As others have posted it's been that way for a while (don't remember the exact date but it's probably somewhere in this vast thread lol).Not happy with the increase in the Early Bird...$25.00 a person
Sorry, already posted this.
Ah, I remember that sad day too. How come our kids have to grow up so fast??A sad day has come... booked our summer vacation which is my last "Family Boarding" ever as my younger daughter will turn 7 at the end of next summer... Hello $200 in EBCI expenses next time I book, lol! Luckily we don't ever pay for the flights due to points so this just means my flights will cost $200 RT instead of $0 RT,
Yep, we do EBCI, even though my kids are older they are complicated on board in my opinion! They want to be with dad, lol, so I get a seat by myself!A sad day has come... booked our summer vacation which is my last "Family Boarding" ever as my younger daughter will turn 7 at the end of next summer... Hello $200 in EBCI expenses next time I book, lol! Luckily we don't ever pay for the flights due to points so this just means my flights will cost $200 RT instead of $0 RT,
Has anyone who booked flights that opened today checked the aircraft associated with their flights? One of my flights shows the MAX 8, though I really question the aircraft being certified as airworthy any time in the foreseeable future. When I noticed that flights to/from my home airport were cut back by Southwest, I assumed it was because the fleet was smaller due to the grounding of the MAX, but now I'm not so sure; it could be that route expansion is reallocating the aircraft.
Neither plane is the MAX 8, so you are in luck.One of mine is a 737-800 and the other is a 737-700. I don't think either of these are MAX planes, but I don't know enough about all of that to say for sure. The disclaimer appeared to say something specifically about the MAX 8, so I don't think my aircrafts fall in this category.
Not in this release, but my flight that I booked returning on May 1st is scheduled to be on a MAX-8. I want to change, but the next flight would get me home around 1am and I don't want to deal with that. So, I'm a bit nervous!Has anyone who booked flights that opened today checked the aircraft associated with their flights? One of my flights shows the MAX 8, though I really question the aircraft being certified as airworthy any time in the foreseeable future. When I noticed that flights to/from my home airport were cut back by Southwest, I assumed it was because the fleet was smaller due to the grounding of the MAX, but now I'm not so sure; it could be that route expansion is reallocating the aircraft.
I have a feeling that Southwest will not be flying the MAX 8 at that time. They currently have the MAX 8 grounded, till the beginning of March, and the FAA still has not declared the plane to be safe for flying.Not in this release, but my flight that I booked returning on May 1st is scheduled to be on a MAX-8. I want to change, but the next flight would get me home around 1am and I don't want to deal with that. So, I'm a bit nervous!
Keep in mind that those who purchase Business Select and even Anytime fares are highly likely to receive a better boarding position than Wanna Get Away fares. Who knows what algorithm SW uses to determine boarding slots but you can be sure that they are certainly going to reward those who spend the most on their tickets.I know how boarding positions are assigned with early bird check in is a big topic around here so I wanted to post our experience from last week. I booked immediately on opening morning for my DH with points & added early bird immediately. I know the trick to check the low fare page & actually booked before the fares were showing up on the regular booking page.
I then went back in & added myself flying free as his companion. I booked my early bird at the same time. I also booked round trips so everything was booked all at the same time.
When I have done this before, we have always gotten As, usually 20s- 40s. So I was surprised when checked my husband in first & he got B3. I thought that was very strange because there was no way 45 people could possibly have bought EBCI before him. There just wasn’t. But I prepared myself mentally to get B4 or higher. I was shocked that I had A17! Even more shocked when I lined up for boarding & there was no one in A1-16! Yes, not just no one in 1-15, but no one was A16 either. I was the first person in general boarding & I was flying free as his companion! Our family members who did not purchase EBCI but checked themselves in at the 24 hour mark got B 17 & 18, just a few slots behind DH.
On our return flight, my DH was A17 & I was A20. This is pretty much what we normally experience when I book quickly on opening day. I have never gotten a number before his when I am booked as his companion. I am convinced some strange glitch happened with his check in on the first flight. And he should have been A16 which is why that slot was empty too. There is no way 45 people booked EBCI before him & less than 14 others did in all the months since i booked us on opening day.