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)
Nov 7, 2014, 5:30 am
#271
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 568
10/31
Choose Airline
Purchased Southwest 2 x $100
Still no credit!
Choose Airline
Purchased Southwest 2 x $100
Still no credit!
Nov 7, 2014, 5:58 am
#272
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MR, UR, AA, AS, HH Gold, SPG Gold, HGP, RR
Posts: 708
Nov 8, 2014, 2:19 pm
#273
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 568
If I don't see the credit after 2 weeks, do you think I should call Amex or am I screwed?
Nov 9, 2014, 8:30 am
#274
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 2
Business Select and Gift Certificate
Selected Southwest (Via AmEx Website) on 10/23/14 (around 10AM)
Called Southwest on 10/23/14 (around 11AM) to upgrade two flights to Business Select $56.00 and $19.00
Purchased $100 Gift Certificate via SW website on 10/24/14 (11AM)
Received 3 credits on 11/03/14
- $100
- $56
- $19
Was not expecting business select credit.... but happy anyway.
Going to purchase a $25 Gift Certificate today.
Called Southwest on 10/23/14 (around 11AM) to upgrade two flights to Business Select $56.00 and $19.00
Purchased $100 Gift Certificate via SW website on 10/24/14 (11AM)
Received 3 credits on 11/03/14
- $100
- $56
- $19
Was not expecting business select credit.... but happy anyway.
Going to purchase a $25 Gift Certificate today.
Last edited by Apruesing; Nov 9, 2014 at 8:32 am Reason: Added time stamps
Nov 11, 2014, 4:46 am
#275
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS
Programs: MR, UR, AA, AS, HH Gold, SPG Gold, HGP, RR
Posts: 708
Nov 11, 2014, 6:43 am
#276
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 568
Great news. My purchase for 2x $100 GC made immediately after selecting airline on 10/31 was credited on 11/10 automatically!
Nov 12, 2014, 11:10 am
#277
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 512
good to hear! I was going to go for two $100 GCs in 2015- did four $50 GCs only to find out that they only allow a MAX of four payment sources per transaction. ended up using three GCs and a CC to cover balance.
Nov 18, 2014, 6:42 pm
#278
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 1
Welp. Think I screwed myself. I bought a $200 airline gift card two days ago. Could've sworn I had selected my airline beforehand, but today I realized it was still available to select, so I guess I never selected it? I went ahead and selected it today and got a verification email, which I did not get before. Anyone been in this position? I doubt they will credit the charge I made two days before selecting my airline.
Nov 19, 2014, 1:31 pm
#279
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2
i chose the airline on 11/6, bought a $100 gift card from southwest.com on 11/7, and as of 11/19 i have not seen a credit back yet. =(
Nov 28, 2014, 9:18 pm
#280
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 13
Has anybody had a southwest 200 gift card credit lately?
Nov 29, 2014, 10:17 am
#281
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 97
Just chose my airline today and will see how this goes. For those saying they haven't seen a credit yet:
EDIT: Placed the order on Sun Nov 30 (1 day after choosing airline). I biffed it and did 2 $100 gift cards in one single transaction, which resulted in a $200 purchase on the card and two $100 gift cards in my email inbox.
I am pleased to report that the $200 credit appeared on Dec 5.
Please allow 2-4 weeks after the transaction for statement credits to appear on your account.
I am pleased to report that the $200 credit appeared on Dec 5.
Last edited by sac86738; Dec 21, 2014 at 2:24 pm
Nov 29, 2014, 12:33 pm
#282
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2
I did end up getting the $100 credit. it took about 2 to 2.5 weeks but it did show up!
Dec 1, 2014, 8:28 am
#283
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 9
on 11/23 and 11/24 Purchased $100 worth of EBCI for 8 flights that I've booked. All credits have posted as of 12/1.
Dec 2, 2014, 8:00 pm
#284
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1
I am having trouble with this. I registered my airline on November 11, received the confirmation email, purchased 2 $100 Southwest gift cards the same day, and still have not received the credit. Today marks the 4-week point. Is anyone else having this problem? On my statement the document type is "SPD/AIR FREIGHT" and category is "Travel - Airline."
I paid for the global entry application on Nov 12 and that was credited on Nov 21. Is there any hope for me to call and try to get the credit even if it's a loophole?
I paid for the global entry application on Nov 12 and that was credited on Nov 21. Is there any hope for me to call and try to get the credit even if it's a loophole?
Dec 3, 2014, 3:33 pm
#285
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 7
Anybody know if the reimbursable fees (i.e. global entry + purchasing 2x $100 southwest gc's) counts towards minimum spend and/or awards points? btw just activated today.. i set my airline to southwest/airtrans and then about 10-20 minutes later, purchased 2x $100 gc's via two separate transactions (email flavor).
*update* sw vouchers + global entry paid for on dec 3 and reimbursed the morning of dec 8
*update* sw vouchers + global entry paid for on dec 3 and reimbursed the morning of dec 8
Last edited by ninjitsu; Dec 8, 2014 at 9:46 am