Originally Posted by
LordHamster
I'm still salty about the fact that they let 1Ks preboard. Not having to be part of the pre-board scrum was one of the
#1 perks of being GS. Now I get shoved out of the way by 25 1Ks the millisecond they announce passengers with disabilities.
That was my experience when they first implemented it but more recently I've noticed the gate agents (at least at hub airports which is most of my flying) are very careful and methodical about calling each pre-boarding category separately, and pausing for a bit to see if anyone starts toward the gate. They also now have the overhead monitors set up with that order of priority which helps.
This is not my experience at smaller non-hub airports, but that said many fewer GS, 1K or even Platinums at non-hub airports. I fly in and out of Indianapolis sometimes and most people there are just so polite they wait patiently for their turn.