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Booking a fight for another person with Southwest credit card

bbane01
Explorer C

I'd like to book a flight for another person using my Southwest rapid rewards credit card.  Will I earn points for the purchase, and earn points for their airline miles incurred during their travel?

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Re: Booking a fight for another person with Southwest credit card

chgoflyer
Aviator A

In frequent flyer programs, the flyer earns the points (or miles), not the purchaser. So the person you buy the ticket for will earn the Rapid Rewards points.

 

If you use your Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa card, you will earn the point from the purchase, at 2x points per $1.