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Now that I am automatic “A” list through the end of 2019, do I still have check-in for my boarding pass as close to 24 hours in advance of my flight?
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@Jojeff wrote:Now that I am automatic “A” list through the end of 2019, do I still have check-in for my boarding pass as close to 24 hours in advance of my flight?
Congrats on attaining A List!
No you don't. Southwest will assign you a boarding position 36 hours prior to departure. You just need to obtain your boarding pass at any time, go thru security, and get to your gate before A1-30 starts to board.
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The exception to this rule SEEMS to be when you are flying Business Select. I have experienced that the time you check in does matter with BS fares, so when I am on BS, I always check in as close to 24 hours as possible. I always assumed that AList is prioritized within A1-15 with BS, but checking in alongside coworkers seems to prove that is not true.
Enjoy your benefits!
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@elijahbrantley wrote:The exception to this rule SEEMS to be when you are flying Business Select. I have experienced that the time you check in does matter with BS fares, so when I am on BS, I always check in as close to 24 hours as possible. I always assumed that AList is prioritized within A1-15 with BS, but checking in alongside coworkers seems to prove that is not true.
Enjoy your benefits!
I was under the impression it was actually order of purchase for BS - so I think the A-list priority was a red-herring, as you noted it wasn't a variable but I think it is order of purchase rather than check-in?
Since you have some co-workers on the same flights it may be possible for you to reverse engineer it?
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FYI: Business Select positions (A1-15) are assigned based on check-in time, and A-List status has no bearing on that position.
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@chgoflyer wrote:FYI: Business Select positions (A1-15) are assigned based on check-in time, and A-List status has no bearing on that position.
Good to know. I haven't usually purchased these very far in advance so I hadn't made a study of it myself.
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@DancingDavidE wrote:
@chgoflyer wrote:FYI: Business Select positions (A1-15) are assigned based on check-in time, and A-List status has no bearing on that position.
Good to know. I haven't usually purchased these very far in advance so I hadn't made a study of it myself.
I'm not sure I understand your comment -- so, just in case it's still unclear: Purchase date has nothing to do with BS boarding position, only check-in time does.
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@chgoflyer wrote:
@DancingDavidE wrote:
@chgoflyer wrote:FYI: Business Select positions (A1-15) are assigned based on check-in time, and A-List status has no bearing on that position.
Good to know. I haven't usually purchased these very far in advance so I hadn't made a study of it myself.
I'm not sure I understand your comment -- so, just in case it's still unclear: Purchase date has nothing to do with BS boarding position, only check-in time does.
it's clear - I should have been more specific that many of my BS fares were same-day purchases, so less than 24 hours. On the ones I did purchase further in advance I don't recall what my position was, or if I tried to check in right at T-24 or not.