Originally Posted by
JungleJet
Around the time that BP checks were eliminated for cabin crews working narrowbody flights, the decision was made to keep BP checks on widebodies so that pax could be directed down the correct aisle. Nothing to do with security -- that aspect relies entirely on the gate agents (lord help us). Your observations don't exactly come as a surprise.
Yup. Normally I know which aisle I want and just tell them "I'm in A" or whatever and they'll realize I know what I am doing. But they're just directing traffic down the right aisle, it is nothing to do with security.