Southwest My DH is A and I am B

[funhouse8]

Will we be able to sit together. I went on at the 24 mark and we are in different boarding groups. My DH is A45 and I am B 24. Aggghhhhh. What about our connection do i have to do this again? Help

 

[GraceMonica]

Your husband can save your seat. Just have him put something down on your seat so people know not to sit in it. I dont know about connecting flights, I've never done one before.

 

[Tara]

It's not likely you'll have an issue sitting together IME.

Did you not get your connection boarding pass/number when you checked in? You should have received both...scroll down.

 

[funhouse8]

It's not likely you'll have an issue sitting together IME.

Did you not get your connection boarding pass/number when you checked in? You should have received both...scroll down.

Duh I just looked we stay on the plane. LOL

Thanks all I didn't know if anyone would get mad if he saved me a seat.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Don't worry, your husband can save you a seat. If he sits on the aisle and saves the middle seat, no one will want it unless they can find somewhere else. As stated, you should have been checked in for your connecting flight when you checked in for your first flight.

 

[tww369]

As long as one you is not stuck in the "C" boarding group you should be fine. Just have whoever boards first set a "carry on" in the seat to hold it. When its a "full flight" and your in the "C" boarding group that is when things will get tough. For SWA you will normally get boarding passes for both connecting flights, just don't forget to stop by lobby/luggage desk and get you return flights boarding passes at the "24 hour mark" you should be fine ......

 

[vacationclub]

Saving seats is not endorsed by SW, though sometimes they turn a blind eye to it. You can attempt it, but there is no guarantee it will work as other passengers are completely free to sit in that seat if they want to push the issue. But in the case of the OP you probably won't have an issue since there should be plenty of seats left as the passengers after you board.

For the OP, did you purchase the tickets on 2 separate reservations? That would be the only reason you'd get split up numbers like that. Otherwise they should have been consecutive numbers.

 

[magicaldisney]

If you are not sitting next to each other on your first leg, when you are doing your connecting flight, since you stay on the plane, you can move to be together at that time. After passengers have gotten off the plane the crew will do a quick check of the plane and do a headcount of who is left on the plane. When they are done you can get up and change your seat. If you do this, don't forget to move your carry on luggage with you.

 

[antree]

I pre-board with my son and there were times I had to save a seat for my DH. I just sat my bag down on the seat and never had an issue. Before I knew we could pre-board with my son, me and my DH had different boarding numbers. asked the attendant about it and was told that we both can wait together with the higher boarding number. In this case it would be with yours. It doesn't hurt to ask when you get there. good Luck.

 

[kerplop]

Saving seats is not endorsed by SW, though sometimes they turn a blind eye to it. You can attempt it, but there is no guarantee it will work as other passengers are completely free to sit in that seat if they want to push the issue. But in the case of the OP you probably won't have an issue since there should be plenty of seats left as the passengers after you board.

For the OP, did you purchase the tickets on 2 separate reservations? That would be the only reason you'd get split up numbers like that. Otherwise they should have been consecutive numbers.

I actually emailed Southwest about seat saving last week and they told me that they have no policy for or against doing it.

 

[vacationclub]

I actually emailed Southwest about seat saving last week and they told me that they have no policy for or against doing it.

Yes, that is consistent with their hands-off policy of every man for themselves. They essentially let the cattle roam where they wish and work it out among themselves.

However, their gate agents will clearly tell you as you board that they have open seating, you have no assigned seat, you can sit in "any open seat". So, if it comes down to it, and there are 2 open seats where you and your partner want to be (to be together) and someone is "saving" one of those or both, you can sit there anyway and the FA's should back you up on that.

 

[Sherrkel]

Yes, that is consistent with their hands-off policy of every man for themselves. They essentially let the cattle roam where they wish and work it out among themselves.

However, their gate agents will clearly tell you as you board that they have open seating, you have no assigned seat, you can sit in "any open seat". So, if it comes down to it, and there are 2 open seats where you and your partner want to be (to be together) and someone is "saving" one of those or both, you can sit there anyway and the FA's should back you up on that.

