@Meganan85 wrote: Question: Received a new Southwest credit card in February worth 80 K points. Will have no problem earning the points for a companion pass. However, I am confused as to the expiration date of my points. I know I can earn the pass for January 1st to December 31st of 2022. However, am I able to earn pass thru 2023 if I reach 125K points that post in January 2023? Thank you. There are three "types" of points: -- Regular, spendable ones ("Points") -- Tier Qualifying Points (TQP) -- Companion Pass Qualifying Points (CPQ) Note that a "point" can be more than one type. For example, points earned from credit card are regular and also CPQ (plus a small amount can be TQP). Points earned from flight purchases are all three. Regular, spendable points never expire. Tier Qualifying and Companion Pass Qualifying points accumulate over the course of each calendar year. On Jan. 1 they reset to zero. In order to earn Companion Pass you need to earn 125,000 CPQ points in a calendar year. Once you do, you earn Companion Pass for that year plus all of the following one. The 80k regular points you earned from the credit card sign-up will not expire, and they are yours to spend at any time. The 80k CPQ points you earned from the credit card sign-up will disappear on Jan. 1. So you would need to start from scratch earning towards 125k again in 2022. Right now you have 80k + a one-time "boost" of 25k CPQ, (given to everyone as a covid accommodation) meaning you only have to earn another 20k in 2021 to earn Companion Pass, which will be valid as soon as you earn it and through all of 2022.
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