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)
Mar 27, 2018, 4:49 pm
#1186
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 34
Anyone having problems purchasing SWA gift cards ?
I tried doing it today and kept getting an error. Seemed like the transaction was hitting the credit card since i could see it as a pending transaction in my amex account but on the southwest website, it kept giving an error.
I tried doing it today and kept getting an error. Seemed like the transaction was hitting the credit card since i could see it as a pending transaction in my amex account but on the southwest website, it kept giving an error.
Mar 27, 2018, 11:24 pm
#1187
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 1
Purchased a WN GF on 03/21.
Still nothing today. Is this still working?
Still nothing today. Is this still working?
Mar 29, 2018, 11:51 am
#1188
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: DFW
Posts: 522
Purchased a $100 SW giftcard on 3/23. $100 reimbursement posted on 3/28 on PRG card.
Apr 4, 2018, 8:25 am
#1189
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: Diners Club
Posts: 35
Personal amex plat, purchased $200 SWGC on 3/26, reimbursement hit 3/29
Apr 5, 2018, 1:39 pm
#1190
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
AmEx Bix Plat. One $200 Southwest gift card purchased 3/29, reimbursed 3/30.
Apr 5, 2018, 3:38 pm
#1191
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 1
personal plat. purchased 4/2, reimbursed 4/4
Apr 6, 2018, 10:39 pm
#1192
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 29
AmEx Biz Plat
4/1 Purchased $200 SW GC
4/4 Reimbursed $200
4/1 Purchased $200 SW GC
4/4 Reimbursed $200
Last edited by flyzeus; Apr 6, 2018 at 10:40 pm Reason: type of card
Apr 9, 2018, 8:01 am
#1193
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 6
AmEx Schwab Plat
4/4 - purchased $50 WN GC
4/8 - Amex airline credit wheel shows $150 remaining
4/9 - $50 credit posted
4/4 - purchased $50 WN GC
4/8 - Amex airline credit wheel shows $150 remaining
4/9 - $50 credit posted
Last edited by jamespreid; Apr 9, 2018 at 8:01 am Reason: posted without me clicking
Apr 10, 2018, 2:43 pm
#1194
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 23
PRG Personal
4/4 - $100 Southwest GC Purchased
4/9 - $100 Credit Posted
4/4 - $100 Southwest GC Purchased
4/9 - $100 Credit Posted
Apr 13, 2018, 5:15 pm
#1195
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 8
Purchased $200 Southwest gift card with amex Platinum on April 9,
travel saving wheel updated April 10
reimbursed April 12
travel saving wheel updated April 10
reimbursed April 12
Apr 23, 2018, 4:42 pm
#1196
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 13
$200 Southwest e-gift card
Husband's platinum 1/16/18, did not post, chatted with online rep on 2/16, received credit on the same day
Husband's benz platinum, 4/20/18, 4/23 credit posted
My benz platinum, 4/9/18, 4/12 credit posted
Husband's platinum 1/16/18, did not post, chatted with online rep on 2/16, received credit on the same day
Husband's benz platinum, 4/20/18, 4/23 credit posted
My benz platinum, 4/9/18, 4/12 credit posted
Last edited by nikkininiorchid; Apr 25, 2018 at 2:01 pm
Apr 25, 2018, 3:53 pm
#1197
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 1
Purchased $200 Southwest gift card with Amex Platinum on 04/17/18, payment posted 2 days later.
Credit posted 04/19/18
Credit posted 04/19/18
May 5, 2018, 10:19 pm
#1198
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 50
Amex MB Plat
May 2, 2018 - Purchased $200 eGC using link in the wiki here
May 4, 2018 - Reimbursed
May 2, 2018 - Purchased $200 eGC using link in the wiki here
May 4, 2018 - Reimbursed
May 11, 2018, 10:04 am
#1199
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 14
AmEx Biz Plat
5/7 Purchased $200 SW GC
5/10 Reimbursed $200
5/7 Purchased $200 SW GC
5/10 Reimbursed $200
May 11, 2018, 6:05 pm
#1200
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
AMEX Hilton Aspire
5/1 - Purchased $100 & $150 gift cards
5/4 - Reimbursements posted
5/1 - Purchased $100 & $150 gift cards
5/4 - Reimbursements posted