When it comes time to board, the A group goes first with passengers lining up in numerical order When you check in (and you should do it as soon as you can) you are assigned a letter (A, B, or C) and a number (1 through 60).
Like this post? Please share it! We have plenty more just like it and would love it if you decided to hang around and sign up to get emailed notifications of when we post.The airline allows passengers to check into the flight 24 hours before its scheduled departure time. Want to sponsor a post, write something for Your Mileage May Vary or put ads on our site? Click here for more info. Want to comment on this post? Great! Read this first to help ensure it gets approved. If you’re using this method to get a better seat, have a backup plan, or you might end up in the worst seat on the plane. If I was counting on Upgraded Boarding, I might have not worried about checking in early and ended up in the C group. I was glad I made sure to check in exactly 24 hours on the day before the flight, even though I was planning on purchasing the better boarding spots. Many passengers boarded in Houston and never deplaned, leaving only limited seats for passengers boarding in New Orleans. It turns out this was a flight that started in Indianapolis and stopped in Houston before getting to New Orleans on the way to Orlando. However, the plane was already over 1/2 full. When we boarded, I expected to quickly find two seats together, as you typically can at the beginning of the B group. I asked if any Upgraded Boarding positions were available (since the sign advertising them was still out.) She apologized and said that there were only 3 spaces open for the flight, and a group came up and purchased them just a few minutes before me. When we got to the airport, I headed to the gate about 45 minutes before the flight was set to leave.
I checked in at 24 hours for our flight home and received spaces B-9 and B-10. Since this is considered an exit row (and Sharon doesn’t feel comfortable about being able to do the tasks expected of passengers sitting in those seats), she sat in the window seat of the row behind me. I got to pick whichever seat I wanted, so I went for the forever-legroom seat. We arrived at the airport very early, and 90 minutes before the flight I went to the gate and asked about Upgraded Boarding and paid $40 each (which will be refunded as a statement credit) for spaces A-2 and A-3 in line. To cover our bases, I also checked in 24 hours before our first flight and received places B-15 and B-16. I planned on using our Upgraded Boarding credits from the Southwest Priority card to purchase spots at the front of the A group. For everyone else, your boarding position is based on when you check in for your flight, which opens 24 hours before the departure time.įor flights to New Orleans, I didn’t purchase Early Bird. Passengers who pay for Early Bird seating are next in line to get assignments. Southwest frequent flyers (A-List) and those who buy the most expensive tickets (Business Select) are given the prime boarding spots in the A group. Divided into three-letter groups (A, B & C) of 60 passengers each, planes are boarded in number order. Instead of picking a seat, Southwest assigns passengers a boarding position.
Southwest is unique amongst airlines in the US with its open-seating policy.
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