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Reminder: you must enroll and select Southwest as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase.
Some have suggested the need to wait several hours or even a day before making the purchase, but there are also several DPs that worked without waiting that long.
(BTW, you will often hear people refer to Southwest as WN. WN is the IATA code for Southwest Airlines. SW is the IATA code for Air Namibia.)
Caution: As of late July 2019, reports are that direct gift card purchases are no longer being reimbursed.
To purchase click here: https://www.southwest.com/gift-card/create-card.html Caution: Do NOT login to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account when making the purchase.
What does appear to work is buying flight tickets less than $100, OR using gift cards to get the charged amount down to less than $100.
Always read the last few pages to get up-to-date DPs.
Some have suggested the need to wait several hours or even a day before making the purchase, but there are also several DPs that worked without waiting that long.
(BTW, you will often hear people refer to Southwest as WN. WN is the IATA code for Southwest Airlines. SW is the IATA code for Air Namibia.)
Caution: As of late July 2019, reports are that direct gift card purchases are no longer being reimbursed.
What does appear to work is buying flight tickets less than $100, OR using gift cards to get the charged amount down to less than $100.
Always read the last few pages to get up-to-date DPs.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (2011-2019)
#646
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 4
data point: 2x $100 gift cards purchased on the same transaction ($200 total) on 1/25, posted 1/26, credit posted 2/1
#647
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 35
Dumb q:
Made a sw gc purcahse on Dec 29 last year and got reimbursed on Jan 1 2016.
Can I make another gc purchase today and will that count to 2016 or am I sol?
Also do I have to re-enroll?
Experts please
Made a sw gc purcahse on Dec 29 last year and got reimbursed on Jan 1 2016.
Can I make another gc purchase today and will that count to 2016 or am I sol?
Also do I have to re-enroll?
Experts please
#648
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend; Moderator: American Express, Capital One, Citi, Chase, Credit Card Programs, Diners Club, Signatures
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#649
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: MSN
Posts: 203
I switched my airline to Southwest on January 19th and the same day bought a $100 gift cert. It took until January 26th for the credit to post. I was worried I made a mistake by not waiting a day or two between selecting my airline and buying the cert, but it worked out OK.
#650
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Michigan
Programs: DL,AA,RR
Posts: 50
Update: $100 credit posted today.
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#651
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
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#652
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 8,460
Getting a bit nervous. $100 SW GC posted on the 10th and still haven't received the credit.
#655
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: IND
Programs: Avianca Brazil Diamond, Etihad Gold, Southwest CC Pass, HH Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 315
Still working.
Bought $100 GC 2/18 reimbursed 2/25
Bought $100 GC 3/3 reimbursed 3/10
Bought $100 GC 2/18 reimbursed 2/25
Bought $100 GC 3/3 reimbursed 3/10
#656
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 158
I just did this and though charges are still pending it does show as "Southwest airlines". Is that normal/okay for them to see this is an "incidental" credit?
Thanks
Thanks
#657
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 158
Data point:
4 accounts, all 4 purchased 2nd day of card being received. $800 credited 2 business days later
4 accounts, all 4 purchased 2nd day of card being received. $800 credited 2 business days later
#658
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 29
Data point:
- Selected Southwest on March 31.
- Purchased $100 GC on April 6 (appears as "SW AIR DALLAS TX").
- "AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement" appeared dated April 9.
p.s. I'm new to this forum. Thanks so much!
- Selected Southwest on March 31.
- Purchased $100 GC on April 6 (appears as "SW AIR DALLAS TX").
- "AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement" appeared dated April 9.
p.s. I'm new to this forum. Thanks so much!
#659
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Orlando, FL
Programs: Amex MR, Southwest RR
Posts: 57
I've had the Platinum personal card for years and knew about the airline fee reimbursement, but didn't know that it could be used for GCs from the SW website. Thanks for posting!
$100 ordered today. I'll update when the credit posts.
Question: SW recently had a promo that gave a bonus when buying SW RR points. Can the GC be used to buy RR points? Or just flights?
Update: $100 credit posted April 19th!
$100 ordered today. I'll update when the credit posts.
Question: SW recently had a promo that gave a bonus when buying SW RR points. Can the GC be used to buy RR points? Or just flights?
Update: $100 credit posted April 19th!
Last edited by Keith Evans; Apr 19, 2016 at 7:52 am