SW questions

[PhillyPooh]

Hi. I have never booked air through Southwest before but I refuse to fly US Air anymore and I definitely want non-stop flights from Philly to MCO. I have it narrowed down to Southwest and Airtran. I'm hesitant to book Airtran because I'm afraid they will change our flight times. We are going on a cruise next May and I am getting very anxious and frustrated waiting to book our air for May 19th - 27th. My question concerning Southwest is - once you check in 24 hours ahead of time and get your assigned group (A,B or C), when you get to the airport what do you do. I know this probably sounds dumb to those of you who are used to flying on Southwest but I have always flown an airline where I already had my seats assigned ahead of time. When I get to the airport do I check in some where and how/where do I go? Do I have to stand in a line somewhere? Are these lines marked with signs? Thank you so much for the help and info. Hopefully Southwest will open up their schedule through May soon. Wanda

 

[sandy5764]

I have flown SW from Philadelphia to MCO a couple of times. I love it. When you get to the gate there will be a line for each section (A,B,C). You just get in your particular line, and when it's time to board you just sit wherever you want. You do not have to check in again at the airport. I also was there in plenty of time and was one of the first people in line. The only downfall to this is that you have to "stand" in line. There were people would didn't get in line until they announced that they were going to start boarding. A downfall to not standing in line is if there is a group of you (or even just 2 of you) and you want to sit together. If that is the case, then I definitely would get in line early so that you can sit together.