# Southwest offers up to 10,500 bonus Rapid Rewards points to Oct 12

_Oct 8 11:00_

Tags: Southwest, promotion, airline, promo

Type: Promotion

Expired: Oct 12, 2026

## Summary

Rapid Rewards members can earn up to 10,500 bonus points without flying by submitting a screenshot of unread notifications and completing a Burnout Quiz. AwardWallet estimates 10,500 Rapid Rewards points at roughly $160 toward travel.

The screenshot giveaway pays one Rapid Rewards point per unread notification, with a 500-point minimum and a 10,000-point cap even if more alerts are showing. Members get only one entry, so the highest count should be used. The offer has a 150 million-point pool, paid out at roughly 21 million points per day until it is gone. That daily allotment resets at 12:00 p.m. ET. The promotion ends October 12, 2026.

The Burnout Quiz pays 500 points from a 37 million-point pool that closes after 74,000 members finish. Those 500 points post within seven days and cannot be earned a second time. Combined, the two activities pay 1,000 to 10,500 bonus points.

Submit the highest unread-notification screenshot before the daily allotment or the October 12 cutoff, then take the quiz for 500 more points.

## Key facts

- **Ends**: Oct 12, 2026
- **Numbers**:
  - 10,500 points: maximum bonus Rapid Rewards points per member from both activities
  - 10,000 points: maximum points from the unread-notifications screenshot
  - 500 points: points for completing the Burnout Quiz
  - 500 points: minimum points from the notification giveaway
  - 150 million points: total points pool for the notification giveaway
  - 21 million points: approximate points given away per day in the notification promotion
  - 37 million points: total points available through the Burnout Quiz
  - 74,000 members: quiz offer ends after this many members complete it
  - 1,000 points: combined points if both activities pay only the minimum
  - $160: AwardWallet estimate of 10,500 Rapid Rewards points toward travel
- **Who qualifies**: Rapid Rewards members
- **Takeaway**: Screenshot your highest unread-notification count and submit it before the daily pool or the October 12, 2026 cutoff, then take the Burnout Quiz by December 10, 2026 for 500 more points.

## Sources cited

- [AwardWallet Blog](https://awardwallet.com/news/southwest-rapid-rewards/enter-airplane-mode-promotion) — Enter Airplane Mode: Southwest Is Giving Away up to 10,500 Rapid Rewards Points per Member

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