Originally Posted by
CowboyupnTX
Pax in groups 2-6 that anchor themselves right at the entryway to the boarding line before boarding starts and then stay put while everyone else tries to approach the boardng area. WHY???!!!!
1) So that the SECOND their zone is called they can get on board and claim some of the dwindling overhead bin space.
2) So that when the gate agents get distracted by random problems and never get to their zone they can board and claim some bin space.
Last week I flew YVR => MSP => DCA, then a few days later, DCA => SLC => YVR. In all but the last leg, all the overhead bins were full before the plane was 3/4 full. By anchoring myself at the entryway I was able to get on board once the gate agent(s) had stopped calling zones and get some bin space.