Families first – with a caveat. Corresponds to DOT request. Important for future Southwest Hawaii Flights.
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Families first – with a caveat. Corresponds to DOT request. Important for future Southwest Hawaii Flights.
I totally agree with family boarding. I think it should be 10 and under. Maybe a family section if feasible. Trip to Hawaii is all about Ohana. I also think that strollers and car seats should be taken earlier than boarding time. It really takes up additional time and space.
Family boarding, anyone with kids under 9, should board first and be required to sit near the back (close to bathrooms and exits with staff to assist in an emergency). Pre-boarding the the front rows. Then everyone else. Should make boarding and exiting faster. Plus single flyers who want to avoid children on planes know where to avoid.
This would be ok, bit in this case, maybe Business Select fares shouldn’t be offered for those flights.
No, because some of us pay extra money for a better boarding position. They should pay for a better boarding position. Do not make single travelers be discriminated. Loyal Southwest flyer.
I have to admit, the idea of putting all the kids together in a specified area (with their families) has a certain attraction. As long as I can sit somewhere away from them.
I agree that families should board first but feel that they should be in a specific area if possible. Children need easy access to bathrooms and being near a beverage/snack area would be good. Keeping children comfortable on long flights makes flying more comfortable for everyone on the flight.
We are a family of 4 and at the end of this year will no longer be able to take advantage of family boarding since our youngest will be turning 7. For that reason, we paid for Business Select on our flight to Maui in May to ensure we will be able to get seats together. We have Never had an issue finding seats together during regular family boarding after the A group on any flight no matter how full. I do not think it’s fair for families to go first before those who paid for priority boarding.
I guess no has bothered to figure it out yet but families boarding first but having to start at row 16 leaves 90 seats empty “up front” Currently they board after the A group which means 60 seats have been taken.
The new policy would be Better for others than it is now. Sheesh…
Good point!
When I fly on Southwest in the mainland I always pay extra to get into the A boarding position. If they went to seating all families first that don’t pay extra it wouldn’t be worth my time or money to fly on a subpar airline. Hawaiian Airlines will always be my number one choice.
The individuals and groups that are slower should be seated to the back of the plane. That would allow the majority of (faster moving) passengers to quickly board and deplane. Another idea is to not allow roll-on luggage. These should be checked in. Why not, it is free! Many passengers with larger baggage take too long finding a place at the front of the plane to store it. Some also cannot manage to lift it into the overhead bins because they stuffed it over capacity, thereby slowing the boarding process.