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/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (2011-2019)
May 22, 2019, 2:13 pm
#1786
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 1
Biz plat
may 19 posted 150$
may 22 reimbursed
may 19 posted 150$
may 22 reimbursed
May 22, 2019, 3:12 pm
#1787
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 14
Just mentioned that my current purchases for Southwest related to Travel are not being reimbursed.
I contacted via chat since it quicker and no extra talks.
The rep confirmed the data and info and gave the credit
May 24, 2019, 9:20 am
#1788
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,639
Amex Gold
May 22 Purchased $100 gift card
May 25 Counter went to $0
May 25 $100 credit posted
Didn't note the wiki instructions not to log in; not sure if I was or wasn't. No movement yet. Will update.
Edit: phew
May 22 Purchased $100 gift card
May 25 Counter went to $0
May 25 $100 credit posted
Didn't note the wiki instructions not to log in; not sure if I was or wasn't. No movement yet. Will update.
Edit: phew
Last edited by ucdtim17; May 26, 2019 at 3:56 pm
May 25, 2019, 11:03 am
#1789
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: San Francisco
Programs: United
Posts: 62
Hilton Aspire.
Bought $250 SW eGC on 5/21. Remember not to sign in to your account.
Bar went to $0 5/23.
Full credit posted 5/24. Will reset 01/20 and I'll do it again.
Bought $250 SW eGC on 5/21. Remember not to sign in to your account.
Bar went to $0 5/23.
Full credit posted 5/24. Will reset 01/20 and I'll do it again.
May 28, 2019, 10:26 pm
#1790
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, SWA Companion Pass, United Silver
Posts: 186
Amex Gold:
Bought 2x $50 eGCs on 5/23, full credit for each posted on 5/24.
Bought 2x $50 eGCs on 5/23, full credit for each posted on 5/24.
May 30, 2019, 8:24 am
#1791
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: UA Silver, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Hyatt Plat...basically all the status you can get for free...
Posts: 66
Second reimbursement report for $150 GC:
- Purchased 5/26
- Charge posted 5/28
- Credit posted 5/30
Jun 3, 2019, 12:22 pm
#1792
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 3
How long does it usually take to receive the e-gift card from Southwest? I ordered last night and have not received anything via email 12+ hours later. It does show as a pending charge on my Amex. Thoughts?
Jun 3, 2019, 1:00 pm
#1794
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 3
Spam wasn't the answer (had been checking that all morning).
Decided to email Southwest through their contact us feature and magically it arrived a few minutes later. Now keeping fingers crossed I get the credit applied properly by Amex.
Decided to email Southwest through their contact us feature and magically it arrived a few minutes later. Now keeping fingers crossed I get the credit applied properly by Amex.
Jun 4, 2019, 1:57 am
#1795
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 354
AMEX Charles Schwab Platinum
5/18/19 - Designated Southwest
5/19/19 - Purchased single $200 SW GC
5/21/19 - $200 Credit appeared online as "AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement"
I'm still in the bonus spend window for my new platinum card - $5k in 3 months. I assume the $200 purchase will not count towards minimum spend given that I will receive a credit, but I would be glad to be corrected by somebody if I'm wrong.
5/18/19 - Designated Southwest
5/19/19 - Purchased single $200 SW GC
5/21/19 - $200 Credit appeared online as "AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement"
I'm still in the bonus spend window for my new platinum card - $5k in 3 months. I assume the $200 purchase will not count towards minimum spend given that I will receive a credit, but I would be glad to be corrected by somebody if I'm wrong.
Jun 5, 2019, 2:16 am
#1796
Join Date: Jul 2005
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Starwood Platinum, AA, SW, Delta
Posts: 885
I had AA before and I change my airlines to southwest then made a purchase a few hours later, do you think i will still get reinbursed?'
Anyone ever got reimbursed for making same day gift card purchase ?
Anyone ever got reimbursed for making same day gift card purchase ?
Last edited by happyvoid; Jun 5, 2019 at 2:23 am
Jun 8, 2019, 7:50 am
#1797
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 825
Yes.
The intent of the credit is for misc. fees, so 'normals' will charge $15 for early check-in here and $75 for a 3rd bag there. If it's working properly, they'll refund up to $200 whenever you get to that limit, regardless of the amount of each charge.
Probing question... why not the full $200?
The intent of the credit is for misc. fees, so 'normals' will charge $15 for early check-in here and $75 for a 3rd bag there. If it's working properly, they'll refund up to $200 whenever you get to that limit, regardless of the amount of each charge.
Probing question... why not the full $200?
Jun 8, 2019, 11:55 am
#1798
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 12
Data point with Platinum:
6/2/19 - Purchased $50 SW GC x2
6/5/19 - Transactions posted
6/6/19 - Counter decreased from $200 to $100
6/7/19 - Credits posted ($50 x2)
Additional non-GC data point:
6/4/19 - Purchased two flights during flash sale for $48.98 with $5.60 in taxes/fees for additional companion pass ticket
6/6/19 - Transactions posted
6/7/19 - Counter decreased from $100 to $0
6/8/19 - Credits posted ($48.98, $5.60, $45.42)
6/2/19 - Purchased $50 SW GC x2
6/5/19 - Transactions posted
6/6/19 - Counter decreased from $200 to $100
6/7/19 - Credits posted ($50 x2)
Additional non-GC data point:
6/4/19 - Purchased two flights during flash sale for $48.98 with $5.60 in taxes/fees for additional companion pass ticket
6/6/19 - Transactions posted
6/7/19 - Counter decreased from $100 to $0
6/8/19 - Credits posted ($48.98, $5.60, $45.42)
Jun 9, 2019, 9:25 am
#1799
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: HHonors Diamond, SPG, IHG, AA, SWA
Posts: 84
Data point with Platinum:
Additional non-GC data point:
6/4/19 - Purchased two flights during flash sale for $48.98 with $5.60 in taxes/fees for additional companion pass ticket
6/6/19 - Transactions posted
6/7/19 - Counter decreased from $100 to $0
6/8/19 - Credits posted ($48.98, $5.60, $45.42)
Additional non-GC data point:
6/4/19 - Purchased two flights during flash sale for $48.98 with $5.60 in taxes/fees for additional companion pass ticket
6/6/19 - Transactions posted
6/7/19 - Counter decreased from $100 to $0
6/8/19 - Credits posted ($48.98, $5.60, $45.42)
Your $250 airline credit works when purchasing tickets during a flash sale? Do they charge in a different category? I don't have Platinum, I have Aspire, curious about the DP.
Jun 9, 2019, 11:16 am
#1800
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 12
Figured I give it a shot and it worked.