Thank you for letting me know about that for the free checked bag. Too bad it's just for 2 people - I'd hoped it'd cover any tickets purchased with the card.
No, just you and one other person.
Only preboard customers board ahead of A seating. Families with small children board between A and B groups, unless of course they are already in the A boarding group. And someone who is in the A group can't bring a child with them unless that child also has an A boarding position. We saw this happen on a flight. A woman was in the first 15 spots and tried to bring a child (not an infant) with her. The child was not allowed to board with her.
On our last flight from Fort Lauderdale to Virginia there were fifteen handicapped passengers in wheel chairs and over ten families with small children that boarded before my spouse and me. We were number 3 and 4 in the A boarding system. Totally unfair. IMHO
Wait, SW has a policy for people of size? Like height? What’s the limit?
You can easily google search for "southwest customer of size policy".
Southwest has some kind of pre board policy. I hear them announce something about if your boarding pass has pre board printed on it. This is separate from wheelchair. I don't know who these people are, perhaps some are military or veteran. I am not exactly sure but I see several that board after those needing assistance and before A group.
Southwest boards families w/ small children after A group, so you were not affected by them. But the pre-board situation is pretty much out of control with Southwest now; there are so many people just gaming the system, because they can just claim they need to pre-board w/o any special documentation, etc.
One nice thing about Marriott Titanium membership is the complimentary United Silver upgrade. It provides free checked bag and access to preferred seating. I don't fly United that often due to its limited flights out of CVG, but it is now my second choice after Delta because I'm lifetime Gold. Southwest was great when we flew out of MCI, but the number of 'handicapped' and family boarders kept increasing, so the early boarding cost wasn't worth it. It is interesting that most of those 'handicapped' boarders were able to disembark on their own with no assistance.
I've been wondering if all the media coverage of the SWA Miracle Flights has anything to do with this seat assignment change. While those seeking ambulatory miracles still can get on first, they may be assigned to seats in the back, making the scam less important. Southwest has to pay for all those wheelchairs (reported as $15-$20 each), for both departure and arrival, even if they are not used on arrival.
Anyone who claims they need pre board but do not need "assistance."
That's pretty cheesy.
COBOL! AS400!
30 yrs ago
I don't understand how they're going to do that. Are they going to reconfigure the planes to remove seats in order to allow extra legroom? Or just charge extra for the emergency exit row? I don't get it.
The rows slide on tracks. They can remove a row near the front and then slide 6-8 rows to give them more legroom.
JetBlue also allows more passengers free baggage as long as they are on the same reservation. I think it's 3, but it may be 4.
