Southwest - 2 seat question exit row

[ancestry]

According to seatguru.com the Southwest planes we are flying on have one row that has only two seats (11D and 11E) in it instead of the normal 3 seats.

For those of you that fly Southwest regularly what do you think our chances are of getting these seats? They are in an exit row. We are two adults so we can sit there.

Are these seats normally in high demand or are they not because kids can't sit in an exit row.

We are doing EBCI so I'm hoping to be in the A boarding group.

 

[Big Willie]

Those two are normally grabbed by Business Select customers on most flights. They are guaranteed boarding numbers A1-A15 so they will board before any EBCIs. However, you may have a shot since Orlando isn't a "business destination like Baltimore or Chicago. Honestly I didn't notice the last trip down if there were many Business Selects onboard.

 

[BLLB]

When we went in April of this year, there were no business passengers and we had the first EBCI number. Flying CLE to MCO

 

[nkereina]

I always do EBCI and in my experience, the people before me (typically business class travellers) snag those seats. If you're lucky enough not to have any business class travellers ahead of you, you can probably get them. I have always had A15 and A16 when doing EBCI and where I fly out of, those are the first two boarding spots after business class.

Since I haven't been able to get the exit row, I have always been able to get the first row of the plane. The leg room is just as good if not better than the exit row and the third person in the row isn't a bother because no one has to get up if you need to get out.