Southwest is running a new companion fare option until 4/5/23. It is very short notice but it might be beneficial to some people.
You need to purchase a round trip ( or 2 one way) tickets by 4/5/23 and travel by 5/24/23. That will get you a companion fare from 8/15/23 to 9/30/23. Note that the qualifying flight(s) have to be paid flights, not purchased with frequent flier miles.
There is some fine print, so be sure to read that before applying. It does state that reservations made before you opt in for this promotion will not count for this promotion. I don’t know if you cancel the flight and rebook if you can get around this restriction.
There are a lot of hoops to jump through but I can see some value in it. If you book an inexpensive, short flight to qualify, you can then use companion fare on a more expensive flight in the August September time frame. It is unclear if you can use FF miles and get the free companion fare during this period.
Again, lots of things need to line up for this to work. Be sure to check all the rules and see if this is useful for you
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Here are some links describing the program:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/three-days-only-southwest-airlines-launches-limited-time-promotional-companion-pass-offer-301788755.html
https://monkeymiles.boardingarea.com/southwest-promo-companion-pass/
https://milestomemories.com/southwest-companion-pass-with-just-2-flights/
https://upgradedpoints.com/news/southwest-companion-pass-promotion/
Air travel within the U.S. is like driving a run-down city-bus. How could this happen. Today, while watching the people at the aiports, everbody is stressed, seat-comfort in the planes is miserable as price-war has taken its toll. I remember in the 80s and 90s when it was different. Today I only fly when needed. It’s a big hassle, no matter how cheap a ticket is.
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Boris
Aloha!
Great promotion for Hawai’i people! Just booked a neighbor island flight and parlaying it for trips to the “ninth” island!