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Old Mar 5, 2023 | 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by fumje
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.
CLE is the de-hublet and therefore probably has an outsized number of UA elites. Still, 17 for a narrowbody seems like a lt.
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