Southwest is about to add a higher fare category with more perks

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Southwest is about to add a higher fare category with more perks
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Wanna Get Away Plus will offer travelers perks such as more Rapid Rewards points at eight points per dollar, higher than its basic fare category, and the ability to transfer eligible unused flight credits to another customer.

seats up into categories with different perks and a complex variety of names. Most U.S. airlines now have some version of basic economy and economy, and perks vary by carrier for each fare category. Watterson stressed that for Southwest, the changes to come will mark added offerings.

“We’re not taking anything away,” he said. Executives declined to specify pricing, citing regulatory restrictions, but Jonathan Clarkson, vice president of marketing, loyalty and products, said the increase to Wanna Get Away Plus would be “modest.” The airline did not announce a date for the changes, but Clarkson said they would take place in the latter part of this year’s second quarter. Watterson noted Thursday that the Wanna Get Away fare “remains our cornerstone, and we expect it to continue to be the majority of our purchases.”

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