Originally Posted by
lincolnjkc
At CLE this morning -- and a 737 with a UG list 43 deep -- "I'd next like to continue our pre boarding with 17 of United's most valued customers -- our 17 Premier 1Ks and their families are welcome to board. I'll be beginning Group boarding with Group 1 in just a few minutes...Premier 1Ks are welcome to preboard"
I thought it was a very nice and tactful way to handle it...
Wow! I don't go through CLE much, but I find 17 1Ks there surprising. Is that common? Typically from what I've seen, it looks like even at hubs the GS & 1K preboarding on narrowbodies tops out at around 20. So I'm thinking that is a relatively high number for CLE.
I have seen GAs do it that way a couple times, when there are large numbers of status preboards, and I agree it is a good way to handle the situation.