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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Aug 29, 17, 3:50 pm

#991

kerrigjl

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: CLE -> BNA

Programs: IHG Spire Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, UA Silver, RR A-List

Posts: 310

Biz Plat
8/24 - set WN as preferred

AUG 26 SW AIR - DALLAS, TX $200.00
AUG 28 AMEX AIRLINE FEE REIMBURSEMENT -$200.00

Aug 29, 17, 3:51 pm

#992

kerrigjl

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: CLE -> BNA

Programs: IHG Spire Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, UA Silver, RR A-List

Posts: 310

Quote:

Originally Posted by gumercindo

I'm amazed at the amount of SW designated airlines.

Air Namibia isn't a common domestic carrier, so I doubt anyone has chosen SW!

Aug 31, 17, 10:25 pm

#993

bpbenda

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Brentwood, Tennessee

Posts: 47

American Express Personal Platinum

August 22nd: Set Southwest for airline fee credit.
August 25th: Bought one $200 Southwest gift card.
August 27th: American Express $200 airline fee credit processed.

Sep 9, 17, 10:47 pm

#994

lima.beans

Join Date: Mar 2017

Posts: 8

Personal Platinum

Sept 3: Set airline to Southwest
Sept 6: Bought $200 Gift Card
Sept 8: Credited $200 (Says posted Sept 8 but didn't show until Sept 9)

Sep 21, 17, 8:10 am

#995

tsanju

Join Date: Sep 2017

Location: 01821

Posts: 1

Now that I have the $100 Southwest eGC, anyone have any recommendations where to sell it? I looked at Ebay, there arent many private sellers out there. Any other low fee websites to dump this?

Sep 28, 17, 10:24 am

#996

IndyHoosier

Join Date: Dec 2014

Location: Indianapolis

Programs: DL Silver

Posts: 193

American Express Personal Platinum

Sept 21st: Set Southwest for airline fee credit.
Sept 22nd: Bought one $100 Southwest gift card.
Sept 24th: American Express $100 airline fee credit processed.
Sept 25th: Bought one $100 Southwest gift card.
Sept 27th: American Express $100 airline fee credit processed.

Sep 29, 17, 10:22 am

#997

kinglong

Join Date: Nov 2010

Posts: 9

American Express Personal Platinum

Sep 25nd: Set Southwest for airline fee credit.
Sep 26th: Bought one $200 Southwest gift card.
Sep 28th: American Express $200 airline fee credit processed.

Oct 3, 17, 12:00 pm

#998

pokeable

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: BWI

Programs: HHonors Diamond, SPG Gold

Posts: 745

American Express Personal Platinum and Premier Rewards Gold

Sep 28th: $200 and $100 GC purchased.
Oct 2nd: $200 and $100 credited.

Oct 7, 17, 9:12 am

#999

thebat

Join Date: Jul 2004

Programs: CO, UA, AA, WN, DL Gold

Posts: 2,969

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsanju

Now that I have the $100 Southwest eGC, anyone have any recommendations where to sell it? I looked at Ebay, there arent many private sellers out there. Any other low fee websites to dump this?

Just do Ebay, you should get $85-$90 for it. After fees, maybe $80. Ebay is safe, why not use it?

Oct 10, 17, 8:41 am

#1000

w770496

Join Date: Mar 2004

Location: Huntington, NY

Posts: 40

Premier account
Oct 07
AMEX AIRLINE FEE REIMBURSEMENT
-$100.00

Oct 05
SW AIR DALLAS TX
$100.00

Oct 17, 17, 9:03 am

#1001

amdg

Join Date: Feb 2008

Location: Denver

Posts: 20

Registered AMEX Business Platinum for Southwest on 10/6. Purchased single, $200 Southwest e-gift certificate on 10/7. Received $200 reimbursement on 10/9.

Oct 18, 17, 6:40 am

#1002

eshock92

Join Date: Mar 2017

Posts: 16

Business Platinum

Business Platinum

Changed airline from UA on 10/10

Bought $200 on 10/13

Reimbursed $200 on 10/16

Oct 20, 17, 8:24 am

#1003

ramkashyap

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: US

Programs: SPG Gold

Posts: 103

PRG

Selected WN on 10/16/17

Bought $50 GC on 10/16/17
Reimbursed on 10/20/17

Oct 20, 17, 4:30 pm

#1004

NicNac503

Join Date: Oct 2017

Posts: 1

AMEX Platinum (new account as of 10/7):

Fri 10/13: Set airline to Southwest
Mon 10/16: Purchased one $200 GC from Southwest
Wed 10/18: $200 charge from Southwest posted to my account (dated 10/16)
Thu 10/19: Benefits page states "Saved $200 on fees in 2017." (nothing posted)
Fri 10/20: AMEX Airline Fee Reimbursement posted (dated 10/19)

The key thing to remember in terms of timing is that there is a 1-2 day lag between the actual charge/reimbursement and the actual posting of those amounts. As a result, although my statement shows 3 business days between the charge and reimbursement, in reality, it took 4 full business days for me to see it all on my online statement. Some have reported a slightly longer delay (depending on processing time, weekends, holidays, etc.), so I wouldn't start to get concerned until you've given it a full week.

Another thing to remember is to wait at least one full business day after making/changing your airline selection before making your purchase. Several people have reported that making a purchase related to a new/changed airline selection on the same day may cause the reimbursement not to be issued or delayed.