and one time the companion pass holder had the later boarding position. Both times the earlier position was automatically changed to be next to the later position. My kids and I (companion pass holder) were all on the same reservation, and my boarding position was moved back to be next to my husband's (companion) while my kids retained the earlier boarding position. So strange. Maybe that behavior has been fixed? Not sure. But I'm guessing it's related to whatever changes they made to automatically check in companions.

A couple weeks ago I booked a cheap test flight to see what would happen if I did *not* check in my companion at exactly 24 hours. This morning I checked myself (companion pass holder) in for that flight at exactly 24 hours and received A60. A few hours later I clicked the "Check-In" button for my companion and he received position A59. So it appears that my companion was automatically checked in when I checked in. No A-List and no EBCI. This isn't anything official (obviously) but I wanted to share my experience in case it's helpful.

 

[EACarlson]

COMPANION PASS CHECK-IN TEST
There have been rumors that starting earlier this year companions are automatically checked in when the companion pass holder is checked in but nothing has been confirmed by Southwest that I've seen, so I did my own test to see what would happen. Neither I nor my companion are A-list and we did not pay for EBCI.

This past summer we both checked in exactly at the 24-hour mark and saw strange behavior that we'd never seen before - the companion holder and the companion were both automatically moved back to whoever received the later boarding position. This happened for both of our flights to and from Orlando. One time the companion had the later boarding position and one time the companion pass holder had the later boarding position. Both times the earlier position was automatically changed to be next to the later position. My kids and I (companion pass holder) were all on the same reservation, and my boarding position was moved back to be next to my husband's (companion) while my kids retained the earlier boarding position. So strange. Maybe that behavior has been fixed? Not sure. But I'm guessing it's related to whatever changes they made to automatically check in companions.

A couple weeks ago I booked a cheap test flight to see what would happen if I did *not* check in my companion at exactly 24 hours. This morning I checked myself (companion pass holder) in for that flight at exactly 24 hours and received A60. A few hours later I clicked the "Check-In" button for my companion and he received position A59. So it appears that my companion was automatically checked in when I checked in. No A-List and no EBCI. This isn't anything official (obviously) but I wanted to share my experience in case it's helpful.

It has been confirmed by SWA employees officially allowed to comment on such things over on FlyerTalk. What you experienced this morning is exactly how it is supposed to work and has for the last few months.

 

[CouponGirl]

COMPANION PASS CHECK-IN TEST
There have been rumors that starting earlier this year companions are automatically checked in when the companion pass holder is checked in but nothing has been confirmed by Southwest that I've seen, so I did my own test to see what would happen. Neither I nor my companion are A-list and we did not pay for EBCI.

This past summer we both checked in exactly at the 24-hour mark and saw strange behavior that we'd never seen before - the companion holder and the companion were both automatically moved back to whoever received the later boarding position. This happened for both of our flights to and from Orlando. One time the companion had the later boarding position and one time the companion pass holder had the later boarding position. Both times the earlier position was automatically changed to be next to the later position. My kids and I (companion pass holder) were all on the same reservation, and my boarding position was moved back to be next to my husband's (companion) while my kids retained the earlier boarding position. So strange. Maybe that behavior has been fixed? Not sure. But I'm guessing it's related to whatever changes they made to automatically check in companions.

A couple weeks ago I booked a cheap test flight to see what would happen if I did *not* check in my companion at exactly 24 hours. This morning I checked myself (companion pass holder) in for that flight at exactly 24 hours and received A60. A few hours later I clicked the "Check-In" button for my companion and he received position A59. So it appears that my companion was automatically checked in when I checked in. No A-List and no EBCI. This isn't anything official (obviously) but I wanted to share my experience in case it's helpful.

Thanks for sharing!

It has been confirmed by SWA employees officially allowed to comment on such things over on FlyerTalk. What you experienced this morning is exactly how it is supposed to work and has for the last few months.

That’ll make check in so much easier!

 

[Elle23]

Hello everyone!!

I recently snagged a great new job that I am thrilled about. I start on Monday 12/6. To celebrate, and since I have time off before I start, my daughter and I were wanting to take a last minute trip to WDW. We were all set to start booking everything until I remembered the Great Cancellation Disaster from last month!

We were planning on flying back on Southwest (on points) early the Sunday before I start my job.

Now I am worried I’m going to get stranded and not be able to get home for the first day ( of a week of training, etc).

Do y’all have any suggestions other than ditching the whole trip? I had even thought of booking a refundable flight on a different airline as a backup. It is sad that I have to even think about doing that!

What would y’all do?

 

[EACarlson]

What would y’all do?

I wouldn't worry about it. Beginning of the month, flights early in the day and a very small likelihood of weather issues in FL.