Southwest airline question about stopovers

[niklynn1]

Is there a way to tell if my Southwest flight originiates in Orlando or if it will be stopping over from another city? I don't want to be suprised when we board (even if we get an A boarding pass) by a plane already partially full from another city. It says "non stop" (this is flight 2538 from Orlando to Kc on June 30), but I don't if that just means it won't be stopping from Kc to Orlando but could already possibly have passengers onboard?
My children and I have 3 seperate reservations so it may be hard for all 3 of us to get A's anyway, which is making me nervous.

Thanks!

 

[DisneyWalker44]

SW is currently using that flight number for a different route, so my tricks to check such things don't work. Hopefully, someone knows a better way and will post. If not, ask a few days before and it should be easier to check then.

 

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

The easiest way (if you're not a travel agent) is just to call Southwest reservations and give them the flight number and date and ask what segments that flight consists of.

BobK/Orlando

 

[Brer Chump]

According to the schedule, 2538 goes from MCO to MCI non stop with no stops before MCO and no stops after MCI.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

On SWA, if it says NS by your flight, you will have no stops and fly directly to your destination. If you see a number, i.e. 1, 2 etc. or another airport code with a number, then you know you will be landing the number of times specified before you reach your destination.

 

[Brer Chump]

On SWA, if it says NS by your flight, you will have no stops and fly directly to your destination. If you see a number, i.e. 1, 2 etc. or another airport code with a number, then you know you will be landing the number of times specified before you reach your destination.

That's true but the OP was asking if the flight originated somewhere else and stopped in MCO enroute to MCI.

 

[Brer Chump]

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[prncess674]

Contrary to the mass hysteria here on the transportation board all the A passes aren't given out in a matter of seconds after the 24 hour mark. I checked in several hours after my SWA flight a few weeks ago and still got A passes. Most people are not this hysterical about being A1.

When it is nearing your 24 hour mark just set open up 3 internet explorer screens to online checkin screen. Prefill in each with the three reservations numbers.
http://www.southwest.com/content/travel_center/retrieveCheckinDoc.html?ref=ckin_hp_wl_tt

Your passes may not be sequential but join the line at your highest number pass. Even if there are people on the plane, I would not fret about finding suiltable seating for your family.

DEEP BREATHS! It will be fine.

 

[snowbunny]

Contrary to the mass hysteria here on the transportation board all the A passes aren't given out in a matter of seconds after the 24 hour mark. I checked in several hours after my SWA flight a few weeks ago and still got A passes. Most people are not this hysterical about being A1.

When it is nearing your 24 hour mark just set open up 3 internet explorer screens to online checkin screen. Prefill in each with the three reservations numbers.
http://www.southwest.com/content/travel_center/retrieveCheckinDoc.html?ref=ckin_hp_wl_tt

Your passes may not be sequential but join the line at your highest number pass. Even if there are people on the plane, I would not fret about finding suiltable seating for your family.

DEEP BREATHS! It will be fine.

ITA with the exception of this statement: "Your passes may not be sequential but join the line at your highest number pass."

Non-consecutive boarding numbers, if the passengers want to board together, are instructed to join at the lowest number pass.

That said, again I agree with you. The fears of so many people that the FAs want to listen to kids howling for their mammas who are forced to sit in different rows of the plane are for the most part completely unfounded.

 

[CHRIS0498]

Just call SW they will givce you the details of the flight. I called with my flight # and they were very nice and gave me all th information. Where the flight was coming from and so on.

 

[SnowWhite2]

I've always found if it is easy to get an A boarding number several hours after the opening of the check-in window, your plane is coming from another city with people already on board.