At smaller airports (like TYS), the ticket counter reps seem to encourage this. Since that airport only has a limited number of flights and a couple ticket counter reps, they call out to the huge line (there's no elite line at the Continental Express counter, grrrr) "If you're on the Cleveland flight that leaves in 10 minutes, please come to the front of the line. Cleveland only"

Several times, I've gotten to the airport early so that I can have breakfast there before catching my absurdly long flight to Houston on an "ExpressJet," only to be delayed repeatedly by lamers that get there only a few minutes before their flight.

[This message has been edited by dbaker (edited 10-31-2001).]