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I wish SWA would ratchet up A-List members boarding position automatically.  I discovered once I book a flight my boarding position is locked in depending on how many others before me booked the same flight (for example I just got and A-35 boarding position on a flight I booked over a month ago) but if someone cancels or changes their reservation (like A-12 for example) and someone else books that same flight the day someone cancelled they are assigned the open A-12 boarding position instead of bumping up the next A-List person in line and so-on. A friend booked the same flight as me the day before and he got A-24 bording position, way ahead of me and I've had my booking for a month. That would be more fair for us that book in advance over those that book later.  ... View more

I'm not seeing any other reports of this being a widespread issue. (Not since the systems problem discussed earlier.)   1) Did you book or make a change less than 36 hours out? 2) Does you BP say "A-LIst" on it? 3) If not, contact Southwest to check that your status is attached to all future flights, as it may have been dropped from this one ("glitch").   Good luck. ... View more