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Southwest Airlines Question

Anubis

No Lifer
OK i purchased a ticket online yesterday for a flight from St Louis to Buffalo

so i can get back after driving the porsch to St Louis

However i never received an email conformation thingie because my email server was down because it had been hacked, now i dont know what to do, ive never purchased a ticket online before and have no idea what to do when i go to the airport in st louis

anyone help?
 
Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

1. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

2. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more."

3. "Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you or your money more than Southwest Airlines."

4. A mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas to Chicago and the son who had been looking out the window turned to his mother and said. "If big dogs have baby dogs, and big cats have baby cats. Why don't big planes have little planes?" The mother who couldn't think of an answer told her son to ask the stewardess. So the little boy asked the stewardess the same question he asked his mother and the stewardess asked "Did your mother tell you to ask me?" He said that she had. With a clever grin, she said "Tell your mother, it's because Southwest Airlines always pulls out on time."
 
all you need to do is show up on time with your drivers license, you don't have to have any kind of paperwork or reciept

if you show up for the flight with photo id , they will put you on the plane (assuming you really bought the ticket)
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
all you need to do is show up on time with your drivers license, you don't have to have any kind of paperwork or reciept

if you show up for the flight with photo id , they will put you on the plane (assuming you really bought the ticket)

well it was purchased for me by my brother in law
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: FoBoT
all you need to do is show up on time with your drivers license, you don't have to have any kind of paperwork or reciept

if you show up for the flight with photo id , they will put you on the plane (assuming you really bought the ticket)

well it was purchased for me by my brother in law

then you are all set, just be there for the flight with a photo id
 
I think you shoudl be fine, Southwest has kiosk check in so if you go up to the southwest desk at your airport, you should be able to swipe your CC on one of the computers and it should be able to re cognize who you are instantly. If you have bags to check the people there will do it for you. It's all very hassle free.
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
I think you shoudl be fine, Southwest has kiosk check in so if you go up to the southwest desk at your airport, you should be able to swipe your CC on one of the computers and it should be able to re cognize who you are instantly. If you have bags to check the people there will do it for you. It's all very hassle free.

thats only if you bought the ticket on that CC IIRC
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: Mo0o
I think you shoudl be fine, Southwest has kiosk check in so if you go up to the southwest desk at your airport, you should be able to swipe your CC on one of the computers and it should be able to re cognize who you are instantly. If you have bags to check the people there will do it for you. It's all very hassle free.

thats only if you bought the ticket on that CC IIRC

I dont think so, my dad buys my ticket home from college all the time and I just use the CC i have on me. I think its just a form of ID.
 
no, any cc in your name works. it just reads your name off the mag stripe to verify who you are

i bought a ticket this summer with my wife's CC, and used a different cc to check in with

it doesn' t have to be the same card or account or anything, they just use it to see if the name of the passenger on the ticket matches the cc you swipe
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, any cc in your name works. it just reads your name off the mag stripe to verify who you are

i bought a ticket this summer with my wife's CC, and used a different cc to check in with

it doesn' t have to be the same card or account or anything, they just use it to see if the name of the passenger on the ticket matches the cc you swipe

ok thats sweet

thsi is the first time ive ever flown without actually haveing a real ticket before hand
 
Just go to the kiosk and give them your name and show them your ID. It will be fine. I never bother doing anything else. Southwest is a pretty good airline.
 
1) Call and get a confimation number from their cs.
2) At 12:01 AM use the online check in.
3) Go to the airport and be in the first group to board the plane.
 
Originally posted by: Evadman
Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

1. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

2. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more."

3. "Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you or your money more than Southwest Airlines."

4. A mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas to Chicago and the son who had been looking out the window turned to his mother and said. "If big dogs have baby dogs, and big cats have baby cats. Why don't big planes have little planes?" The mother who couldn't think of an answer told her son to ask the stewardess. So the little boy asked the stewardess the same question he asked his mother and the stewardess asked "Did your mother tell you to ask me?" He said that she had. With a clever grin, she said "Tell your mother, it's because Southwest Airlines always pulls out on time."

I can confirm that. On my flight from SoCal to Oakland the announcer said a lot of hilarious shit.
 
Originally posted by: Pantoot
1) Call and get a confimation number from their cs.
2) At 12:01 AM use the online check in.
3) Go to the airport and be in the first group to board the plane.

Do you really get into group A? I thought they gave you like last priority or something because of the online/in person check in.

For the OP, I usually bring a copy of the confirmation, but I haven't needed it for 8 total flights on SW from northern california to southern california. I usually get to my seat awaiting bording pretty quickly. Arrive at airport, show up at the kiosk and slide any credit card, go through screening, and take a seat.
 
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Do you really get into group A? I thought they gave you like last priority or something because of the online/in person check in.

If you do it at 12:01 you are very likely to get group A. As it gets closer to the flight you might get group B, depending on how many people are checked in already.

 
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