Rapid rewards

[erinr87]

So I've been traveling back and forth from MA to FL for my grandma but have never used a southwest airline credit card or rapid rewards card. I was wondering if I get a credit card, am I allowed to back date all those points I could have earned from those flights for this card? Someone had mentioned that I would be able to do this but I wasn't sure. Thanks!

-Erin

[franktravel]

Hi Erin,

Yes, you can request past flight points for flights completed in the past 12 months. To claim points for a past flight, simply log into your account, select My Account and choose the Manage tab within My Rapid Rewards. Choose Request past points in the grey bar and enter your record locator (confirmation number) from your reservation. After verification of your flight information (approximately 3-5 days), points will be deposited into your account. 

You can only earn points from the credit card when you purchase a ticket with that card.  If you do not have a Chase Rapid Reward Credit Card you may want to get one because you can get 40,000 points if you do what's needed.