Originally Posted by
full of luv
Just as a public FYI.... how do you get pre-boarded as an offline JS? The ONLY time the ATL agents let you do this is if it looks like you'll be on the actual seat and then they let you go down and check in, otherwise I've asked a couple of times and I get the "back of the line you little ingrate" look and of course that's where I go and patiently wait for my free ride. Not complaining but just curious how you pull the early board off with the gate agents?
Don't know about ATL, but in the places I have used SWA jump seats I just stand near the podium by the gate and they almost always wave me down when they get done boarding the wheelchairs and the deadheading Southwest crews. LAS, ONT, SAN, SMF, AUS, SAT, PHL are the stations I have used.
To the original posters assertion about SWA morale, I agree with the guy a couple of posts prior: these are some of the nicest people in the airline industry period. Gate agents, cabin crew, pilots included.