SW EarlyBird check in?

[Chris Kennedy]

Anybody fly on Southwest? Is it worth it to pay the extra $10 for earlybird check in?

[wingsnstuff]

I do that on a regular basis.  If you fly enough you'll become an A-List flyer and the "earlybird check-in" becomes automatic without the extra ten bucks per travel leg.

[Matt Ottosen]

I have found that if you don't pay the $10 for EarlyBird that you will most likely be in the second boarding group, even if you check-in 24 hours in advance online.

[Ned Harris]

I think it is well worth the $10 if you are traveling with photo gear and want to sit near your roll-on bag.

[Chris Kennedy]

Thanks for the input, guys.

[Jay Beckman]

FWIW, I paid for Early Bird on my recent Seattle trip and it got me like an A-2X going up...

I ended up changing my return flight and had to give up the EB status which got me a B32 but I still got a window like four rows in front of the aft bulkhead (and there was still lots of room in the overheads toward the back.)