Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (2011-2019)

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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.

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Oct 16, 19, 9:08 am

#2266

Jimalb

Join Date: Dec 2018

Posts: 13

$107

10/12 Booked
10/14 Posted
10/16 Reimbursed

Oct 16, 19, 9:27 am

#2267

akr1970akr

Join Date: Jul 2014

Location: Western US

Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime

Posts: 1,244

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmt4

Charge has to post to Amex first. Cancel the ticket within 24 and it will never post to Amex. Once posted you could cancel the WN ticket and get WN credit. You can't cancel and get cash back either way if thats what you're after.

There are scattered quiet datapoints suggesting the above works for those who have selected B6 as their airline.

I think those who are doing that are way more at risk of potential future clawbacks if there are ever eyeballs on the transaction history by RAT

The credit is easy enough to use otherwise

Last edited by akr1970akr; Oct 16, 19 at 4:56 pm

Oct 16, 19, 2:37 pm

#2268

cashcow

Join Date: Feb 2014

Posts: 188

For those a little more experienced, what happens when booking an "Anytime" or "Business Select" fare using a combination of CC + SW GC, then canceling?

Are both payments forms refunded as usual, or does the travel bank come into question?

Oct 16, 19, 3:32 pm

#2269

soldja

Join Date: Aug 2019

Posts: 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by akr1970akr

There are scattered quiet datapoints suggesting the above works for those who have selected B6 as their airline.

I think those who are doing that are way more at risk of future clawbacks if there are ever eyeballs on the transaction history by RAT

The credit is easy enough to use otherwise

Are there any DPs showing RAT clawbacks involving airline reimbursement? If so, I’ve not seen those.

Oct 16, 19, 5:46 pm

#2270

610163

Join Date: Oct 2019

Posts: 1

Can someone tell me why I can't be logged into Southwest rewards when purchasing? What about claiming the Southwest points months later, since you can claim up to a year later?

Also, reimbursed $95 on 10/10 ($165 total, rest paid with giftcard)

Oct 16, 19, 8:25 pm

#2271

mia

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend; Moderator: American Express, Capital One, Citi, Chase, Credit Card Programs, Diners Club, Signatures

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: Miami, Mpls & London

Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold

Posts: 45,232

Quote:

Originally Posted by 610163

Can someone tell me why I can't be logged into Southwest rewards when purchasing?....

This advice applies when purchasing a giftcard. It has NOTHING to do with American Express or reimbursements, but rather with a flaw in Southwest's website which sometimes causes a giftcard purchase to fail if logged in.

Oct 17, 19, 1:19 pm

#2272

esjc

Join Date: Oct 2019

Posts: 5

Glad I found this post. Made an account to post my purchase. Hope this data helps. Thank you everyone!

Platinum
10/13 - Select Southwest as Airline on Amex.
10/14 - Purchase 2 tickets at $88.98 each (2 separate transactions)
10/16 - Both transactions posted.
10/17 - Meter moved from $200 to $22.04.
10/18 - Reimbursement posted.

Last edited by esjc; Oct 18, 19 at 11:02 am Reason: Update

Oct 18, 19, 7:41 pm

#2273

Ramscct5

Join Date: Oct 2019

Posts: 10

Business platinum

changed SW a couple weeks ago
10/14purchased 3 separate $72 tickets
10/16 posted (backdated 10/15)
10/18 (today) credit meter still shows full $200

am I screwed? Lol

will post back if any changes

Oct 18, 19, 9:19 pm

#2274

soldja

Join Date: Aug 2019

Posts: 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramscct5

Sometimes it takes a few days after posting for meter to move. Although, I’m not as familiar with DPs on purchasing 3 tickets. Give it a few more days though .

Oct 19, 19, 4:30 am

#2275

Ramscct5

Join Date: Oct 2019

Posts: 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by soldja

Sometimes it takes a few days after posting for meter to move. Although, I’m not as familiar with DPs on purchasing 3 tickets. Give it a few more days though .

You were right, credit meter finally went down

Oct 20, 19, 10:13 am

#2276

choklit

Join Date: Sep 2011

Location: Los Angeles

Programs: AA Platinum, HH Diamond, Delta Platinum

Posts: 120

Schwab Platinum

11/16 - Selected Southwest for credit
11/16 - Purchased 2 separate tickets at $58.59 each
11/18 - Charge posted
11/19 - Meter moved
11/20 - Reimbursement posted

Now, time to do the same for the Biz Platinum.

Oct 22, 19, 1:24 pm

#2277

liuiam13

Join Date: Sep 2019

Posts: 6

Reimbursed for two tickets ($98 and $93) earlier this month a couple days after transaction. Statement just posted and got 5x MR deposited into acc (personal plat). Is this normal or will they eventually take it back.

sorry if question has been asked before, I tried looking for answers but couldn’t find.