Originally Posted by canadiancow

So, first of all, I said "towards the end of boarding". If the 1 or 1/2 lane is full at that point, it's usually because people are ignoring the signs, so I find another way around.

"Pushing" (in the metaphorical sense) is only necessary when boarding's been delayed and they're still on 2.5 or 3 or something, and there's a gaggle of lice around.

But I definitely have walked up out-of-band from the boarding lanes, said "zone 1", and been boarded.