Link: How to Fly Free for Two Years on Southwest
The Southwest website suggests that links to the 50,000 point Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier card & the Chase Air Tran credit card with 32 credits by will end soon.
I don’t know if the non-affiliate offer will disappear as well (I’d guess not, but I don’t have any inside information). But I wouldn’t worry about applying for the Southwest card now if you didn’t already plan on applying for it.
That said, it is rare to see all 4 Southwest cards offer the 50,000 point bonus at the same time, so if you’re looking for a specific card (Plus vs. Premier etc.), it could be best to evaluate your options.
As I wrote before in “How to Fly Free for Two Years on Southwest!” two Southwest 50,000 point credit cards can get you (hopefully) up to 2 years of free flying on Southwest with their Companion Pass. Or at the very least ~$1,670 in Southwest flights if the points earned from the credit card stop counting towards the Southwest Companion Pass.
I just received my two Southwest cards, so I’ve got my fingers crossed for my Companion Pass in 2013!
Bottom Line
Chase and Southwest have had the 50,000 point Southwest offer every 2 or 3 months for over 1 year, so I wouldn’t worry about missing out on the cards now, because they almost certainly will be back. As always, do what makes sense for you!