Originally Posted by
PDX-RDM-AVL-TPA
After reading this thread, I now understand what happened. They must have made an announcement as mersk862 describes above (that Breezeway isn't used for zones 1, 2, and 3), then I arrived after the announcement and inadvertently cut in front of other medallions and FC passengers.
Originally Posted by
FWAAA
That policy makes no sense to me. If you're in F or elite, then DL should tell those pax to line up on the F/elite side to avoid awkward missteps by those who, as you point out, are unlikely to be present for such announcements. AA's system isn't so complex. If you're in F or elite, you use the VIP lane.
I agree, the policy makes no sense. Why not use the Breezeway for all zones. In my situation last night, the "normal" line was closer to the scanner than the Breezeway line. If they used Breezeway for all the zones, they could just put another little retractable "barrier" across the front of the "normal" line until zone 3 is done. This would help keep other zone people out of the way of elites. If I had a dollar for every time I've heard a GA say "we're only boarding zone 1 (or 2 or 3)", I'd be a rich man.
I suppose the only problem with this proposal is that Delta's zones don't entirely line up as we normally think of them (Zone 1 = FC, Zone 2 = Medallions in some parts of plane, Zone 3 = Medallions in other parts of the plane). For example, the row 10 bulkheads on most aircraft are boarded in zone 1 (although I haven't sat there in a while so I don't know if this is still true).