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Oct 19, 2009 | 2:18 am

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Originally Posted by cajungirl

I haven't seen this one before, but on flight IAH to LAX this evening, Plat's were boarded prior to the rest of the elites (bunch of elites, only one upgrade). Never seen this before, is this a sign of things to come or just an isolated incident??? Not that I would mind . . . .

The topic has been discussed a number of times before. It occurs most frequently when the flight is heavy with elites. In the 90s, I saw it happen most frequently on BOS/EWR. Boarding by elite level happens, but it's not a common occurrence.