kerflumexed

I think youse guys should have T-shirts that on the back have BOP in big letters and "Boarding Order Police" in big letters on the front. And, you should be equipped with a soft foam mallet to BOP the evil-doers.

Some years ago, DAL-AUS, old system, full flight, two little old ladies, very well dressed trotted thru the the A line with their C boarding cards. When they got to the Ops Agent, they just smiled sweetly. I was right behind them. I just looked at the Ops Agent and said "They are good aren't they."

My current practice is to just go to the back of the sub-group I am in. I don't want to jockey positions, I just want a seat on the airplane. If someone asks what my number is, I will tell them, otherwise I try to avoid boarding position fun. Life is too short.

Hayden

Or maybe Nerf fencing sabers?

nachoman205

Since you are a SWA CP holder you are surely not behind many folks in line. Sounds like you are just stirring the pot

swaluvr

???????? I'm a CP holder BUT NOT an A-Lister--my points come from my SW CC------so unless I check-in at T-24 OR pay for EBCI--------I can find myself in the C boarding group very easily.

frequentflier09

As an A-lister on full flights I could honestly care less. I guess I may get confused with those "line jumpers" on occasion as I often stand there covering my boarding pass since I don't feel that everyone needs to know my info (like first and last name).

nachoman205

I guess if they call your name out in the terminal you just sit there. I have heard some dumb stuff but that is really no reason to not let anyone know your BP number. Contrary to what you think most people could care less who/what/where you are. They just want you to board in order.

Also as long as you are in order nobody will give a rip but based on our response you most certainly fit the rules are not for me category

nachoman205

Just for my own benefit how do you become a CP holder witha SW CC? how much do you have to charge? DId not know this was possible?

pinniped

If you earn 100 credits from any source in 1 year, you earn CP. They do not have to be flight credits.

Another common way to hit CP is a Marriott Travel Package plus a few car rentals. (Well, "common" around here and the Marriott board where we talk about these things semi-often.)

Granted, most people probably get there with a mix of flights and non-flight credits. The people to whom a CP is most valuable also tend to take a lot of flights.

remedy

Probably not, but like others on the board, it is just irritating to see folks not play by the rules. On my flight Monday, there were a whole bunch of passengers in wheel chairs (maybe 8-10), each of whom had someone escorting them on and all of whom stayed on board after the wheelchair-bound person was seated. One of these "companions" took an exit row seat and saved the other seats in this row for other late (really late) boarders. All of us low A numbered boarders protested to the flight attendant who dismissed the situation by saying "he helped a passenger in a wheelchair." Again,we got decent seats, but it was irritating to see this workaround of the boarding system. I suppose " seat saving" is a subject of another thread...

nsx

You can charge $120k and fly zero, fly 100 times and charge zero, or anywhere in between. Add car rentals, hotel stays, transfers from Choice Privileges, and transfers from Amex (until June 30 anyway) and pretty soon 100 points comes within reach. When the CO to Amtrak to Choice to RR train was running at full speed, a mere 25k CO miles would take you halfway to a Companion Pass. I cleaned out my CO account and then moved a couple of CO credit card signup bonuses to Choice.

jrpaguia

Well, knowing someone's first+lastname and conf number, a malicious person with a smartphone can cancel your reservation...or if I want to make sure A16 doesn't get onboard before me.

MikeyZBT

Seriously... who cares?! I mean, if you are the 15th, 20th, or 25th person on the plane, you're pretty much getting the exact same selection of seats... You'll get your window or aisle as long as you are in A.

MikeyZBT

Or you could just stand near the number 16 like you are supposed to....

jrpaguia

Usually, it really isn't that big of a deal but on longer flights, I can think of seven reasons why getting on-board in your rightfully earned (or paid for) position is key: 11C, 11A, 12F, 1D, 1C, 1F, 1A.

....and there isn't that much else to complain about when flying WN.

Ya, at ONT, it is easy to sit by the 16-20 pole until it's time.

FirstClassGuy

Maybe it is because I fly on WN twice a week and have way too much time on my hands waiting for flights but I did a study over three months of the supposed diasabled boarding groups out of SMF. Since I am a CP and A lister I usually always get a good seat. what confused me was the amount of folks who needed preboarding then when the plane landed they bolted out of the plane like OJ Simpson in those old Hertz commercials. I tracked these folks and sent the results to SWA customer service. 82% of those folks who preboarded exhibited the land and run behavior. I was told by SWA that they have to take a persons word that they need pre boarding. I also suggested that in the interest of these folks safety if they require extra time boarding then they should probably stay on the plane till the others have deplaned so they have plenty of time to get off of the plane without being pushed or in a clump of folks. SWA told me they could not do that as well. Surprisingly after I received the email this arbritary pre boarding came to a sudden halt and the incidence of this activity has dramatically reduced. Coincedence? I would encourage all of you who are frusted to write to the SWA custmer service and voice your issues.