Originally Posted by
perkunas
Instead of writing "Boarding Zone 2/3/4" on the BP's, they could simply write WINDOW, MIDDLE, or AISLE. That would probably alleviate some confusion for people that don't travel a lot. To the infrequent flier, the boarding process likely seems quite random and, as such, they feel no need to follow the rules and wait until they are called.
In fact, until recently, I thought the Boarding Zones were related to your seat location within the plane, eg, Zone 4 was at the back of Y, and Zone 1 was at the front of Y.
United uses WiLMa system with no relations to front or back of the plane.
Although your assumption implies that people actually read their boarding pass. Plus a numbering system is easier for those people who travel who cannot read English.
Originally Posted by
zkzkz
I think you guys are missing a big cause of the confusion. One of the *G benefits is supposed to be priority boarding. On every other *A alliance I've ever flown on that means boarding at your leisure. UA is the only *A airline I've ever seen tell *G passengers to go to the back of the line.
I guess you have not flown TG or CA lately. I basically board along with the masses.