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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The last flight they announced any MINOR could do family boarding. I don’t think you’ll have any problem. Set an alarm to check in right at 24 hours in advance to be absolutely sure. [/quote]

Call me horrible, but I think it should be limited to small kids. The Southwest policy is seven and under. I would not normally care, but I've had three flights recently where I paid for early check-in and wound up in the B group. I don't think it's fair that people who paid to board earlier should have to defer to those who did not pay and who don't fit the criteria for family boarding. [/quote]

Seven is young and that's likely why Southwest employees choose not to enforce it.  If it was a more common sense age, then sure, be more strict about it.  But believe me, flight attendants would rather kids just be sitting with their parents and letting them board with family boarding is the surest way to guarantee that.[/quote]

I flew SW recently with my 7 year old twins who are tiny and look 5. The gate agent stopped us and said only under 7 could board with family boarding. The idea of a 7 year old sitting between strangers on a plane, out of sight of her parents, is totally nuts. I said they were 6, which is not ideal! The system is ridiculous.[/quote]

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