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Our easy boarding process will get you in the air faster.

Check boarding position on boarding pass

1.
Check boarding pass for group and position.

Relax until your group is called

2.
Sit back and relax until your group is called.

Stand by appropriate column

3.
When your group is called, stand by appropriate column.

Choose any open seat

4.
Board and feel free to choose any open seat.

Pro tip

Want to get the seat you want? EarlyBird Check-In®11 will automatically check you into your flight for a better boarding position and earlier access to overhead bins.

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Read our traveler FAQs.

2For same-day changes, if there's an open seat on a different flight on the same calendar day as your original flight and it's between the same cities, you can book a confirmed seat on the new flight free of airline charges. If there isn't an open seat, ask a Southwest Gate Agent to add you to the same-day standby list. If there are any government taxes and fees associated with these itinerary changes, you will be required to pay those. Your original boarding position is not guaranteed.

3Priority Lanes and Express Lanes, where available, are designed to speed our Business Select and Anytime Customers, as well as A-List and A-List Preferred Members, through check-in and security lines. Priority Lanes are at Southwest check-in counters, and Express Lanes are at security checkpoints.

5Based on DOT published schedule March 30, 2022.

6If you need to change an upcoming flight itinerary, you’ll only pay the cost in fare difference.

7Failure to cancel a reservation at least 10 minutes prior to scheduled departure may result in forfeited funds.

8To receive a flight credit you must cancel your flight at least 10 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure. See My Account for flight credit expiration dates. Transferable flight credit allows you to transfer your flight credit to another person. Both must be Rapid Rewards® Members and only one transfer is permitted. The expiration date is 12 months from the date the ticket was booked. For bookings made through a Southwest® Business channel, there is a limitation to transfer only between employees within the organization.

9First and second checked bags. Weight and size limits apply.

10Refundable, as long as you cancel your reservation at least ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your flight. If you cancel, you’re eligible to receive 100% of your ticket value as a refund to your original form of payment. Southwest flight credit(s) from a previous reservation that are applied toward a Business Select or Anytime Fare will be refunded as flight credit(s).

11EarlyBird Check-In® means you will automatically be checked in to your flight 36 hours prior to scheduled departure - that’s 12 hours before our traditional 24-hour check-in. You will receive an earlier boarding position, improved seat selection, and earlier access to overhead bins. Please note, for Anytime fares purchased between 36 and 24 hours, the boarding position assignment process has begun so this may impact the boarding position assigned to you. If you purchase an Anytime fare within 24 hours of your flight’s scheduled departure, you will not receive the EarlyBird Check-In benefit. In an irregular operation situation, the boarding position is not guaranteed.

12Flights traveling 175 miles or less only serve water.