Interesting. I'm unsure how this will make the boarding experience better (it sounds like it'll make it worse), but I'll withhold judgment until I see it in action on Sunday.

The photos I've seen over on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...13-thread.html sure make the new boarding lanes look overly confusing. But again, I'll withhold judgment.

How about programming the GIDS screens to show the current boarding group? Alaska does that at their gates in such a simple display that it's impossible to misunderstand: