Southwest Airlines Community

Never cancel a confirmed reservation until you confirm the replacement reservation.  It will be a double-booking if exactly the same date with the same route or even a different one, but you have several hours or days before the airline automatically cancels one of them.  So make your new res and then go and cancel the old one, paying attention to the Record Locater.  ... View more

What's really puzzling to me is there are usually half the people needing assistance to get off of the plane and out the jetway than were needing to preboard due to a disability.  For example, 12 people in wheelchairs to preboard, but only 6 wheelchairs needed to get people off of the plane.  6 people needing assistance to get on simply stand up and walk off.  I even saw a lady once at baggage claim for our flight actually pushing her dog in the wheelchair. ... View more

Put it on your back when boarding.  Get the A group or at least B15.  Pay for the upgrade if you must.  Go to rows 15-20 and take a window seat before anyone is there so you don't have to make a scene.  You could even sneak it into the overhead with your other carryon perhaps, but the center seat has the largest space and the window is 2nd largest.  Don't take any exit row seat, which is usually 3 rows on each side of the plane. ... View more

I completely get what you are saying bbland.  I feel the same way.  I have several pieces of luggage for differing situations.  Seems most of the replies don't get it. One specific situation is a carryon for Southwest, i.e. 24x16x10.  I actually have an older travelpro but it is not a spinner, just a two-wheeler.  Harder to pull and definitely won't roll down the aircraft aisle, like a spinner that you can turn sideways.  Its green, which unfortunately sometimes deceives the boarding agent and I have to prove it meets their rules by putting it in the sizer and they are astonished that it is perfectly sized, wheels and all.  The wheels are somewhat recessed.  It would be too big for other airlines and international.  I bought it in an online clearance sale 5 years ago and not seen one since. The best alternative would be the Travelpro Crew VersaPack Max Carry-on Rollaboard Spinner.  It is 55 Liters interior volume vs the one that another responder suggested (49L) and half the cost at $200.  It is 23x15.5x10 (or 2" thicker if you expand it, which I have found to be just fine, especially in the MAX 737's).   That's including wheels, etc.  So you are still not getting the maximum size for southwest, but awfully close.  Very stable and easy to roll.  I ditched the interior folding board for extra space.   https://travelpro.com/collections/standard-carry-on-luggage-and-suitcases/products/crew%E2%84%A2-versapack%E2%84%A2-max-carry-on-expandable-rollaboard%C2%AE?variant=20372015284322  There are actually a couple of 24x16x10 carryons I have found online, but they are cheap and cant possibly match the travelpro quality.  ... View more