Originally Posted by camachinist
Depends on the GA. I find UA to be more strict and organized than AA in that regard. They'll turn people away who aren't in the proper boarding group, by my observance.
I wish.
In four of my last five flights, I've seen people with group 3 or higher push their way in front of me, hand their ticket to the GA, GA tells them their boarding Group 1 and proceed to tear their ticket and let them board.