Southwest brings these major changes to its frequent leaflet program
The airline has just announced a overhaul that could allow travelers to more easily reach the status.
It is no secret that your experience with an airline can have a significant impact on the frequency you choose to pilot them. Some carriers get large to improve the notoriously delicate parts of plane trips, as The boarding process , to secure your business. However, others see the value of winning regular customers by investing in loyalty programs to provide advantages and rewards. And now Southwest is one of the last airlines to announce that it is making major changes to its frequent leaflet program. Read the rest to see how the new system could affect your travel choices.
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Southwest Airlines uses relatively simple rapid rewards as a loyalty program.
Despite some recent hiccups with changes planned to its unique boarding process , The Southwest is a large airline that hold a weak With travelers for its integrated amenities and its policies for the budget, such as not invoice the first two verified bags of a passenger. This simple approach also extends to the carrier Quick program of frequent rewards , which gives up the relatively complicated systems used by other airlines in favor of a two-level configuration between A-List and A-List.
Currently, customers who are eligible for list A - which is made by taking 25 one -way flights or by earning qualification points of 35,000 levels by spending co -marked credit cards each year - can benefit from priority lines Safety in many airports, priority check- in priority boarding and a 25% mileage bonus on flights, as well as access to flight changes the same day. Travelers who take 50 one -way flights per year or win qualification points of 70,000 levels reach the favorite status of list A and take advantage of the same advantages, except that they earn 100% bonus miles and have access to Free wifi on flights.
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In January, the airline will facilitate the damage to reach the status of frequent leaflet.
But if hitting the number of flights required to unlock the advantages has always been out of reach for you, things are about to become a little easier. This is because Southwest announced that it would be lower the threshold Required to qualify for a rapid status of the awards, reports Guy Points (TPG).
Since January 1, 2024, travelers will only have to take 20 one-way flights before the end of the year to reach the level of list A. The threshold for A-List Plus will also go to only 40 flights to one -way per year.
And although the number of level qualification points required to reach each level will remain the same, it also becomes much easier to win them. Southwest co-marqué credit card holders will now only have to spend $ 5,000 to earn an additional 1,500 points, marking a drop of 50% compared to the $ 10,000 previously necessary to reach the bump. The policy also stresses that there is no limit to the number of additional card holders that card holders can win through significant expenses, according to TPG.
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Members can also expect a few new advantages as well as their status.
Those who hope to remain faithful to Southwest will not be easier into the status. The airline also adds new basic advantages above what it already offers its frequent leaflets.
From November 6, the favorite passengers of list A will be offered Two free premium drinks by theft, which includes alcoholic drinks, USA today reports. Refreshments will be made available via good sent to the Southwest application on travelers smartphones.
And regular southwest customers could also be easier to book free trips. From next spring, Rapid Rewards members will have the opportunity to pay the plane tickets using a combination of points and money, a spokesperson for the airline. The company claims that this always develops specific details and deployment dates for addition.
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Delta recently made extremely unpopular changes to its award program.
While change is far from new for the air transport industry, Jonathan Clarkson , Vice-president of Marketing for Southwest, said that the latest updates reflect the new flying landscape that has taken shape following the COVVI-19 pandemic. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"There was a passage from business trip to leisure trips," he told TPG. "So these changes are more in line with what we see from these leisure passengers. There are also more expenses for our co-marked credit cards, so these changes seemed logical."
This decision also comes a month after Delta Air Lines received heavy reaction from customers for changes announced to its Skymile awards program . Competing airline updated policies will not only make much more difficult to reach the status, but will also eliminate popular advantages such as Access to Salon for many of those who currently benefit from the privilege.
Clarkson said the workshops of airlines favorable to a budget had been potential changes before their release. "This is another example of Southwest deciding by Zig when everyone Zags," he said USA today . "We have a program that we want people to use and benefit."
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