Originally Posted by haddon90
i think that guy should have gotten decked...but anyway. i'm 24 and premier exec, and i guess i get upset when the GA announces that first class can board but never announces *G and all that stuff. but anyway, the way i look at it, who cares when you board the plane. i don't like boarding early anyway...i'm all about getting on the plane and sitting down and then BAM leave. not sit on the plane for a half hour. i dunno, just my 2 cents.
When you fly Ted and are sitting in the first 2 rows, boarding early is a must if you need to store anything in the overhead bins.
Plus SEA_Tigger brought another good reason for boarding early. You can see if your seat cushion is bad and get the FA or ground crew to replace it:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=479413