A+ boarding position
#20
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2
A 32
I have noticed my boarding position getting higher and higher, on all flights, not just heavy business routes. (A 32, A 30 , A 29)
I am A-List Preferred and have been for a while.
Not a positive trend for us loyal A-List Preferred flyers.
I am A-List Preferred and have been for a while.
Not a positive trend for us loyal A-List Preferred flyers.
#21
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
As the year goes by and more people achieve status your number may get higher. At the beginning of the year when people who did not renew are dropped the numbers should go down.
#24
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,832
That all depends. No one knows the formula WN uses, but I doubt length of time someone has been A-List probably factors in much. It's probably a combination of how many flights flown in the last year, last three months, how much money you've spent in the last year and three months, and the fare you're flying on for that particular flight. If a newbie beats you using that formula, oh well.
#25
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,589
My guess is that it's mostly based on year to date Tier Qualifying Points. I consistently make A-list Preferred at less than 15000 TQP's, which puts me at the end of A-List Preferred all year.
#26
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,832
#27
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 210
If that were the case, you'd notice that your boarding position would creep to a higher number as the year went on, and not jump 15 spots all at once.
#29
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: RNO
Programs: AA/DL/UA
Posts: 10,747
Now what we need to know is how many people are in the A1-15 or 30 group. For example, if there's no one and therefore the first person to board is A31 then we know it's a glitch.
#30
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 210
The A31 position would NEVER be the first to board, unless A16-30 simply never show up... which would never happen.