Originally Posted by
Nitehawk
On friday I was boarding my final leg, yvr-yyj on a new q400. Priority boarding was called, there were 5-10 of us elite louse. I was second in line to present my boarding documents, and someone comes up, tries cut me off and asks me "are you altitude?" Before I can answer someone in the lineup behind me pipes up "we are."
I found that a little strange. The short flights out of C gates at YVR don't have priority boarding lanes so maybe he had just arrived...
Likely. I've also had to cut off people (using priority lanes) on RapidAir YYZ-YOW when a tight connection (or if I'm just running late.) There's a line of economy out the door and I saunter up... usually get the evil eye, and then one lady once asked me, "Are you business class?" to which I replied, "I'm not, but I'm Altitude" and was promptly waved over by the GA.
l.