[Walt.]

I've flown on Southwest 6 times in the past 2 years. I've always just walked up to the kiosk and gotten a boarding pass. Though I'm usually there 2-3 hours before the flight, I get the end of the Bs. The last 3 times I was one of the last 3 people to board. HOWEVER... each time I walked on and gotten a seat in the first or second row on the aisle. If you have no carry-on luggage that needs overhead space this is probably the way to go. Most ignore the front spots looking for luggage space further down.