Southwest uses a 3rd party for the points transfer/sale/gift function, as a profit center. The fee to transfer points is 1 cent per point, which negates much of the value of those points. RR points belong to the name of the person whose account they reside in. Only that person, if they are also a Chase Southwest RR Visa cardholder, can redeem them through More Rewards. An authorized user is only allowed to use the credit card account of another person to make purchases, which then earn points for the cardholder only. In the past, Southwest has briefly allowed all RR members, not just those with the RR Visa card, to access More Rewards. It's been a couple years since they did this, but it's possible they may offer it again.
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