Originally Posted by
Kate2015
Which airlines allow families to preboard? I've only flown AA in years, and they don't.
I've been pre-boarded with small children on both AA and Delta. It's not always consistent, but it's been more often than not since we started flying with small children 4 years ago.
On the question of "why" pre-board families (even before F), I have two practical thoughts:
1. Families with small children often have items that will be gate checked. Allowing them to board early allows the airline staff more time to stow those items.
2. For the comfort of F passengers. The narrowness of the aisles means that maneuvering kid + stuff can make it easy to bump a passenger, esp. if seats on both sides of the aisle are occupied. I'm sure F passengers would rather avoid that experience.