Southwest Question!!

[kritter]

Hi, we have flown SW before but I still have one question. I paid for EB check-in and went on this morning to pring my boarding passes for my early flight tomorrow morning and we got A30 that is the highest number I have ever gotten. Can someone tell me will the four of us still be able to sit together?? TIA!!!!!!

 

[Goofyforher]

You'll have no problems. The plane will seat between 130 and 170 passengers. Less than a quarter of the plane will be seated by the time you will board. Have a great trip!

 

[kritter]

You'll have no problems. The plane will seat between 130 and 170 passengers. Less than a quarter of the plane will be seated by the time you will board. Have a great trip!

Thanks, that makes me feel better!! I know the entire plane has been sold out for a long while!!

 

[keishashadow]

Hi, we have flown SW before but I still have one question. I paid for EB check-in and went on this morning to pring my boarding passes for my early flight tomorrow morning and we got A30 that is the highest number I have ever gotten. Can someone tell me will the four of us still be able to sit together?? TIA!!!!!!

Not sure if you bought EB for 1 person or all 4 in your party. Just holding 1 EB one could result in having your hands full trying to save 3 additonal seats from those boarding afterwards - a calculated risk i'm always too chicken to take lol. If this is the case for you, and sitting together trumps being near the front of the plane as an objective, head to back third of plane and you should have no issue sitting together. Have a great trip.

 

[Geomom]

We've been in the B 30+ area and we've been able to sit together without any problem--2 adults, 2 kids. We're near the back of the plane, but we're still together.

A 1-15 is usually their business select passengers, and those tickets aren't always sold out--there might only be 5 people out of the 15 boarding, so you'll actually have fewer people in front of you than you think.

We buy the EB for our flights home, since we can't login exactly 24 hrs. before while we're trying to enjoy ourselves on vacation.

 

[Jestocost]

If A30 is the highest you have ever received, then I suspect you haven't flown SWA in more than a year. As a PP noted, A1-15 are now reserved for Business Select ticket holders and there frequently aren't more than one or two people in those 15 slots, so today's A30 is closer to maybe A17 in the old days. In addition, SWA's top-tier frequent fliers now get priority boarding numbers, which didn't used to happen.

For comparison purposes, I checked in at 24 hours for a flight to MCO last month and got A60 and B1-3. In addition, there were people continuing on the flight from a previous airport who were on the plane and in seats before anyone boarded at our airport. We still were able to get four seats together (three in one row and one across the aisle) for the flight.

 

[Goofygirl17]

Hi Kritter!

I'm checking in at school tomorrow- 24 hrs prior to our flight. Our flight has been sold out for a long time too but we just need to sit 2 and 2 so I think we should be fine even if we get C boarding passes.

See you down there!

Goofygirl

 

[Vijoge]

Hi, we have flown SW before but I still have one question. I paid for EB check-in and went on this morning to pring my boarding passes for my early flight tomorrow morning and we got A30 that is the highest number I have ever gotten. Can someone tell me will the four of us still be able to sit together?? TIA!!!!!!

Not likely. One of you will be on the wing(outside), one in the bathroom, one underneath with the luggage, and one will have to wait for the next flight.

 

[ZooKeeper13]

Not likely. One of you will be on the wing(outside), one in the bathroom, one underneath with the luggage, and one will have to wait for the next flight.

 

[snowbunny]

Not likely. One of you will be on the wing(outside), one in the bathroom, one underneath with the luggage, and one will have to wait for the next flight.

Or sit on top of the seats looking out the sunroof

 

[kritter]

Hi Kritter!

I'm checking in at school tomorrow- 24 hrs prior to our flight. Our flight has been sold out for a long time too but we just need to sit 2 and 2 so I think we should be fine even if we get C boarding passes.

See you down there!

Goofygirl

Hey,

Did you guys have a good rest of your trip??

Lets plan to get together again soon!!