Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
Most of what was mention to me is just small and not of real importance. My biggest beef is with uncontrolled boardings when it becomes more like the running of the bulls. I've seen boardings on AA particularly at MIA when First/Business passengers were being run down by people that would not wait their turn, and in fact the situation became dangerous. If someone is a premium passenger that has paid several thousand $$S for a flight they certain should be mowed down by someone that refuses to wait for their group to be called.
Boarding the plane accomplishes two contradictory purposes.
1- Get all the people in their seats as efficiently (quickly) as possible.
2- Stroke the egos of those who have (or think they should have) special status.
To do #1, imagine if you made video of pax getting OFF the plane. Now, just play it in reverse. 1st row aisle seat is first off; last row window seat is last.
You can't do #2 and #1 at the same time.