Originally Posted by
joshua362
NO! Little known & common misconception. You're guaranteed a A1 to A15 BP and a free drink, that is it.
Of little practical significance unless you want an exit row, I've seen A1, A2 and A3 trip & sprint to the only 3 desirable exit row seats (the 4th is a middle) and I've seen them not care either. Depends on the WN sophistication of the traveler. An almost transcon, I'd bet on the former..
The only thing that sucks for these guys is that, while I wouldn't expect a whole planeload of MHT-PHX commuters, I bet there are *some* thrus who are going to snag those exit row seats. For pax near MHT who find BOS highly inconvenient, this Southwest connection *might* represent their best morning route to PHX.
(Certainly not enough of these to take all of the window seats.)