My only recent gripes with preboarding have involved not having a clear path for preboarders to use--when both BG1 and BG2 lanes are crammed with pax lined up, at many gates it is hard for anyone called to preboard to find a way to the gate--and GAs sometimes forgetting to call part of the preboarding groups (e.g. going straight from "active duty military" to BG1). These are minor issues most of the time.
Originally Posted by
halls120
And while I agree that you can’t blame mileage plus for all of the bad behavior, now that I’m flying other airlines more often, I am amazed at how, even in the United States, other airlines seem to be able to board the aircraft without the drama, you find at the average UA gate.
I dunno... I have had many European boarding experiences on LH-group airlines where the moment we get close to boarding, everyone surges toward the gate. The call for F and *G pax might or might not occur, but in the meanwhile, every person wants on board at once, and the GAs don't exactly do a great job of separating them.