B31 in January??

Old Jan 20, 2020, 5:15 am
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B31 in January??

I just checked in for my flights tomorrow and was surprised to see B-31 and B-15! In the middle of January no less. I got A-19 in the middle of December! Im not to worried about the B-15 but I really hope with B-31 I still get a window seat. Its a 737-700 Ill be on both legs.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 5:48 am
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Are you under the assumption that less people fly SW in January than December?

Note that if your "tomorrow" is Tuesday 1/21, it's potentially a typical early Monday morning flight heavy with business travellers since today is a holiday for a lot of people.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 5:58 am
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Originally Posted by mpw81
Are you under the assumption that less people fly SW in January than December?

Note that if your "tomorrow" is Tuesday 1/21, it's potentially a typical early Monday morning flight heavy with business travellers since today is a holiday for a lot of people.
I just assumed less people fly in January overall not just SW. kids back in school and holiday season over, it Is tomorrow 1/21 at 7am so that makes sense for business travelers.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 6:49 am
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By the way, be sure to mention how you checked in. Is that at T-24 or a few minutes afterward? Or many hours afterward? Or EBCI perhaps....
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 6:56 am
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Originally Posted by Peoriaman1
By the way, be sure to mention how you checked in. Is that at T-24 or a few minutes afterward? Or many hours afterward? Or EBCI perhaps....
Agreed. The route likely has a pretty big impact as well.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 7:18 am
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Originally Posted by Peoriaman1
By the way, be sure to mention how you checked in. Is that at T-24 or a few minutes afterward? Or many hours afterward? Or EBCI perhaps....
On the dot right at T-24. Literally holding my finger over the check in to get it right when the clock changed.
my route is TPA-BNA, change planes, BNA-Houston (Hobby)
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 7:20 am
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And I bet thousands of people got C-xx boarding today as well.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 7:47 am
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And I bet thousands of people got C-xx boarding today as well.
Thats true...and Im thankful I didnt Im just very surprised I got this at T-24. Thats never happened, the only time I was farther back (B-54) was when I had a cancelled flight and couldnt check in at T-24.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 8:08 am
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Sometimes its hard to predict how a particular flight will stack up. Maybe yours had a bunch of EBCI folks all of whom got numbers ahead of yours.

Interestingly, I get my best T-24 numbers on my 5:30AM flights; ones which I would otherwise assume to be heavy with EBCI purchases (because there are a lot of folks not willing to set their alarm early just to check in at 5:30!). But when I get an A-25 or A-30 it tells me there aren't a lot of EBCIs for that flight.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 9:32 am
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Originally Posted by Peoriaman1
Sometimes its hard to predict how a particular flight will stack up. Maybe yours had a bunch of EBCI folks all of whom got numbers ahead of yours.

Interestingly, I get my best T-24 numbers on my 5:30AM flights; ones which I would otherwise assume to be heavy with EBCI purchases (because there are a lot of folks not willing to set their alarm early just to check in at 5:30!). But when I get an A-25 or A-30 it tells me there aren't a lot of EBCIs for that flight.
I get my best on those as well. I think because we are the crazy one willing to get up at 5:30am lol
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Did you see this thread? Did you have to click more than once? Reports that WN's time is not synchronized to the official US time anymore...

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Old Jan 20, 2020, 9:42 am
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That’s just a sign you shouldn’t go to LIT today. Family says it’s cold there
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 10:39 am
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I think you'll still be fine with B31. I had B55 yesterday and B51 today and still got windows. I was a little lazy and a minute behind lol.
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by wrp96
Thats just a sign you shouldnt go to LIT today. Family says its cold there
Im actually going to visit family. Coming from Florida Im not crazy about the temperature! Lol
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Old Jan 20, 2020, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by 737MAX8
I think you'll still be fine with B31. I had B55 yesterday and B51 today and still got windows. I was a little lazy and a minute behind lol.
Good to know! Thanks! Ill sit in the very last row if I have to, I love window seats.
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