Originally Posted by
kwflyer
In practice, Ga's uses heuristics to simplify their job. One zone for priority (especially since zone 1 is often so small and easily consolidated), one zone for special needs, one zone for everybody else.
Venn Diagrams aside, if GAs are taking a very clearly defined boarding process comprised of at least 6 distinct zones and reducing it to 3, they're doing their jobs wrong. It's not up to them to change company policies at their whim.