Originally Posted by
star_world
It hasn't really made a huge difference to the level of chaos at the gate in my experience - although the concept of gate lice has become a constant source of amusement for me since I started flying more UA metal
- but on elite-heavy routes it can get a bit swamped at the beginning.
Not sure how much PMUA flying you've done - but it's much, much worse now with the latest & greatest boarding order. UA had a perfectly fine boardnig order before, not so much now. Half the plane now boards through the carpet, which inevitably leads to major gate lice.