Sep 17, 2014, 10:45 am
Last edit by: Tanic
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)
Jan 6, 2019, 10:35 pm
#1486
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 731
I followed all the directions as I do every year with my Gold and Platinum cards. Made sure Southwest Airlines is selected and ordered a $100 Southwest Airlines gift card. The charge cleared on December 29th, and now there's no sign of any statement credits. I don't know what went wrong this time?!
Jan 7, 2019, 12:04 am
#1487
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 8
I followed all the directions as I do every year with my Gold and Platinum cards. Made sure Southwest Airlines is selected and ordered a $100 Southwest Airlines gift card. The charge cleared on December 29th, and now there's no sign of any statement credits. I don't know what went wrong this time?!
Jan 7, 2019, 1:36 am
#1488
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1
My mom applied for a Gold Card a few days after Christmas, it arrived on December 31, so I helped her double dip on the credit.
Purchased a $100 GC on 12/31, posted on 1/2, credit issued on 1/5.
Purchased a $100 GC on 1/1 (at 1:00 am lol), posted on 1/3, credit issued on 1/6.
I purchased a $100 GC with my Gold on 1/1 (at 1 am also), posted on 1/3, credit issued on 1/7. Also did a $200 GC with my Platinum a few minutes later, posted on 1/2, credit issued 1/7.
Purchased a $100 GC on 12/31, posted on 1/2, credit issued on 1/5.
Purchased a $100 GC on 1/1 (at 1:00 am lol), posted on 1/3, credit issued on 1/6.
I purchased a $100 GC with my Gold on 1/1 (at 1 am also), posted on 1/3, credit issued on 1/7. Also did a $200 GC with my Platinum a few minutes later, posted on 1/2, credit issued 1/7.
Jan 7, 2019, 10:02 am
#1489
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Berkeley, CA USA
Programs: Piggly Wiggly "Shop the Pig!" Preferred Shopper
Posts: 57,078
2 $100 GCs purchased. Posted on 1/2, credit 1/6. Did this for both personal and business Plats.
Jan 7, 2019, 11:13 am
#1490
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 3
1 100$ GC and 66$ flight change fee both on 4th Jan credit posted is exactly the same (Travel - airline) with Hilton Aspire no change in travel credits, yet.
Jan 7, 2019, 12:13 pm
#1493
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Berkeley, CA USA
Programs: Piggly Wiggly "Shop the Pig!" Preferred Shopper
Posts: 57,078
Jan 7, 2019, 2:01 pm
#1495
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 31
American Express Platinum Card
Purchase Date: January 7, 2019 (Today)
Gift Card Amount: 1 x $200.00 eGiftcard
Credit Received: January 11, 2019 (Posted Date: January 10, 2019)
Purchase Date: January 7, 2019 (Today)
Gift Card Amount: 1 x $200.00 eGiftcard
Credit Received: January 11, 2019 (Posted Date: January 10, 2019)
Last edited by MikeekiM; Jan 11, 2019 at 5:52 pm
Jan 7, 2019, 3:32 pm
#1496
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 5
AMEX Business Plat
I bought a $200 GC on 12/31 and still haven't gotten the credit.
I bought a $200 GC on 12/31 and still haven't gotten the credit.
Jan 7, 2019, 6:23 pm
#1497
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 3
I'm looking to close my Platinum card but was hoping to double dip on the Southwest reimbursements. Purchased 2x$100 Southwest GCs that posted on 1/1 -- no credit yet. My 30-day cancellation period for the annual fee is tomorrow. Any chance the credits would past after account closing? Separately, I wonder how strict Amex is on the 30-day grace period for refunding the annual fee?
Jan 8, 2019, 12:16 pm
#1499
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: BA Gold-Virgin Gold-Delta MM-Hilton Diamond-Hyatt Globalist-Marriott Gold-IHG Plat Amb-Accor Nobody
Posts: 259
Amex Plat.
2 x $100 GC purchased 1/3/19
posted 1/3/19
credited 1/8/19
2 x $100 GC purchased 1/3/19
posted 1/3/19
credited 1/8/19