Air Canada introduces zoned boarding
#3361
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That's well and all but "priority" boarding on United isn't priority, it's routinely 50-75% of the plane. By the time Group 2 boards there's often already a scramble for the overhead bins.
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Friend just posted a picture of a AC boarding zone sign in YYG that is Zone 3-6. What's up with that?
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#3364
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It infuriates me to be dumped in with waiting babies while every other J/status passenger is boarding.
It seems domestically, * is before 1, but internationally (or maybe big aircraft) board 1, 2, *, 3, etc.
The trouble is, they have not the first clue how to communicate with deaf passengers. They're standing there at a desk with tons of paper and pens and they're flapping their lips at me and pointing in a dismissive manner as though I am to go stand near a distant chair with people already occupying it. WRITE me a note and tell me what the boarding sequence is. If they told me it was going to be 1, 2, *, 3... I would just go and stand in Zone 2.
I wish they would put the "pre boarding marker" (zone *) AND the proper status/COS zone on the BP.
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I thought a "*" meant board last. That's what they've announced before at the gate anyway. Not that that indicates they knew what they were talking about even if it was a domestic airport.
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Can confirm. *G may as well be stowage on UA when im not flying to/from YHZ. Mainline UA seems to be 75% people who fly even more than me.
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Of course, I would not know what they announce at the gate, since NOTHING they announce at the gate is EVER made accessible to me.
I always have * and always pre boarded, same as wheelchairs, though sometimes they separate wheelchairs and children, and in some of those cases, I am lumped with children, but usually with wheelchairs. Occasionally, there are multiple deaf people, as well as people with walking sticks and similar non-wheelchair accommodations, and all are summoned to preboard with wheelchairs.
I want the prerogative that comes with my status, if not pre boarded.
They do a mediocre job of paying attention to status when also marked up as a passenger with disability. My last flight, I was seated and the FA came over and crouched in the aisle and spoke to me across the lap of the SE seated next to me, addressed me by name (though "Ms" not "Dr") and asked me "have you flown before?" (I should have said "what does it say on the passenger list?")
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#3371
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CC Question
I've travelled on my TD visa infinite privilege card for over a year now and was always places in zone 2 for boarding. This time I wasn't and the agent told me that the CC only works for priority boarding with a flight rewards flight.
Just wondering if if anyone knows if this changed or if was just a screw up somewhere this time and uninformed agents.
Just wondering if if anyone knows if this changed or if was just a screw up somewhere this time and uninformed agents.
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I've travelled on my TD visa infinite privilege card for over a year now and was always places in zone 2 for boarding. This time I wasn't and the agent told me that the CC only works for priority boarding with a flight rewards flight.
Just wondering if if anyone knows if this changed or if was just a screw up somewhere this time and uninformed agents.
Just wondering if if anyone knows if this changed or if was just a screw up somewhere this time and uninformed agents.
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I've travelled on my TD visa infinite privilege card for over a year now and was always places in zone 2 for boarding. This time I wasn't and the agent told me that the CC only works for priority boarding with a flight rewards flight.
Just wondering if if anyone knows if this changed or if was just a screw up somewhere this time and uninformed agents.
Just wondering if if anyone knows if this changed or if was just a screw up somewhere this time and uninformed agents.
#3374
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Thanks, thats sort of what I figured. I guess I'll just let it go this time and see what happens next time.
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I love flyertalk, but rarely have anything to add and always forget my username/password the rare times I have a question to ask.
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If you joined on July 1 and this is your first time posting, then I guess after six days one could forget their password.