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Boost your Rapid Rewards benefits with Southwest Status Match
Continue enjoying your perks with Status Match.
A-List is the way to fly
As an A-List Member, you'll enjoy:
- Preferred seat (available at booking)1
- Extra Legroom seat (space available, 48 hours prior to departure)2
- Priority Boarding3
- 1 checked bag free, 2nd checked bag $354
- Priority Lane and Express Lane5
- Dedicated phone line
- Same-day standbys
- Earning bonus 25%
Southwest Status Match Promotion Details
Let's get your status matched! When you click "Register now" below, you will be prompted to send us an email with proof of your current airline elite status with a domestic airline other than Southwest Airlines, your name, and Rapid Rewards account number. Once we verify your information and eligibility, you'll be on your way to the A-List!
Oh, and we're not stopping there. Once you receive your promotional A-List status by participating in Southwest Status Match, simply fly three round trips (or six one-ways) within 90 days of confirmation of your enrollment, and we will extend your promotional A-List status for an additional 12 months.
To receive the status match promotion, follow these three simple steps:
- Sign up for Rapid Rewards®
- If you're not already a Member, join Rapid Rewards
- Email your information
- Click below and provide the information requested in the email to find out if you qualify for this promotion.
- Are you using an in-browser email client? If so, see option 2 below.
- Extend your promotional A-List status
- Provided you qualify for this promotion, promotional A-List status can be extended for an additional 12 months by simply flying three round trip qualifying flights, or six one-way qualifying flights, booked and flown within 90 days of your enrollment date.
Option 1
Register nowOption 2
Are you using an in-browser email client? If so, just your:
- First name
- Last name
- Rapid Rewards® number
- Screenshot of current elite status with a U.S. based carrier, other than Southwest Airlines
In order to qualify for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion, between now and December 31, 2025 (“Registration Period”) (a) Member must complete the steps noted above, including, without limitation, providing the information required in the form and clicking the “Submit” button, (b) Member must not currently have A-List Preferred status on Southwest Airlines, (c) Member must be an employee of a company that either has: (1) a current and effective corporate travel agreement executed with Southwest Airlines that provides for Corporate Tier Experience and the Corporate Tier Experience provision in such agreement must be valid at the time of Member’s request for this Corporate Tier Experience promotional A-List Status, or (2) otherwise agreed with Southwest in writing (email to suffice) that Southwest will provide its employees for a mutually agreed upon time period the ability to enroll in Corporate Tier Experience during the specified time period stated in the invitation to enroll in Corporate Tier Experience sent to Member and Member’s request for this Corporate Tier Experience promotional A-List Status is submitted during such specified time period, and (d) Member must not have received Corporate Tier Experience A-List Status within the last 12 months. Please note: Enrollment in this Corporate Tier Experience promotion more than once during a twelve-month period is not allowed. Qualification and Corporate Tier Experience promotional A-List status confirmation must be completed prior to booking of travel to receive A-List benefits. Please allow up to 10 days to process the Corporate Tier Experience promotional Rapid Rewards A-List status. You will receive an email notification when you’ve qualified for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion. Offer is nontransferable. Current A-List members whose status is expiring are not eligible for the Corporate Tier Experience promotion. If you qualify for Corporate Tier Experience promotional A-List status, during the Corporate Tier Experience promotional period, you will not receive an A-List card, but you will receive all A-List status benefits on all flights booked after qualifying for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion, when you provide your Rapid Rewards account number when making your reservation.
To extend promotional A-List status for 12 months, if Member enrolls and qualifies for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion, then between Member’s enrollment date for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion and the end of Member’s 90 day promotional period Member must either (1) book and complete three qualifying round trip flights (or six one-way qualifying flights) or (2) earn 8,000 tier qualifying points from Member’s qualifying flights booked and flown between Member’s enrollment date for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion and the end of Member’s 90 day promotional period. If promotional A-List status is not extended for 12 months by Member meeting the above requirements, then Member will return to their original status level (if any) held prior to enrolling in this Corporate Tier Experience, unless (a) such status has already expired, or (b) Member had promotional A-List status through Corporate Status Match. If Member currently has promotional A-List status through a Corporate Status Match promotion, then Member will forfeit the promotional status received through such promotion upon enrollment in this Corporate Tier Experience promotion.
Valid on new reservations booked between Member’s enrollment date for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion and the end of Member’s 90 day promotional period. A qualifying round trip flight is a round trip flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city and back to the originating airport or carrier-recognized co-terminal, and a qualifying one-way trip flight is a one-way flight on Southwest Airlines from an origin city to a destination city. For purposes of this Promotion, a “qualifying flight” must be a flight operated by Southwest Airlines® and paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, gift cards, or flight credits and those paid with Cash + Points. Qualifying flights exclude reward flights, charter flights, nonrevenue travel, and Companion Pass travel. Purchased points will not qualify for this Corporate Tier Experience promotion. Tier qualifying points are earned through the purchase of revenue flights or through the use of the Rapid Rewards Premier and Priority Consumer Credit Cards and the Rapid Rewards Premier and Performance Business Credit Cards. Changes made to an itinerary after purchase of a one-way or round trip revenue flight may eliminate qualification for extension of promotional A-List status. Upon qualifying to extend promotional A-List status for 12 months, you will you will not receive an A-List card, but you will receive all A-List status benefits on all flights booked after qualifying to extend promotional A-List status under this Corporate Tier Experience promotion, when you provide your Rapid Rewards account number when making your reservation. Southwest reserves the right to suspend this promotion at any point without notice. If A-List status is earned by flying 20 qualifying one-way flights or earning 35,000 tier qualifying points in the 2025 calendar year while qualified for promotional A-List status, the regular A-List status will supersede the promotional A-List status, entitling the Member to A-List status through December 31, 2026.
