When I book a ticket with SouthWest can I get a seat next to somebody who's booking his flight separately?
I found a reasonable priced flight from Providence, RI to Phoenix. I want to fly together with a friend and if possible we want to sit next to each other. But each one of us wants to purchase our tickets separately. So is it somehow possible that this works out the way I want?
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Southwest has an open seating policy. That meaning you pick your own seat once you board the aircraft. So, the key to getting seats together, is to check-in prior to your flight (24hrs) online and get a good boarding number. Then one of you can head down the jetway, board, and save the seat next to you for your friend. Its not hard, just checking in the night before to get earlier boarding will almost guarantee you two seats together.
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i purchased a online ticket for southwest houston to las vegas and when they started boarding first came online then everyone else i think but you might want to ask customer service but from what i know they don't have assign seating
3 :
Since Southwest does not have assigned seats, your luck is based on chance. Just get you and your friend to check in exactly 24 hours before departure to get A seating, or you and your friend can purchase "Early-Bird Check-In" which almost 100% of the time guarantees an A boarding position (all the early bird positions are near each other). Good luck!
