Sitting with child on Southwest

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

Why are so many of you such shitty people? Do better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't normally fly Southwest and I have no kind of status with them. A relative used points to buy tickets for me and my 10 year old to fly from BWI to Raleigh (and back) for a visit. These will be weekday flights in August so hopefully not crowded, but I'm still a little worried about seating. Is there anything I can or should do to ensure we have no trouble sitting together on the flights?

Before I had kids, I never liked to fly Southwest. I always thought it was somehow a lesser airline. However, after having kids it’s the only airline I fly unless I cannot because of the route, or some other reason. I love Southwest because there are lots of kids and babies on board who are crying etc. and it makes me feel very very comfortable if my children aren’t being perfectl. And that’s in stark contrast to something like United where you have eye rollers who think because they paid for premium economy, or something like that that they’re entitled to complete silence.

All the negative attention about children and parents sitting together is disturbing, but quite frankly I’ve never experienced it. I’ve never known anyone who has personally experienced it, and I have never had a problem sleeping with my kids, even when they were babies.

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What is the big deal. Parents want to sit with their kids and people are freaking out. What if there was an emergency on the plan, are the strangers on the plane sitting near my child really going to look out for them or comfort them?

I agree it rarely happens but it did on my most recent flight. Flight attendants made several announcements. Mom was basically refusing to sit down until they accommodated her. (This was Southwest.) When someone finally relented it turns out the “kid” mom was demanding to sit with was as tall as mom. The kid looked mortified.

They should have been removed from the plane.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would check if you have early bird checkin— I think it comes automatically with some fare classes so some award tickets get it.

If you don’t have it and are worried, you can spend like $20 pp to get it. Early bird checkin has southwest check you in before anyone not paying for it so it will guarantee you boarding numbers low enough to sit together.

That said if you just set an alarm on your phone for 24 hrs before your flight and check in as close to 24 hours as possible it is highly likely you will be able to get a low enough number to sit together.

"as close to 24 hours as possible" = the nanosecond that 24 hours hits. If you wait even a few minutes your boarding group may be much worse.

This happened to me recently. I was 3 Minutes past the login and got last B group. I managed to snag the last three seats together at the back of the plane for my kids to sit together and I was in the row in-front do them. Two seats should be no problem as long as you do t get C group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

[Anonymous]

Like many others have said, either pay for early bird check in or check in yourself manually at the 24 hour mark. Depending on your position you may need to go further back in the plane but you still should be able to get a seat together.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

Then SW is not the airlines for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

Then SW is not the airlines for you.

Right, I feel like I already said that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

Then SW is not the airlines for you.

Right, I feel like I already said that.

Well, beggars can't be choosers. If you buy your own plane tickets, you can choose the airline.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

Then SW is not the airlines for you.

Right, I feel like I already said that.

When I fly United or Delta it seems like to get assignd seats you have to pay additional fees. Or there may be none left together for my group (without further upgrades). SW at least you have a shot at sitting together on the day of.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

Then SW is not the airlines for you.

Right, I feel like I already said that.

When I fly United or Delta it seems like to get assignd seats you have to pay additional fees. Or there may be none left together for my group (without further upgrades). SW at least you have a shot at sitting together on the day of.

You have that option on any airline. You just have to pay more. $ talks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, thanks! It sounds like I can choose to spend money to upgrade boarding if I don't get a good boarding group upon check-in? If so, that's what I'll do.

I know SW has many fans, but to me it's so needlessly inconvenient not to assign seats.

I agree, and it's rarely ever the cheapest anymore. I don't understand why they don't offer the option of paying for assigned seats. I hate having to hover over the computer at the 24-hour mark, the lining up and asking people what their number is, the rush onto the plane to grab seats together. Traveling is stressful enough without this hassle.

They do. You pay extra per ticket.

For assigned seats?

No.... For early check in. Which means a high number. Which means seats together. Try to keep up.

Yeah I get that. Not the same. I still want assigned seats.

Then SW is not the airlines for you.

Right, I feel like I already said that.

Well, beggars can't be choosers. If you buy your own plane tickets, you can choose the airline.

The person you're talking to is not the OP, because I am the OP. But yeah, this airline is clearly not for me. I would never have expected 7 pages of people being rude over a simple logistics question.