They can approve you without you being eligible for the bonus. The eligibility of the credit card would be based on the 5/24 rule and credit score, etc, and the bonus is different. I think sometimes there is a pop up alerting the person and other times not but you're not necessarily going to get a hard decline on the credit card if the issue is ineligibility with the bonus
The Credit Card thread that already exists has lots of very well informed folks who know all the ins and outs of the Chase CC rules. Might be good for folks who are considering an app to swing over there. I'd worry that a new thread wouldn't have the correct eyes on it to get good answers...
I agree with you about a new thread, often people answer who aren't familiar enough with SWA (I've noticed that) but at the very least I wouldn't want it being prohibited to be discussed here on this thread. That other thread is just generic talks of ccs and thus contains talk about other airlines, banks, products, etc and it's entirely possible you'll get answers from people talking about how something used to be not how it is now. So if people ask on that other thread it would be good for them to post back on here to give the information for people who are not on that other thread and for people who are newer to SWA or are returning to SWA.
Unless that is your oldest card by a large margin, or you have very few lines of credit, the effect to your credit score will be negligible. The only categories it affects are Age of Oldest Open Account and total credit utilization percentage.
There should not be a need to cancel your card.
I used the credit card thread when I had questions about opening a new SW credit card. But I think that we need to keep this thread the way it is rather than create a new SW CC thread. The answers to any questions involving seat selection or baggage fees, for example, would depend on SW RR card status.
Yes, it matters if you are a card holder according to SW when you check in. It can take a few days for that information to make it from Chase to SW. For a DP, a friend of mine just got a United card also issues by Chase, it took two days from approval to it showing up on his United Mileage Plus account.
Not sure I've seen that situation yet since reserved seats just dropped 7/29.
If you change flight times, you have to choose new seats because the ones you previously selected may be taken by someone who was already booked on the new-to-you flight. Maybe same seats will be open but I'd fully expect the system to bring up a new seat selection if you're changing what plane you'll be on.
When are you flying? If it's after the date that assigned seats begin, yes you will have to choose your seats if you purchased a fare that allows that.
