Originally Posted by
CBear
There already is pre-boarding for anyone that needs extra time or help boarding. Why the need for another pre-boarding call for all those 65 and over that needs extra time or help boarding? Is that not covered in the "people needing assistance" boarding? And if you do not fall in that category, why do you need to pre-board?
The OP was not asking for an additional pre-boarding call for those 65 an older exclusively. No need for raising your blood pressure over this..A couple of minutes extra to show some respect to elderly folks is a noble attribute. The plane will land with the same amount of people as it departed with.
If it makes you feel any better, folks that need additional time to board the plane are usually the last ones off, in my experience, as they don't want to get trampled if they are flying in Y class while they are gathering their canes, CPAP machines or have mobility issues.