Originally Posted by
GoAmtrak
We've been through this ad nauseum: If everyone is special, then no one is special. Through every rank I've had from GM to 1K, I found the old Red Carpet setup to engender a much calmer, faster, and consistently smooth boarding process. The free-for-all Blue Carpet is a PITA whether you're early to the boarding area or not.
I'm a glass-is-half-full kind of person, but I really don't see who benefits from the current process.
The only benefit to someone who isn't a 1K, is that: 1) the new process precludes 1Ks and First Class passengers from cutting in front of you if they missed their spot when called; and, 2) they get to walk on the blue carpet (apparently to drive sales of credit cards that offer priority boarding.... ). We as 1Ks, GS and first class ticket holders are left with a scrum....