04-11-2023
10:45 AM
04-11-2023
10:45 AM
This from the Southwest Earlybird FAQ
EarlyBird Check-In is an option giving you the convenience of automatic check-in before our traditional 24-hour check-in. As an EarlyBird Check-In Customer, you’ll have the benefit of an earlier boarding position, a better opportunity to select your preferred available seat, and earlier access to overhead bin storage for your carryon luggage.
While not an early boarding position guarantee, it is implied.
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04-11-2023
10:38 AM
04-11-2023
10:38 AM
One can check in at the airport so EB is really not needed.
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04-11-2023
09:02 AM
04-11-2023
09:02 AM
The only logical reason to purchase EB seating is to avoid a poor boarding position. Besides a poor selection of remaining seats, overhead bin space is hard to find as well.
My daughter had a similar experience. She went the the gate agent to complain and he said "off the record" that SW continues to sell EB checkin knowing all the early boarding positions (after Business select or upgraded boarding 1-15) are already sold. He believed at some point they should be considered sold out. We were on the same flight. My wife and I purchased Anytime seats and received positions A56 and B3. We purchased these seats 4 hours after the booking window for this flight opened.
The mad dash for checkin 24 hours before flight has now been replaced by the mad dash to book the flight the second the booking window opens!
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04-03-2022
02:02 PM
04-03-2022
02:02 PM
We had a flight cancelled and they re-booked us and our new boarding passes placed us in the C group. We had paid for EB checkin. I went to the desk and they allowed us to board after all the A group but before the B's when family boarding takes place. Give it a shot
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