Southwest reserves the right to amend, suspend, or change this Corporate Tier Experience promotion at any time without notice. It is free to enroll in Rapid Rewards (to enroll, visit Southwest.com/enroll). All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
1Preferred Seat Selection at Booking: When available, A-List Members will be able to select a Preferred or a Standard seat at the time of booking, or up to 30 minutes prior to a flight’s scheduled local departure time. If no Preferred or Standard seat is available, A-List Members will be assigned a seat in accordance with the fare rules of the ticket purchased. When available, A-List Members will be able to select Preferred or Standard seats for up to 8 additional Passengers on the same reservation as the A-List Member, allowing for a total of 9 Preferred or Standard seats. If the A-List Member is removed from the reservation and there is no tier Rapid Rewards® Member or primary Cardmember with the same or greater seatings benefits, all seating selections for that reservation will be released and seats will be assigned in accordance with the fare rules of the ticket purchased. Benefits may not apply on itineraries booked with partner airlines. A-List Members should allow up to 14 days for tier status to be updated in their Rapid Rewards account to be eligible for this benefit. Rapid Rewards account and A-List status must be open and in good standing when selecting a Preferred or Standard seat. If your Rapid Rewards account or A-List status is closed or not in good standing before or at the time of travel, the seat selection will be released. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
2Extra Legroom Seat Upgrade at 48 Hours Prior to Departure: When available, A-List Members will be able to upgrade to an Extra Legroom seat within 48 hours prior to flight departure for themselves and up to 8 additional Passengers on the same reservation, allowing for a total of 9 Extra Legroom seats. If the A-List Member is removed from the reservation and there is no tier Rapid Rewards® Member or primary Cardmember with the same or greater seatings benefits, all seating selections for that reservation will be released and seats will be assigned in accordance with the fare rules of the ticket purchased. Benefits may not apply on itineraries booked with partner airlines. A-List Members should allow up to 14 days for tier status to be updated in their Rapid Rewards account to be eligible for this benefit. Rapid Rewards account and A-List status must be open and in good standing when selecting a Preferred or Standard seat. If your Rapid Rewards account or A-List status is closed or not in good standing before or at the time of travel, the seat selection will be released. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
3Boarding group is based on the seat type and location in the cabin. The seats included in the fare bundle are based on availability. For example, for Choice Extra, if there are no Extra Legroom seats available or if you choose a Preferred or Standard seat instead, you will be assigned a boarding group based on that seat location. Our Rapid Rewards® A-List Preferred, A-List members, and Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers have a boarding benefit.
4Bag fees apply to Basic, Choice, and Choice Preferred fares booked and ticketed and/or changed on or after May 28, 2025. Choice Extra fares receive two free checked bags. Rapid Rewards® A-List Preferred members receive their first and second checked bags for free. A-List members and Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers only receive their first checked bag for free. Checked bag benefits do not apply on flights booked with a partner carrier. Weight and size limits apply. Additional allowances, benefits, and/or exceptions may apply. Learn more.
5Priority and Express Lanes, (where available), can be accessed by Choice Extra and Choice Preferred Customers and A-List and A-List Preferred Members. Priority Lanes are at Southwest® check-in counters, and Express Lanes are at security checkpoints.
6Same-day standby: You can list for same-day standby on an earlier flight via a Southwest® Customer Service Agent at the airport or the Southwest app or mobile web. You will receive a message based on the contact preference selected during booking if you are cleared on the flight. With the exception of A-List Preferred and A-List Members, Customers who purchase Basic fares are not eligible for free same-day standby.
For both same-day change and same-day standby, you must change your flight or request to be added to the same-day standby list at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your original flight or the no-show policy will apply. If using the app or mobile web for standby, you must list your name 30 minutes ahead of scheduled departure. You will be required to pay any government taxes and fees associated with these itinerary changes, but refunds will be provided. Your original boarding position is not guaranteed. Southwest® Business Customers booked through travel agencies may need to see a Southwest Agent at the airport for both a same-day change or standby listing. See Southwest.com/standby for more details.
7Points can be earned from (a) Rapid Rewards Qualifying Flights (defined below) operated by Southwest®, or (b) through qualifying purchases with our Rapid Rewards® partners. “Rapid Rewards Qualifying Flights" include flights operated by Southwest Airlines® and paid entirely with dollars, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, gift cards, or flight credits and those paid with Cash + Points. NOTE: With a Cash + Points booking, points are earned only on the portion of the base fare that is paid with dollars. Rapid Rewards Qualifying Flights exclude reward flights, charter flights, nonrevenue travel, and Companion Pass® travel. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.