Southwest Airlines renews credit card deal with Chase

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Chase Card Services,  and Southwest Airlines  announced a multi-year extension to the nearly 20-year partnership for co-branded credit cards.

Chase Card Services, a part of JPMorgan Chase & Co. is based in Wilmington.

“This extension reinforces our long-term commitment to collaborating on a program that delivers exceptional value and service to our shared customers,” stated Eileen Serra, chief executive officer of Chase Card Services. “We look forward to deepening an already meaningful relationship.”

“Providing a unique and excellent customer experience at a low fare is at the heart of everything we do at Southwest,” stated  Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines executive vice president and chief commercial officer. “We’ve chosen to continue this association with Chase because of our mutual dedication to providing the best card value for our customers. Our customers will continue to receive great value while enjoying the benefits only Southwest can provide including bags fly free*, no change fees and outstanding customer service.”

The relationship with Southwest dates back to First USA, a credit card bank with a large operation in Delaware  that was later purchased by Bank One. Bank One was later purchased by Chase.

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Chase also has United Airlines credit cards while Citi has American. Delta has a credit card from American Express.

Southwest, at the time was a mid-sized airline that was beginning to add long-distance routes.  It is now the fourth-largest carrier in the U.S. and has become popular with business travelers, due to the lack of change fees for flights and no charges for the first two checked bags.

Airline credit cards are prized by travelers and banks,  due to the use of  points for purchases that can applied to air travel. The cards also carry an annual fee.

Of late, Southwest has expanded its system, thanks in part to its acquisition of Airtran,  to include resort  destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

The Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport is one of the Southwest hubs that has international flights.

Southwest Chase cards are:  Southwest Airlines® Rapid Rewards® Plus, Premier and Business Cards.

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