Pre Boarding on Southwest

[BabyTigger99]

We are flying Southwest for the first time. My husband has severe PTSD and anxiety. Will Southwest let us preboard?

 

[PlutoPony]

Thanks all for the tips! I'm most concerned about getting a seat in that front row and having more time to get down the jet way

If this is not the very first flight of the day for this plane, it's possible the flight will have passengers already on it continuing on from the inbound flight. Those passengers are free to switch seats before the next passengers (including pre-boards) get on and the first row seats may already be occupied when you get on. You might want to have a Plan B seat in mind - (would an aisle seat work for you if the booted foot was toward the aisle?

 

[Baklava]

So what is one suppose to do if their ability to fly is questioned?

I simply told the FAs that it was not a problem and they dropped it.

(I was 7 months pregnant and noticed a cluster of FAs looking at me and whispering. One finally approached me and said, "ma'am we're sorry, but we really ask mothers not to fly in the last week or so before their due date. In her defense, I *did* look like I'd swallowed Bolivia. When I said I was not that far along they let it go.)

 

[emily94]

We are flying Southwest for the first time. My husband has severe PTSD and anxiety. Will Southwest let us preboard?

https://www.southwest.com/html/cust...el-needs/customers-with-disabilities-pol.html
This is from the Southwest website. It is worth asking the desk agent as I believe all customers can qualify for pre board, but there are restrictions as to where he can sit, no exit rows. I've had good luck speaking to them on the phone (1-800-IFLYSWA), they could help before you get to the airport Good luck to your husband!

 

[emily94]

If this is not the very first flight of the day for this plane, it's possible the flight will have passengers already on it continuing on from the inbound flight. Those passengers are free to switch seats before the next passengers (including pre-boards) get on and the first row seats may already be occupied when you get on. You might want to have a Plan B seat in mind - (would an aisle seat work for you if the booted foot was toward the aisle?

The aisle seat may be hard because the boot is so big, I don't want it out in the actual aisle Luckily, I've seldom seen those first rows full when I get A group! Hopefully I have the same luck on Friday

Southwest runs the same routes every day, so I was able to track it on flightaware.com. My flight will be starting in my hometown, then to my college town, where I will board, and then back to my hometown and on to Dallas. So I doubt anyone will be flying from my hometown, to my college town and back to my hometown I definitely thinking looking up SWA's route is useful! You can usually see where the flight got delayed, if it is

 

[vacation_junkie]

A note is completely unnecessary and will not be looked at.

We had a horrible experience with our young son a few years and the rough treatment he experienced 36 hours after he had his cast put on his wrist. The TSA agent was the person who recommended us getting a letter if we should run into that situation again.

It actually will be looked at !! It was just looked at for my foot and they took extra caution with swabbing under my cast. And it was noted that the Dr. ok'd me to fly with a waterproof cast. (Has to do with the material in the cast and swelling during flying.)