Southwest question

[Kandi76]

I bought 2 tickets thru SW and also purchased the EBCI for both, my question is if my boarding pass is say A17 would my husbands be A18. I know they don't assign seats but I was wondering will we basically board together.

 

[georgina]

Did you buy them together, on the same confirmation #? Then you should be together or very close. I don't do the early bird much, but we have always been together when I have purchased it.

Last week, I checked in myself for a SW flight and we got B10 and B12, even though we were on the same reservation, which I thought was odd.

 

[robhawk]

In my 6 SW flights 5 times we're together. The other we were 3 apart. Something like A48 & A51 we boarded together at 51

 

[tjmw2727]

I bought 2 tickets thru SW and also purchased the EBCI for both, my question is if my boarding pass is say A17 would my husbands be A18. I know they don't assign seats but I was wondering will we basically board together.

You will probably have consecutive boarding numbers but even if you don't you can board together at the highest number. We fly SWA often and I think twice now we have had non consecutive numbers with Me at say A30 and my dd's at A34 and 35 - I just boarded with them as no one minds moving ahead a space in line

 

[Kandi76]

Thanks for the info, our flight is at 6am and I had decided that early bird was the way to go for me lol the thought of having to get up early 2 days in a row was just ugh lol. I did buy them together so they are on the same con#. From some stuff I had read I was worried that he and I would not get to board close to the same time.

 

[Thumper_Man]

Glad to see we're not the only one's that has happened to. Last year when we went to DL, I got A40 and DW A43, even though we were on the same confirmation #. As others have done, I just boarded with DW at her position. We let 41 and 42 go ahead of us.

 

[dudspizza]

We bought EBCI both ways last trip and both ways they were not in sequential order. We would have something like A 43 44 46 48. In the end, people in line are cool and we usually just let those in between us move ahead.

 

[goofy4tink]

Happens all the time. But, people are more than happy to move up a few spots in the line! Just don't try to have the higher numbered passenger board with the lower numbered person!

 

[LisaS]

Even when the tickets are purchased together (same confirmation number) and you add EBCI to both at the same time, you could end up separated by a boarding position or two. The worst that can happen is that one of you gets A60 and the other gets B1. If you opt to board in your assigned spot, A60 gets to board, then they do family boarding, then B1 gets to board. In that case I would ask the gate agent if it's OK for the two of you to board together at the end of the A group.

 

[Kandi76]

Thanks for all the info. This is the first time I've flown in many many years. Reading everyone's responses have giving me a good learning experience.