{"id":234004,"date":"2025-11-05T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=234004\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:27:14","slug":"philippine-airlines-partnership-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/philippine-airlines-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Announces Partnership With Philippine Airlines \u2014 and You Can Already Book Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After years of going it alone, Southwest Airlines has flipped the script and started launching partnerships with international carriers like there's no tomorrow. Late on November 4, 2025, the Dallas-based airline <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/southwest-airlines-and-philippine-airlines-launch-partnership-302604565.html\" rel=\"noopener\">announced its fourth partnership<\/a>, this time with Philippine Airlines. Here\u2019s what to know about Southwest\u2019s newest partner.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Southwest_Airlines_Launches_Partnership_With_Philippine_Airlines\">Southwest Airlines Launches Partnership With Philippine Airlines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Philippine Airlines is Southwest\u2019s fourth international airline partner \u2014 and its third based in Asia. Like Southwest\u2019s other partnerships, this one begins with a simple interline agreement (think seamless connections and single-ticket itineraries). But the airlines have plans to expand the relationship over time.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the partnership only launched on November 4, travelers can already book itineraries that include one flight operated by Southwest and another by Philippine Airlines. For now, these joint itineraries are available only from a handful of airports served by both carriers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Los Angeles (LAX)<\/li>\n<li>Seattle\/Tacoma (SEA)<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco (SFO)<\/li>\n<li>Honolulu (HNL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, you could book a trip from Chicago\u2013Midway (MDW) to Manila (MNL) via Seattle (SEA) or Los Angeles (LAX). One limitation is that, at least for now, these itineraries can only be booked through Philippine Airlines\u2019 website or select third-party platforms like Expedia. You can't book them directly through Southwest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234005\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/207\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234005 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL.png\" alt=\"Philippine Airlines\/Southwest connecting itinerary.\" width=\"900\" height=\"207\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL.png 2420w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL-1024x235.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL-1536x353.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WN-PAL-2048x471.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Philippine Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>The second catch is that you won\u2019t earn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapid Rewards<\/a> points on these flights. For now, you\u2019re better off crediting your travel to Philippine Airlines\u2019 Mabuhay Miles program or possibly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards<\/a>. Since Philippine Airlines isn\u2019t part of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/airline-alliances-and-partnerships\/\" rel=\"noopener\">major airline alliance<\/a>, your options are somewhat limited.<\/p>\n<p>You also can\u2019t redeem Rapid Rewards points for Philippine Airlines flights yet. With its other partnerships, Southwest has indicated that award redemptions are a future goal, so it\u2019s likely they\u2019ll be added at some point. However, there\u2019s no set timeline for when that will happen.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To be honest, I don\u2019t think many of us had Southwest Airlines adding Philippine Airlines as an international partner on our 2025 bingo cards. But to be fair, much of what Southwest has done lately &#8212; like adding partnerships with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/eva-air-partnership\/\" rel=\"noopener\">EVA Air<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/china-airlines-partnership\/\" rel=\"noopener\">China Airlines<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/airlines\/southwest-icelandair-partnership\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Icelandair<\/a> while overhauling nearly every aspect of its operational model &#8212; probably wasn\u2019t on there either.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, though, if you\u2019re a Southwest fan who wants to head to Manila and beyond, or someone in Asia interested in visiting the United States, you now have another option to travel between the continents on a single itinerary.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Southwest_Airlines_Launches_Partnership_With_Philippine_Airlines\">Southwest Airlines Launches Partnership With Philippine Airlines<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of going it alone, Southwest Airlines has flipped the script and started launching partnerships with international carriers like there&#8217;s no tomorrow. Late on November 4, 2025, the Dallas-based airline announced its fourth partnership, this time with Philippine Airlines. 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