• Southwest Airways has modified the incomes ranges of factors on a number of fare lessons. 
• The low cost provider will enhance factors of its costly fares, and reduce factors of its extra inexpensive fares. 
• Southwest passengers can even earn factors by reserving lodge rooms, and cruise holidays. 

A preferred airline is altering the way in which passengers can earn coveted loyalty factors.

Southwest Airlines not too long ago modified its Speedy Rewards program, with the Wanna Get Away+ and Enterprise Choose fares seeing new earnings potential of the frequent flyer factors.

Southwest gives totally different factors per greenback spent for the various fare lessons that passengers buy. For instance, Wanna Get Away, essentially the most inexpensive fares, now solely earn two factors per greenback, whereas Enterprise Choose, the most costly fare, earns 14 factors per greenback. By choosing the dearer fares, passengers can fast-track their earnings potential in 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 charge as a result of it was based mostly on the acquisition worth.

The Speedy Rewards program was launched in 1996, and was initially designed to offer a free round-trip after a passenger accomplished eight spherical journeys, in line with the corporate’s annual report from the yr. The airline stated it was the quickest technique 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 Speedy 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, in the event you’re brief on factors, you may at all times buy extra to get that reward you’ve been eyeing.”

Along with incomes factors by flying, Southwest not too long ago launched Southwest Cruises, the place passengers can earn factors on cruise voyages as properly. The airline gives one level per greenback spent on cruises, and has partnered with widespread operators akin to Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, Movie star Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, and Virgin Voyages.