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I booked this as one reservation - a round trip ticket between LA and Austin. For my outbound flight, there were no early morning direct flights between LA and Austin, so I chose one with a layover in Las Vegas. My return flight is a direct flight from Austin to LA. I did not make separate reservations for these flights, it was booked as one round trip ticket. I received one confirmation number for the entire round trip itinerary. Perhaps something has changed with how Southwest handles check ins for connecting fights? I'd be happy to share my confirmation number with someone if that would help me get a better position on my LAS-AUS fight, but it leaves tomorrow morning.  ... View more

How can I tell if it's separate flight vs a connecting flight? I booked a round trip ticket from LA to Austin. There were no early morning direct flights from LA to Austin so I chose one with a layover in Las Vegas. Wouldn't this be considered a connecting flight. I didn't make separate reservations. I booked the whole round trip ticket at once.  ... View more

This was not the case for me. I had a flight from LA to Austin with a connection where I had to change planes in Las Vegas, booked on the same reservation (same confirmation number). I checked in 24 hours before my departure time from LA and received a position in the A group. I also received my boarding pass for my flight from LA to Las Vegas, but not one for the flight from Vegas to Austin. When it was 24 hours before the second leg of my flight from Las Vegas to Austin, I got an alert on my phone that I needed to check in for that leg of the flight. I had to check in again for the Vegas to Austin leg of the flight and because I didn't do it right away, I got a position in the C group for that flight 😞. It was only then that I received my boarding pass for the second leg of my flight. Based on the above comment I thought I was checked in all the way from LA to Austin but it turns out I was not. ... View more

This is answer is inaccurate. I had a flight from LA to Austin with a connection in Las Vegas, booked on the same reservation. I checked in 24 hours before my departure time from LA and received a position in the A group. I also received my boarding pass for my flight from LA to Las Vegas, but not one from Vegas to Austin. When it was 24 hours before the second leg of my flight from Las Vegas to Austin, I got an alert on my phone that I needed to check in for that leg of the flight. Based on this comment I thought I was checked in all the way from LA to Austin but it turnes out I was not. I had to check in again for the Vegas to Austin leg of the flight and because I didn't do it right away, I got a position in the C group for that flight 😞 It was only then that I received my boarding pass for the second leg of the flight.  ... View more