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The unique boarding process of Southwest Airlines has its just part of fans and detractors. The carrier has made a number of adjustments in the past two years, including the price increase for its Complement to improved boarding option last May, and cut his Recording of the first ODS Service of certain flights in August. Now the Southwest has quietly made another change in early boarding, and this means that you will soon have to pay more.

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The Southwest operates under a policy at the opening , which means that passengers are not assigned to a specific seat. Instead, the carrier gives each person a boarding group (A, B or C) and a number (1 to 60+) to create a single group and a position combination that determines when it can rise from the plane. From there, they can choose any seat available on the flight.

With this process, the secret to be able to get your favorite seat before someone else makes a previous boarding position. Although you have likely to get a better place earlier you register your flight, Southwest also offers additional modules that can allow passengers to improve their boarding position: improved boarding and recording of TIM .

"Improved boarding gives customers the possibility of upgrading their boarding position towards A1-A15 24 hours before the flight, depending on availability," said the Southwest on his website. "The start of the angle check gives customers the convenience of automatic recording before our traditional 24 -hour recording, depending on availability."

You must pay additional costs for improved boarding and registration of the first ODS - and this cost has now been quietly increased.

Southwest began to implement dynamic prices for improving boarding last year, which means that a passenger can pay $ 30 to $ 80 per flight segment for this additional module. But the carrier has increased this ceiling: now you may have to pay up to $ 149 per segment to get improved boarding, according to the airline Optional travel expenses graphic .

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The Earlybird recording also operates under a dynamic price, but the highest price that a passenger should pay for this additional module was previously $ 25. Currently, Southwest's graphic indicates that the cost of recording the earlybird could be between $ 15 and $ 99 in one way, per customer.

"Prices may vary depending on the duration and flight demand. said USA today in a report. "This increase in price range is the result of our regular assessment of auxiliary products according to market trends and customer demand and will generate additional support for the company."

Better life Contacted the Southwest to confirm when these additional boarding costs have been increased, and we will update this story with the airline's response.

But it seems likely that the change was made a certain time last month, because travelers drew attention to the increase in price ranges on a May 28 Reddit in the SandEdit R / Southwest Airlines. Many are not a fan of the carrier's decision.

"This fears. $ 99 for the time up is actually crazy," said a Reddit user on the wire.

Another replied that the increase in improved boarding is "shocking", saying that the Southwest "becomes desperate".

Others indicated that these higher prices for improved boarding and Earlybird registration were no longer worth it to reserve with Southwest on any other carrier. "At these prices, you could also book with an inherited airline," wrote a user.

Another commented: "No longer worth the hassles. They are as expensive as the airlines inherited at this stage, and you draw less."