Online check-in

[iluvdisneyworld]

Can someone please explain to me exactly how online check-in works? We are flying SW. So, starting 24 hours before flight time, I can go online, check-in and print our boarding pass. My question is, what do I need to do once I get to the airport? I will have an infant with me, but I am holding her, I don't have a seat for her, can I still check-in online? TIA!

 

[boswellnakia]

You have the online check in part down; it works that way for most fares. If you didn't buy the infant a seat, you will have to check in at the desk and show proof of age to get the baby's boarding pass. Since you will have an infant with you, getting an "a" boarding pass is not quite as necessary since you can preboard as long as you don't have a large number of adults.

 

[dudspizza]

You have the online check in part down; it works that way for most fares. If you didn't buy the infant a seat, you will have to check in at the desk and show proof of age to get the baby's boarding pass. Since you will have an infant with you, getting an "a" boarding pass is not quite as necessary since you can preboard as long as you don't have a large number of adults.

Yep, you won't be able to check in online, you have to do it at the airport since you have a lap baby. Still try to get to the airport early to try for an A boarding pass. SW cna suspend pre-boards if there are a ton of families. This can happen coming home from MCO.

Here are SWA's policies regarding online check in:
Beginning 24 hours prior to scheduled departure, Customers with eligible reservations may check in online and print a boarding pass at southwest.com. Boarding passes are also available at a Southwest Airlines Skycap Podium, Ticket Counter, or RAPID CHECK-IN Kiosk.

For details on Wireless Checkin via your web-enabled mobile device, please see Wireless Access.

Determine if you are eligible. To use Online Checkin @ southwest.com and print your Boarding Pass, you must:
Check in beginning 24 hours prior to your scheduled departure
Checkin at least one hour prior to your scheduled departure
Have a Ticketless reservation
Be checking in for flights that have not already departed
Have purchased an Adult fare type (Customers holding reservations for group, infant, child, youth, or military fares, and those requiring an additional seat must proceed to the airport for checkin)
Customers traveling on a Senior fare must be age verified before using online checkin. View more information.
These requirements, fare rules, heightened security, and other issues may prevent some reservations from qualifying for Online Checkin.

This can be found at http://southwest.com/help/online_checkin.html

Duds