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 I heard a rumor today that Southwest may be announcing something on February 14 this Thursday about when they’re going to be starting to fly in and out of Hawaii     Fingers crossed that we’re  going to hear some good news   🌺🌺🏄🏽‍♀️🏄🏽‍♂️🏄🏽‍♀️🏄🏽‍♂️🏝🏝🏖🏖⛳️⛳️🍹🍹🍍🍍🥥🥥🍍🍍🌸🌸🌺🌺 ... View more

I suppose not being able to board at your assigned position after paying the extra fee for EarlyBird Check-In is no worse than when people who haven't bought it/paid the extra fee jump ahead of you in line (because Southwest reissues the positions of those checked in who cancel prior to flight).   I think it's wise to fully understand what your $15 guarantees you (auto check in) and what it does not (much of anything else, including consecutive positions for all members of a group).   Last year, Southwest earned nearly $400 million on EarlyBird Check-In fees alone, so clearly some passengers find it worth the cost. 😉 ... View more

when you check in a multiple passenger reservation it will check everyone in. You won't be able to use mobile boarding passes though as that is not a feature yet but you can get the boarding passes at the kiosk when you get to the airport but still check in at the 24 hour mark to get your boarding position otherwise you will end up in the C group most likely if you wait to check in at the airport    hope this helps Blake  ... View more