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October 1, 2008

Southwest Starts “Priority Boarding”

In what appears to be an effort to be more “business travel-friendly”, Southwest Airlines announced today that it will begin offering priority security lanes to its best customers later this month. Denver International will be the first airport with the “Fly By” lanes (as Southwest calls them). Other airports offering these new Southwest lanes this month include Baltimore, Dallas Love Field, Phoenix, Orange County (John Wayne), San Francisco and Los Angeles. Who can use these lanes? You can, if you have a: Business Select boarding pass A-List identification card You can qualify for A-List status by completing 16 “qualifying” roundtrips in a 12 month period. Click here to see about those qualifications.