Comments on: Southwest guarantees A-group boarding passes to expensive tickets and elites

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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:13:18 +0000

[...] States that’s genuinely egalitarian. JetBlue gives their better customers better seats. Ditto Southwest. Seriously: Is any airline not rewarding their best [...]

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:29:37 +0000

that link is seat-sniper.com without the comma at the end

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:55:32 +0000

Here’s the real dirt: First, business select fares. Then frequent flyers with 32+ segments. THEN PEOPLE FOR WHOM THIS IS A CONNECTING FLIGHT. That’s why the A list always fills up if your flight is not first thing in the morning. Of course if you use http://www.seat-sniper.com, you still have a good chance of getting an A pass .

By: AirSpencer

AirSpencer — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:56:51 +0000

Found this post through google while trying to figure out how many Business Select Fares are on any given plane. (Closely guarded secret, I’ll bet)

Why was I after that information?

First time flying under the new rules. Checked in 2 minutes after the 24 hour window opened, I’m the proud holder of A number 43 and 44 boarding passes. So 42 people checked in ahead of me, which I guess is possible, or there are a bunch of “Business Select” fares.

And cutesy marketing aside, SWA has always been “money talks, BS walks,” in my experience.

By: Costlytravelmistakes

Costlytravelmistakes — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:44:24 +0000

What a complete mess! The fact of the matter is Business Select members always get the better end of the “trip”.

By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:57:56 +0000

Aha! Thanks for clearing it up!

By: CrankyFlier

CrankyFlier — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:39:08 +0000

I got the scoop on how they determine your A order. First, the Business Select people get on the list, then the A-listers go. I’m told that A-listers are sorted from most segments to fewest.