The trouble there is that trying to get somebody with a first class seat to wait till premium main cabin passengers are boarded is a lost cause.

EA/FA/AA had a good idea.....lets carry it a bit farther....board f/c first....hang those coats...get the free drinks out there...get them seated and not blocking the aisles as they usually do when the boarding process is attempted back to back...then board the main cabin strickly by row number...without regards to so called frequent flyer status.

Board by three row increments...and enforce the 2 bag limit...enforce storing one bag up, and one bag under, and make sure those seated in row 31 do not selfishly place their bags at the front of the coach cabin.

The reason this won't work is the situations alluded to in earlier posts. No matter what and how many times the gate agents announce the boarding priorities there will be passengers who are "above the law".

The airlines created a monster with the "class" system. It's ok to reward the frequent flyers, but on a single aisle aircraft we would be much better off boarding the passengers in the same manner in which they leave.....one by one....row by row.

I was impressed by the response to my earlier post. It's amazing how many of you claimed to be the good guys that don't stuff both bags in the overhead bin, board only when proper, don't block the aisles, and never never crowd the line.

No offense to the few of you that actually have manners, but the rudeness I see everywhere else in life seems to be more prevalent on an airplane...Whether it's the issues brought up previously, or simply if you are one of those that puts their feet up on the bulkhead, clips their nails in the cabin, talks loudly on their cell, refuses to turn off their laptop when requested, treats the flight attendants rudely, stands up when the seat belt sign is on, gets stupid on free drinks in first class, mad when you don't get your first choice of food, and on and on.....if you feel that you need to be coddled then perhaps act in a manner that is appropriate. If you act like cattle, then you will be treated as same.