Southwest Airways Simply Made a Huge Change to Its Factors System—What to Know

• Southwest Airways has modified the incomes ranges of factors on a number of fare lessons. 
• The low cost service will enhance factors of its costly fares, and reduce factors of its extra reasonably priced fares. 
• Southwest passengers may also earn factors by reserving resort rooms, and cruise holidays. 

A well-liked airline is altering the way in which passengers can earn coveted loyalty factors.

Southwest Airways just lately modified its Fast Rewards program, with the Wanna Get Away+ and Enterprise Choose fares seeing new earnings potential of the frequent flyer factors.

Southwest affords totally different factors per greenback spent for the various fare lessons that passengers buy. For instance, Wanna Get Away, probably the most reasonably priced fares, now solely earn two factors per greenback, whereas Enterprise Choose, the costliest fare, earns 14 factors per greenback. By choosing the costlier fares, passengers can fast-track their earnings potential in the direction of free flights. 

Vacationers beforehand earned six factors per greenback on Wanna Get Away fares. Within the Wanna Get Away+ fare class, passengers beforehand earned 4 factors and can now earn six. The Enterprise Choose fare elevated from 12 factors per greenback. 

Southwest Airways confirmed to T+L they made the earnings replace for a number of fare lessons on March 4, 2025, and the adjustments have an effect on all flights booked on or after March 4, 2025 at 12:01am CT. The airline specifies that flights booked earlier than this time, even when not but taken, would earn the earlier fee as a result of it was primarily based on the acquisition value.

The Fast Rewards program was launched in 1996, and was initially designed to supply a free round-trip after a passenger accomplished eight spherical journeys, in response to the corporate’s annual report from the yr. The airline stated it was the quickest option to earn free flights in comparison with its competitor airways. 

In 2025, passengers can earn reward and loyalty factors from flying, reserving holidays, and likewise redeem them for greater than flights. 

“As a Fast Rewards Member, you earn factors by flying or spending with our companions,” Southwest Airways shares on their web site. “Use them how and whenever you need. Plus, should you’re quick on factors, you may all the time buy extra to get that reward you’ve been eyeing.”

Along with incomes factors by flying, Southwest just lately launched Southwest Cruises, the place passengers can earn factors on cruise voyages as nicely. The airline affords one level per greenback spent on cruises, and has partnered with fashionable operators equivalent to Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, Superstar Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, and Virgin Voyages.