MarkD
Level 2 Member
I just used a Southwest auto-checkin script and it worked fairly well. There was a 'glitch' with checking in for both my wife and I at the same time, but I was able to recover quickly and get a decent seat.
I grabbed the script from here:
It uses TamperMonkey for the Chrome browser with a javascript file to setup a timer on the Southwest check in page here:
Installation Instructions for Google Chrome (Firefox may be similar???)
Go to chrome://extensions/ Click Get More Extensions
Search for TamperMonkey. Install the TamperMonkey add in for Chrome.
Once TamperMonkey is installed, click the icon in the browser and go to the Dashboard.
Select the new user script icon . Cut-n-paste the contents of the Slickdeals file into this window overwriting anything in it.
You'll need to edit the javascript file and change all instances of HTTP to HTTPS.
Running the Script
Once the script is enabled on the Southwest check in page it should look like this:
You tell it the date and time you want to click the "Check In" button.
When the countdown timer hits 0:00:00 it will click the Check In button. Our boarding numbers were assigned at this time - although since it submitted both check in's at the same time - it showed the same boarding number on both Chrome tabs. Upon further checking, it showed my wife's name on both tabs as well. I navigated back to the Check In page for me and resubmitted the button. My wife was able to get A-40 and I got A-51.
Not bad.
I'm not sure how this would work unattended. I assume since the boarding number is assigned after the check in button is pressed that it is not necessary to complete the process by printing, e-mailing or texting your boarding pass to you.
I grabbed the script from here:
Code:
http://slickdeals.net/f/7372198-fully-working-greasemonkey-script-for-southwest-com-auto-check-in-as-of-11-16-2014
Code:
https://www.southwest.com/flight/retrieveCheckinDoc.html
Installation Instructions for Google Chrome (Firefox may be similar???)
Go to chrome://extensions/ Click Get More Extensions
Search for TamperMonkey. Install the TamperMonkey add in for Chrome.
Once TamperMonkey is installed, click the icon in the browser and go to the Dashboard.
Select the new user script icon . Cut-n-paste the contents of the Slickdeals file into this window overwriting anything in it.
You'll need to edit the javascript file and change all instances of HTTP to HTTPS.
Running the Script
Once the script is enabled on the Southwest check in page it should look like this:
You tell it the date and time you want to click the "Check In" button.
When the countdown timer hits 0:00:00 it will click the Check In button. Our boarding numbers were assigned at this time - although since it submitted both check in's at the same time - it showed the same boarding number on both Chrome tabs. Upon further checking, it showed my wife's name on both tabs as well. I navigated back to the Check In page for me and resubmitted the button. My wife was able to get A-40 and I got A-51.
Not bad.
I'm not sure how this would work unattended. I assume since the boarding number is assigned after the check in button is pressed that it is not necessary to complete the process by printing, e-mailing or texting your boarding pass to you.