Yet they will charge you $10 each flight for EBCI and then when you want a seat and someone is "saving" it - for someone in their party that didn't pay EBCI and got higher boarding; you're the bad guy (or gal) and get dirty looks the whole flight if you force the issue (I haven't done this, honestly, just know it would happen though!).
That's a little off topic to the OP, it doesn't sound like either purchased EBCI.

 

[Hannathy]

I would have him move toward the back so he will have less trouble doing it.


Less people will approach him about the seat if he is toward the back. Because if he is in the first few rows someone may get a lot more aggressive for the seats.

 

[vacationclub]

Yet they will charge you $10 each flight for EBCI and then when you want a seat and someone is "saving" it - for someone in their party that didn't pay EBCI and got higher boarding; you're the bad guy (or gal) and get dirty looks the whole flight if you force the issue (I haven't done this, honestly, just know it would happen though!).
That's a little off topic to the OP, it doesn't sound like either purchased EBCI.

I agree with you. But if you pay for EBCI you're far less likely to get in a situation where you need a seat that someone else is "saving". That is unless you're late to make your connection. Then you lost $10 per person and you sit between strangers. Gotta love SW.

 

[tjmw2727]

You can have him board, head toward the back of the aircraft and save a middle seat for you. If he sits in either the asile or the window it is doubtfull that folks boarding between the two of you will want that middle seat.

You can also wait and board with him and take the first two consecutive seats.

There are 135 seats - even with the low B you should find two seats together.

Once you reach your first stop the FA will ask you to stay seated where you are for a headcount, after that you can move seats before the new passengers start boarding.

 

[goofy4tink]

Yes, that is consistent with their hands-off policy of every man for themselves. They essentially let the cattle roam where they wish and work it out among themselves.

However, their gate agents will clearly tell you as you board that they have open seating, you have no assigned seat, you can sit in "any open seat". So, if it comes down to it, and there are 2 open seats where you and your partner want to be (to be together) and someone is "saving" one of those or both, you can sit there anyway and the FA's should back you up on that.

I have yet to see a huge issue with anyone saving one or two seats....in the same row. And SW doesn't really care. Now, if you have a family of 8 and you board and then try to save seats so as to have empty seats next to you??? Yeah, that doesn't work well. I have seen that happen, and the mad dash when the FAs announced that it was a full flight, with no empty seats was incredible.

But in all reality?? SW will have no issue with someone saving a seat in the same row. I suppose that if there is a jacket on that 'saved' seat, it isn't an 'open seat' anymore.
But it just isn't anything to worry about.

 

[vacationclub]

I have yet to see a huge issue with anyone saving one or two seats....in the same row.

I have.

And SW doesn't really care.

They don't care unless an incident happens. They are hands off until their policies cause a scene or someone complains, then they clearly remind the seat "savers" that open seating means anyone is free to sit there if it's not occupied.

I suppose that if there is a jacket on that 'saved' seat, it isn't an 'open seat' anymore.

Nope, it's still open unless a human is sitting in it regardless of all the obvious tricks people try to pull.

 

[tjmw2727]

I have yet to see a huge issue with anyone saving one or two seats....in the same row. And SW doesn't really care. Now, if you have a family of 8 and you board and then try to save seats so as to have empty seats next to you??? Yeah, that doesn't work well. I have seen that happen, and the mad dash when the FAs announced that it was a full flight, with no empty seats was incredible.

But in all reality?? SW will have no issue with someone saving a seat in the same row. I suppose that if there is a jacket on that 'saved' seat, it isn't an 'open seat' anymore.
But it just isn't anything to worry about.

Agree - I fly SWA almost monthly and a person saving the middle or even two seats especially toward the back of the aircraft isn't going to raise an eyebrow.

Unless the person you are saving for is among the last to board nobody will try and take a middle seat with a jacket/backpack on it toward the back of the aircraft.

In all my flights the only time I see the FA's have problems is when families with a lap rider (non paying infant) try and grab a seat for the baby on a full flight. Unfortunately I see this often

 

[gmeh1]

Will we be able to sit together. I went on at the 24 mark and we are in different boarding groups. My DH is A45 and I am B 24. Aggghhhhh. What about our connection do i have to do this again? Help

Why not have your husband board with you?