Sorry if I'm missing something - I'm starting to fly more WN after several years of DL/AA. Doesn't EB assign a position at T-36? So, if I'm flying on a WGA fare, I can understand that I'll be behind the A-listers, and likely behind the full-fare folks with EB. However, that still usually puts me in the high As or low Bs...I would guess about half the folks are checking in at T-24. Seems like a reasonable deal to me, for less than half the bag fee that I'd pay on the legacies.