dansachs

It's easier to determine who diserves these magic points than to keep track of different reward levels. And it's easy to credit members with points toward levels or CP without crediting toward travel.

Beetlesauce

Last year, my A-List was set to expire 12/31/2019 but then Southwest suddenly extended it till 04/30/2020. I read on several forums that others also had their expiration dates automatically extended. Some until end of May 2020, others until end of June 2020. We did nothing beforehand. Extension was good but sort of screwed me because I typically earn my A-List by doing a status match with my AA status in early Jan. That gets me A-List for 90 days. Then I extend till year end by flying 3 roundtrips within the 90 days. Didn't get that opportunity to do the 3 roundtrips this year because of the auto extension till April.

SW says - "For Members enrolled in a promotion granting promotional A-List status or challenging a Member to extend promotional A-List status such as Status Match, Tier Challenge, Tier Experience, or a Corporate Status Challenge and who met the flight requirements by the promotion end date, we are extending your current promotional status through December 31, 2021."

Pretty sure it's till 12/31/2021. Assume I'm in a promotional granting promotional A-List Status but even if it's till 4/31/2021, I'd still be thrilled.

mrcaptain

Is it ideal to convert travel funds to RR points? My guess is no because then you give up the RR points you would have normally earned when paying with cash/travel credit?

NoStressHere

Darn good news. We already have CP through all of next year, but still great news. Not sure I will be actually paying CASH for any flights for a long time.

Calboy9903

No extra 6 months for CP holders with expiration of 12/31/21?

braddqq

Question!!! Do you still need to get 125k Companion Points by Dec-31 in order to have Companion pass for all of 2021? Here's why I ask - if you already have companion pass - and now have it til Jun-2021 - if you get the 125k by Dec, do you really just get Companion pass for Jul-Dec of 2021? I guess that would make sense, but one would hope the new qualifying date will be moved to Jun of every year so you get a full years worth - you guys know what I mean?

jmw

WN funny money was pretty crap before tied to a passenger and a short expiration date. But you get RR points/flight credits if flown. If you forget to cancel, you lose the funds.

Converting to RR points, it's still WN funny money and you give up RR points/flight credits, but there is no expiration date, not tied to a specific passenger, and no loss of funds if you forget to cancel.

I still prefer cash over WN funny money if WN cancels the flight with CC funds. But this is a big improvement in WN funny money if you had to keep it. Forgetting to cancel is a much bigger risk with increased work-from-home very likely going forward.

darthbimmer

Very happy with this loyalty offer from WN. I ❤️ LUV!

expert7700

I am still going to push for refund instead of any travel credit or points.

1) I have over 4 dozen PNRs between 3 people.

2) more importantly, I lose out on all chase/amex travel insurance and trip protection if I book with reused funds.

Thomasdan

Nevermind

sggolf

Anyone know about the promotional A-List status that expires on 6/30/20 thru Chase. Will this get extended?

ursine1

Yes, my understanding is through December 31, 2020 (an extra 6 months).

ryanmcv

What are the specific terms of that offer? Is there a component to extend the promotional status by flying a certain number of round trips by June 30?

The language in the new policy states:

For Members enrolled in a promotion granting promotional A-List status or challenging a Member to extend promotional A-List status such as Status Match, Tier Challenge, Tier Experience, or a Corporate Status Challenge and who met the flight requirements by the promotion end date, we are extending your current promotional status through December 31, 2021. However, for Members enrolled in any of the above promotions and who to date have not met the flight requirements, we are extending the deadline to meet the promotion’s flight requirements to October 30, 2020.

My interpretation is that, if there is no requirement to fly a certain number of round trips to maintain A-List, then your status will be extended automatically until December 31, 2021. However, if there is a flight requirement, then you will have until October 30 to meet it. Once you meet the requirement, your status will then be extended through 2021.

dmbolp

Why would they? You can't even begin to earn points towards 2022 CP until JAN 2021; too early to assume we won't be travelling 9 months from now.

soxfan82

I'm in the same boat with you. I already earned my CP this year before COVID-19 hit, so I already have it thru the end of 2021. But like everyone else, we're all grounded and unable to use it. An extension thru 6/30/2021 is very generous to those whose CP ends at the end of this year, but I hope SWA will also consider an extension into part of 2022 for those of us who earned the pass already this year...