Southwest launched a promotion today that will reward Rapid Rewards Members 5,000 bonus points for each qualifying roundtrip flight or 2,500 bonus points for each qualifying one-way flight. Rapid Rewards Members must be a member of the AirTran A+ Rewards Program and register for the promotion at http://www.southwest.com/rrairtran5000points between April 9 and Aug. 31, 2012. Qualifying flights will need to be booked between April 9 and Aug. 31, 2012, for travel between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2012 (qualifying routes and service start dates listed below.)
The Rapid Rewards Bonus Points will be deposited into Members' accounts six to eight weeks after the promotion has ended on Aug. 31, 2012. Members also will receive the standard A+ Rewards flight credit earned through AirTran A+ Rewards program. Customers wanting to enroll in Rapid Rewards may click here, and Customers wanting to enroll in A+ Rewards may click here.
| Qualifying AirTran Routes: | ||
| Aruba (AUA) Nonstop to/from | Bermuda (BDA) Nonstop to/from | Cancun (CUN) Nonstop to/from |
| Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington(BWI) Orlando (MCO) | Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) | Atlanta (ATL) Austin (AUS) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Denver (DEN) Milwaukee (MKE) San Antonio (SAT) |
| Los Cabos (SJD) Nonstop to/from | Mexico City** (MEX) Nonstop to/from | Montego Bay (MBJ) Nonstop to/from |
| Orange County (SNA) | Orange County (SNA) San Antonio (SAT) | Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Orlando (MCO) |
| Nassau (NAS) Nonstop to/from | Punta Cana (PUJ) Nonstop to/from | San Juan (SJU) Nonstop to/from |
| Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) | Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) | Atlanta (ATL) Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL) Orlando (MCO) Tampa Bay (TPA) |
| **Pending foreign government approval | ||
| AirTran Service Start Dates: | |
| Route | Start Date |
| Denver to Cancun | April 16, 2012 |
| Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood to San Juan | May 24, 2012 |
| San Antonio to Cancun | May 24, 2012 |
| San Antonio to Mexico City** | May 24, 2012 |
| Austin to Cancun | May 25, 2012 |
| Orange County to Mexico City** | June 3, 2012 |
| Orange County to Cabo San Lucas | June 3, 2012 |
| **Pending foreign government approval | |
