Originally Posted by
Billy Mumphrey
Flew RSW-BWI yesterday and I forgot to check in the day before. Usually at exactly 24 hours prior I can in the A55-60 or B1-15 range, so there isn't typically much advantage over family boarding. Yesterday, arriving about 45 minutes before the flight, the kiosk gave our family of four: A21, A22, A34, and A43. I was surprised and the agent said they were likely recycled numbers from cancellations. Only issue was our 2 year old was A43, so the agent made us wait until A43 to board.
We were happy with our seats so I'm not complaining, but curious if it's common to use non-consecutive boarding positions (especially with children)?
I also recently got A53+A54 positions after changing my flights at the airport 2 hours before departure. These were 2 seats that just popped up on an otherwise sold out flight. I suspect they were sequential because the canceled seats were on the same reservation. In your case, the 4 seats you got were cancellations from 3 different reservations.