using gift cards on southwest

[Lisa F]

I have a rewards program through work where I can earn gift cards for good performance... I have been using these target gift cards to flip over into disney gift cards with the 5% off to pay for portions of my trip... but can also buy southwest gift cards at target for 5% off. Also I have enough amazon rewards points to buy a southwest gift card as well. Has anyone ever used gift cards to buy southwest tickets? Can you apply more than one or is there a mechanism to combine them like with Disney gift cards? Can you do a partial payment online and put the rest on a credit card? And will this impede my ability to get the best rate if I am booking at 6am when they open up in early June?

Thanks!

 

[KT0191]

From SW's website:

• Up to four Southwest gift cards can be applied toward one reservation. Our payment system limits the total form of payments, so if the balance of the itinerary is more than the amount of all four gift cards, you will only be able to use three of your gift cards so that the balance can be paid with another form of payment that will cover the balance of the reservation (i.e. credit card). The following is our policy in regards to forms of payment: Southwest Airlines accepts up to two unused Ticketless Travel tickets per Passenger (always applied first) and up to four of the following in any combination: Southwest gift cards, Southwest LUV vouchers, Ticketless Travel funds (left over funds not previously used), and one credit card.