Chase and Southwest Airlines® Expand Benefits for Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Cardmembers

WILMINGTON, Del .– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Today, Chase and Southwest Airlines Co. in their 25th year of partnership, announced expanded benefits for their lineup of award-winning * Southwest® Rapid Rewards® credit cards. Personal and business cardholders now have even more award categories to collect Rapid Rewards points, new and improved benefits that provide a better travel experience, and savings on board – without increasing annual fees.

The same great cards now offer even more to fall in love with: more points, more advantages and more options.

With these exclusive benefits, customers can now earn on daily expense categories such as select streaming services, local transportation and commuting, including ridesharing. Southwest Plus and Premier cardholders now have the option to enjoy two EarlyBird Check-In® credits per year, and Premier and Priority cardholders have the option to spend their way into A-List status. Cardholders can enjoy these new perks in addition to their existing benefits, such as: B. Anniversary Points, Accelerated Earning on Southwest Purchases, and Points every time your card makes a purchase.

To celebrate the launch of the new benefits, new cardholders can earn up to 100,000 Rapid Rewards points on most channels through December 7, 2021 through December 7, 2021 – the best point offer ever for Southwest Rapid Rewards consumer credit cards :

• New loyalty cardholders can earn 50,000 Rapid Rewards points after spending $ 2,000 in the first three months of opening an account and an additional 50,000 points after spending $ 12,000 in the first twelve months of opening an account

In addition, new Business Card members have the opportunity to collect up to 80,000 Rapid Rewards points:

• New Performance Business Card members can earn 80,000 Rapid Rewards points after spending $ 5,000 in the first three months

• New Premier Business Card members can earn 60,000 Rapid Rewards® points after spending $ 3,000 in the first three months

“We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Chase by bringing more benefits than ever to our award-winning Rapid Rewards credit card program and continuing to offer our cardholders the best travel products,” said Jonathan Clarkson, Southwest Airlines managing director of Loyalty, Partnerships and products. “With advantages such as EarlyBird Check-in, level-qualifying points for A-List status, 25% discount on purchases on board and extended benefits for categories such as local transport and commuter purchases, we offer cardholders more from their daily travel and expenses for future adventures. ”

“With the customer at the center of everything we do, we are always looking for ways to improve our benefits for cardholders. This means that the entire travel experience will be improved from booking to boarding, getting on the plane faster and giving them opportunities to earn even more points, ”said Julia Ashworth, general manager of Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Cards. “This year we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of our coveted Southwest credit cards by offering our customers even more exclusive benefits.”

In addition, cardholders can take advantage of the airline’s existing great benefits of flying Southwest at any time, including:

• Points that do not expire

• No blackout dates or seat restrictions when redeeming points

• Bags fly free® (first and second checked baggage, weight and size restrictions apply)

• No change fees (tariff differences may apply)

• No cancellation fees (if a reservation is not canceled at least 10 minutes before the scheduled departure, the travel credit may expire)

• All points earned on a Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card count towards the coveted Companion Pass®, which allows a traveler to choose someone to fly for free with every purchase or redemption (excluding taxes and fees of $ 5.60 each way). Points for a flight **

To learn more about the new benefits or to apply for a card, visit Chase.com/SouthwestNewBenefits.

* Freddie Awards – Best Loyalty Credit Card for Four Consecutive Years (2017-2020), 2020 USA Today 10Best List, among others.

** Qualifying Companion Pass points are earned on high-volume flights booked through Southwest®, points earned with Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cards, and Base Points earned by Rapid Rewards partners. Points earned on a Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card during a billing cycle cannot be redeemed or qualified for Companion Pass status until they are posted on the statement of financial position and credited to the member’s Rapid Rewards account. Only points posted on the member’s statements and Rapid Rewards account in the same calendar year are available to qualify for Companion Pass status. The following do not count as qualifying Companion Pass points: points purchased; Points transferred between members; Points converted from hotel and car loyalty programs, e-Rewards®, Valued Opinions and Diners Club®; Points earned by enrolling in the Rapid Rewards program; Status bonus points; Flight bonus points; and affiliate bonus points (excluding Chase’s Rapid Rewards credit cards). For flights taken by the Companion on flights with a Companion Pass reservation, neither points nor status or Companion Pass qualification points will be awarded.

About Chase

Chase is the US consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading US-based financial services company with $ 3.8 trillion in assets and operations worldwide. Chase provides a wide variety of financial services to more than 60 million American households, including retail, credit cards, mortgages, auto finance, investment advice, small business loans, and payment processing. Customers can choose how and where to do their banking: 4,700+ branches in 48 states and the District of Columbia, 16,000 ATMs, mobile, online and over the phone. Visit chase.com for more information.

ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

51st year of service, Dallas resident Southwest Airlines Co. continues to differentiate itself from other airlines with exemplary customer service delivered by more than 54,000 employees to a customer base of more than 130 million passengers in 2019 business markets. During the peak travel season in 2019, Southwest operated more than 4,000 weekday departures in a network of 101 destinations in the United States and 10 other countries. In 2020, the Hilo, Hawaii airline added a service; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami; Palm Springs, California; Steamship sources; and Montrose (Telluride), Colorado. By 2021, Southwest commenced service to Chicago (O’Hare) and Sarasota / Bradenton, both on February 14; Savannah / Hilton Head and Colorado Springs both March 11; Houston (Bush) and Santa Barbara, Calif., Both April 12; Fresno, Calif. April 25; Destin / Fort Walton Beach on May 6; Myrtle Beach, SC on May 23; Bozemann, Mont. May 27; Jackson, Miss. June 6; and Eugene, Ore. on August 29; and will begin duty at Bellingham, Washington on November 7th; and Syracuse on November 14th.

Book Southwest Airlines’ low fares online at Southwest.com or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA®.

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