Early Bird Checkin with Companion Pass

[breadand468]

I booked a ticket for myself, my mom, and added my girlfriend as my companion with the companion pass. My girlfriend and mom have early bird check-in for our flight, but I do not. Will I be moved up to their boarding position or will my girlfriend be moved down to mine, making her early bird check-in useless?

[dfwskier]

The system ties the companion and the companion pass holder together. So you will receive consecutive boarding positons based the the best the companion or pass holder have - makes no difference which one it is.

[breadand468]

Thanks for the reply! Just making sure I understand-so my mom, girlfriend, and I should all have consecutive boarding positions even though I (companion pass holder) do not have early bird check-in but the other two people do?

[breadand468]

Reposting as a reply because I don't think I did it correctly the first time.

Thanks for the reply! Just making sure I understand-so my mom, girlfriend, and I should all have consecutive boarding positions even though I (companion pass holder) do not have early bird check-in but the other two people do?

[dfwskier · Accepted solution]

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@breadand468 wrote:

Reposting as a reply because I don't think I did it correctly the first time.

Thanks for the reply! Just making sure I understand-so my mom, girlfriend, and I should all have consecutive boarding positions even though I (companion pass holder) do not have early bird check-in but the other two people do?

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That is correct

[Goodmoto]

I JUST got off the phone with Southwest and the agent told me that this is absolutely not correct.

Only if you have A-List will your companion be assigned a sequential boarding number. 

This applies to both Early Bird and regular check-in.

There are a number of posts containing contradicting information. I recommend calling SWA directly. 

[DancingDavidE]

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@Goodmoto wrote:

I JUST got off the phone with Southwest and the agent told me that this is absolutely not correct.

Only if you have A-List will your companion be assigned a sequential boarding number. 

This applies to both Early Bird and regular check-in.

There are a number of posts containing contradicting information. I recommend calling SWA directly. 

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Have to check with the OP if it worked or not - the description of sequential boarding is that it would work with any of the methods.

[kaylaanisesloan]

Hi - I have a companion tied to my account. Booked us round trip flights, just checked to make sure I was good for early bird checkin - its been hours since checkin has started for my flight tomorrow. I am A23 and went to check in my partner who is listed as my companion pass person and he was already checkin/reserved under A24. 

I only paid for EB checkin for me. This has happened a few times now actually. So, hopefully this helps. 

[Helen988]

thanks for sharing...

[DHardie]

The boarding position is not guaranteed next to yours. I've been waiting on this for the last 36 hours with my latest companion pass. I had early bird check-in and the SW terms per the representative said I didn't have to buy the early bird check-in for my companion that it would automatically apply to my companion and it didn't. So since my companion is my 11 year old daughter, I have wasted my $25 for my early bird check-in and will have to board later with her in the boarding group SW assigned to her. I bought her the early bird check-in for the return flight now that I know.