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Old Apr 15, 2015, 12:44 pm
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Originally Posted by andymo99
I think the GA should make a clear announcement before boarding that s/he will be enforcing zone boarding and to please respect the zone printed on ones bp. If anyone requires pre-boarding or wants to request a boarding earlier than the zone printed, please approach the podium with your request.
They ought to be a little more clever, then. E.g. bulkhead seats should get some boarding priority. (If I have bulkhead in Y, it's faster to let me board with F/J; I'm not blocking them while putting my bags up, and I'm out of the way when more Y boarding starts.)
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