SW early bird check in question

[Gracie09]

probably not. You can board back with her in the B group.

 

[gwynne]

O.K., now this just happened to me... can someone please answer?

I purchase EBCI for all three of us, we are all on separate tickets, not one package.

DH and DD are in boarding group B, and I am in A... DD is only 5, can she board with me?

When there is a skip we just all board together at the highest number. (In your example that would be the highest number in B.)

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

When there is a skip we just all board together at the highest number. (In your example that would be the highest number in B.)

This is the best solution.

 

[BellsFam]

What is a skip?

 

[gwynne]

What is a skip?

Hi Bell,
A skip is just my way of explaining this:
Let's say I purchased EBCI. I print out our boarding passes, and my husband has B2 and I have B5. (The board positions skip, instead of being in exact numerical order.)
We would stand together at my point, B5.

It happens sometimes Southwest. You can be on the same itinerary and still have a skip.

 

[goofy4tink]

It is always courteous to go back to the others in your group with higher slots than you vs having them move up with you. In fact, you will pretty much annoy those behind you if you try to move someone up in the boarding groups. If a child is 4 or younger, the family can then board between the A and B groups, in 'family boarding'. But, a child can't move up to the A group to be with a parent. That parent is perfectly welcome to move back to the B group though.

 

[nkereina]

O.K., now this just happened to me... can someone please answer?

I purchase EBCI for all three of us, we are all on separate tickets, not one package.

DH and DD are in boarding group B, and I am in A... DD is only 5, can she board with me?

As PPs have mentioned, the option would be for all of you to board at the highest boarding position. If you have A58, DD has B2 and DH had B5 (as examples), you could all board together at B5. Or you can board alone, and have DD board with DH.

 

[kaytieeldr]

No. She can board with your husband at the higher boarding p o position, or you can swap with him - let him board in the A group, while you and your daughter board at your highest B position.

 

[BellsFam]

Thank you for all the help!

 

[Wood Nymph]

One of the problems I've found is that at your 24 hr mark, others 24 hour mark was earlier. I'm flying out of bwi. It is a direct flight from bwi, but that same flight started elsewhere (often north) as someone else's 1 stop flight. So those folks are already on the plane when it arrives. And if your flight is someone's connecting flight they got their boarding number at their 24 hour mark from their first flight. Does this make sense? So we now buy early bird. I do try to check to see where my flight started from before arriving at bwi. This is why some folks still get B passes. I just don't find 12.50 to be an issue. It's all part of the game now.

You just explained why we have no problem getting a good seat without ERBI on our flight out of Chicago, but rotten seats on the return flight. The plane sits overnight in Chicago and we always take the first flight out. We've often gotten seats in the mid B's without EBCI. But when we returned from Disney we ended up with high numbers in C. I never thought of the passengers that are already on the plane taking the better seats.

So on our upcoming trip I got EBCI for our return trip only. I don't want to be stuck in the back again.

 

[goofy4tink]

You just explained why we have no problem getting a good seat without ERBI on our flight out of Chicago, but rotten seats on the return flight. The plane sits overnight in Chicago and we always take the first flight out. We've often gotten seats in the mid B's without EBCI. But when we returned from Disney we ended up with high numbers in C. I never thought of the passengers that are already on the plane taking the better seats.

So on our upcoming trip I got EBCI for our return trip only. I don't want to be stuck in the back again.

I wonder where your flights were originating at when you are leaving Orlando.