Originally Posted by
lhgreengrd1
I'm talking about different boarding groups within the coach cabin - First or business class and the "lockers" is irrelevant in that regard. I agree that someone who paid a premium for a premium service class has the right to board earlier. My issue is with the fellow passengers in the same service class that I'm in, who may have paid the same or less for their tickets as I have.
It's more efficient to board passengers in the back first so they aren't in the way of others. Sometimes it's more efficient to board window seats before aisle seats. And, of course, the airline may board people with status early just as a perk. Lots of decisions go into the boarding order. Do all of them make sense? Maybe not. But the airline has a right to make reasonable rules and we as civilized humans have an obligation to follow all reasonable rules.