After flying dozens of flights on SWA over the past decades, somehow I completely forgot to check in online before my recent flight to Houston Hobby. This is very out of charactor for me! I blame it on flying Delta earlier on my sister's travel points. I must have gotten out of the habit.... I was then in for a big surprise to learn at the gate that I was not guarenteed a seat. They asked for volunteers to wait till the next flight (and earn some flight $$) and luckily, at the very last minute I learned that I was able to board as planned. I was the very last one on the plane - another new experience for me. Alls well that ends well but it was a close call.
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