I have Platinum Pro elite status with AA out of their 2nd largest hub, CLT. While I enjoy all of the nonstop flights, most of which, for me, are on mainline aircraft, the boarding process is so chaotic. It is so bad that I don’t even enjoy flying any longer. I always purchase first or business class seats with gives me Group 1 boarding. It never fails that there will be at least one, but usually a group, of elite members who will knock you to the floor to get on the aircraft first. It is obnoxious to say the least, a stampede. I would have to say that the majority don’t even end up sitting in first/business class.

It has been a while since I have flown Delta, mainly due to the pandemic, but I remember the boarding to be much more relaxed and orderly. I was sitting next to a gentleman last Wednesday, in first class on an AA flight, and he mentioned too that Delta boarding seemed so much better. Can anyone confirm that this is still a true statement? I’m almost willing to give up the nonstop flights in order to be less stressed out and feel that I’m flying with people who have some level of decorum.