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)
Jan 3, 2019, 12:45 pm
#1456
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 3
The AMEX app is offering me another airline signup so "Yes" it appears so.
Jan 3, 2019, 12:59 pm
#1457
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
This does not establish that the reimbursement came from your 2018 allowance. You need to look in the Card Benefits section of the website to see if you still have the full allowance remaining for 2019.
Jan 3, 2019, 8:28 pm
#1458
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: California via OAK
Posts: 139
Looks like I only got reimbursed for my amex gold $100 credit and not my 2x $100 amex plat GC.
Jan 4, 2019, 9:06 am
#1459
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Orange County
Posts: 57
quick questions for those that purchased 2x $100 gc.
On southwests page did you put $100 gift card and select quanity 2? Or do 1 purchase at a time?
On southwests page did you put $100 gift card and select quanity 2? Or do 1 purchase at a time?
Jan 4, 2019, 9:32 am
#1460
Join Date: May 2002
Location: SNA
Programs: STARS/LUMINOUS, PRIVE, FSPP, STARS, MO FAN Club, PEN Club, Bellini Club
Posts: 2,612
Jan 4, 2019, 9:41 am
#1462
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Orange County
Posts: 57
ugh i got a
but my amex app showed $100 charge pending from SW
guess i'll wait and see if it drops off or if it goes through
"We were unable to process your request right now. Please try again or if you continue to have difficulties, please contact a Southwest Airlines Customer Service Representative at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792) (SW104105)"
guess i'll wait and see if it drops off or if it goes through
Last edited by czech99; Jan 4, 2019 at 9:46 am
Jan 4, 2019, 9:52 am
#1463
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 8
12/31- signed up for SW Amex benefit, about thirty minutes later bought 1 $200 SW gc
no signs of amex credit yet - any suggestions?
no signs of amex credit yet - any suggestions?
Jan 4, 2019, 1:24 pm
#1465
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,578
Bought 2 100gc on 1/1 and so far nothing.
Jan 4, 2019, 2:50 pm
#1467
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 3
2019 credit is still eligible.
I spoke with Amex customer service. Since the 12/2018 airline purchase was made in 2018 the 2019 credit is still available regardless of the 2019 reimbursement.
Jan 4, 2019, 3:18 pm
#1468
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 33
In my experience it usually takes longer to post at the beginning of the year. Last year I bought on the 1st and I don't think it posted til the 6th.
Jan 5, 2019, 4:48 am
#1470
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 10
I’m guessing this is the case for all offers/credits. I bought 200$ gift card and Saks 50$ purchase on 1/1. Both charges posted that day and no credit for either.