Southwest Airways is constant to increase its community of companion airways. Subsequent up: Turkish Airways.
Southwest on Wednesday introduced a brand new settlement with the Star Alliance provider that may take impact subsequent month.
As a part of the Southwest-Turkish tie-up, you’ll be capable to ebook itineraries that characteristic flights on each Southwest and Turkish, and you may make seamless connections between the 2 airways.
This implies you could possibly ebook an itinerary that features a Southwest flight to a serious U.S. hub served by Turkish after which hook up with considered one of Turkish Airways’ wide-body planes for a long-haul journey to Istanbul.
And, as a part of that hyperlink, your checked baggage will switch similar to they might on another connection.
Ultimately, this association may open the door to Southwest Rapid Rewards redemptions on Turkish Airways flights to its Istanbul Airport (IST) hub and onward to its tons of of locations all over the world.
How Southwest’s new Turkish Airways partnership will work
From the beginning, it’ll be a extra restricted association.
Southwest simply launched airline partnerships in 2025, and it is nonetheless getting up and working with know-how that may help reserving, incomes and making redemptions on companion carriers.
Just like its different partnerships, you’ll be capable to ebook Southwest-Turkish connections by way of Turkish Airways’ web site and reserving channels, in addition to by sure third-party websites like Expedia.
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Within the not-so-distant future, Southwest hopes to supply companion bookings by its personal web site and cell app.
The Dallas-based provider has additionally been very clear: A giant purpose behind establishing these partnerships with worldwide airways is to finally allow Rapid Rewards members to earn and redeem points on flights to faraway worldwide locations.
Southwest’s rising listing of companions
So far, Southwest has created partnerships with a half dozen abroad carriers:
- Europe and the Center East: Condor Airways, Icelandair and Turkish Airways
- Asia: China Airways and EVA Air
- South Pacific: Philippine Airways
As of this month, Turkish Airways serves a complete of 14 U.S. cities from its Istanbul residence base: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York Metropolis, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Southwest mentioned that the partnership between the 2 airways will initially deal with 10 U.S. gateways.
Turkish Airways deepens US ties
As a Star Alliance member, Turkish already companions with each United Airways and Air Canada in North America.
Moreover, its Miles&Smiles loyalty program is a 1:1 switch companion of a number of main transferable factors packages, together with Bilt Rewards, Capital One and Citi ThankYou Rewards.
So, as soon as this tie-up with Southwest will get underway, you need to be capable to switch your factors from Bilt, Capital One and Citi to Turkish. After which, you may ebook an itinerary that features a Southwest flight.
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