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Key Assertion: The Southwest Airlines boarding process is unique to the airline. 

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Key Assertion: The Southwest Airlines boarding process is unique to the airline. 

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Before boarding, Southwest Airlines makes announcements for boarding group A to line up in numerical order at the grey, numbered pilons.

This involves arranging queuing lanes and ensuring that flight information is displayed properly.

Screens in the boarding area display which group should line up and the numbers that are currently boarding.

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Gate agent makes announcements to inform passengers about the boarding process.

These announcements include boarding instructions when family boarding will occur.

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As passengers arrive, those in boarding group A line up in their numerical position.

Those in other boarding groups either sit in the gate area or stand near the boarding line to move more quickly to their boarding position when their group is called.

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Passengers are categorized into three boarding groups: A, B, and C.

Boarding position depends on fare level and check-in time.

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Families travelling with young children, but are not in boarding group A, are able to board between groups A and B.

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Certain passengers, such as those who purchased a Business Select Fare, receive priority boarding positions of A 1-15.

Passengers who pay an additional fee for EarlyBird Check-In also receive boarding group A positions.

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Passengers who paid for Business Select or paid to upgrade boarding position board with group A.

Boarding group A not asked to gate check their larger carry-on bags, but groups B and C were.

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Subassertion 3b: Numbered Positions Within Groups

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Subassertion 3b: Numbered Positions Within Groups

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No assigned seat numbers, passengers choose from any open seat once they board.

The better boarding position a passenger has, the more seat options available.

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Southwest Airlines has an open seating policy.

Seats tend to fill from the front to the back, with middle seats being the last to be chosen.