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It does but if you have not already opened the card, you should try to make sure that your points will post in January, as if you earn the CP in 2017 it will be good for all of 2017 and 2018!  If you have opened it, count the days from the time you first applied and see if you can time meeting the minimun spend in January, unless you already have a lot of points to go with the 40,000.  The points all have to be earned in the same calendar year.  If you needed them this year to go with points you already have, you had better make your minimum spend quickly, as the points have to post to your account before December 31st.  Your points post a few days after the statement closes, not after your payment due date. ... View more

Good Luck, once you earn the CP, you will never want to live without it again! ... View more

Yes it is!  Since it sounds like you have over 75,000 points, you need to figure out how to get the rest and have them post to your account this year.  If you don't have that many flights coming up, you need to look at ways to earn the points, either through credit card spending (if you have a SW credit card) or shopping through the SW Portal.  Many stores offer several points per dollar of spending and some "bonus" points count towards the Companion Pass.  Look at your account page for travel partners and see what bonus points are offered, in the fine print it will say if it does NOT qualify for points for the Companion Pass.  For instance some promo codes for 1800Flowers  do count towards the CP and some don't.  You can also transafer Marriott or Hyatt points if you have them. Those two do count towards the CP, while most others don't.    ... View more

No, transferred points from another persons account do not count.   Also transferred points from Chase Ultimate Rewards do not count.  If you have Marriott points and transfer them, they count, Hyatt points transferred count, also. The transfer rate is not that good but if you earn the Companion Pass it is truly worth it.  Points earned shopping through the SW shopping portal also count, except some bonus points but it is always in the fine print if it does not count.  ... View more

I agree with you on that. I wold love the opportunity to know of a last minute weekend getaway deal.    ... View more

While this says "solved" part of your question seemed to involve why it didn't ask for your KTN, it just asked for your passport information.  The reason is (for some reason) the system does not yet automatically add your KTN to an international flight, as it does for domestic flights.  You have to call SW to have it added to each ticket.  I just booked to Montego Bay a few weeks ago, and their was some type of little pop up that told what to do, when I was purchasing the tickets.  Same thing when we went to Belize.  I think the new system that is supposed to be up and running sometime soon will probably fix this. ... View more