Originally Posted by
jhayes_1780
First, on most of the flights I've been on the last couple of years... I have witnessed many times "tight connectors" were indeed first off and then off on the full sprint to their next gate.
Same here: it worked without problems the 2-3 times I've heard an announcement. I think the last time the FA's announced the exact number of passengers in a rush, which helped everyone else know when they can get up.
To those who (once again) say that it's the tight-connectors (or split families, etc. etc.) fault for sitting in the wrong place:
1. Late bookers often don't have much of a choice of seating
2. Automatic seat reassignments can move you to a random location
3. There could have been a delay causing a tight connection
4. Or a rebooking due to other IRROPS causing a tight connection
5. Or they were travelling on another airline's ticket and therefore didn't know advance seat assignment was possible
(I'm sure we can find 101 more valid reasons for this situation)