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Old Sep 14, 2007 | 3:20 pm
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Originally Posted by Weatherboy
Just another thing I noticed...

As a F passenger prior to my handicapped days, I was often frustrated when gate agents blurred the line between F boarding and Elite boarding. It seemed like all at once, there was a rush of people to the plane ...and even before the F cabin was full, the overheads were by elites filtering to the Y cabin.

But now as a "special needs" person, I'm now frustrated by the blur between pre-board and F. On CO and elsewhere, I'll be taking my time down the jetway only to see a herd of anxious passengers trying to storm by me.

Gate agents see just how many identified special needs passengers, F passengers, and elite passengers there are booked on a flight. I wish they'd space the timing apart in their boarding announcements to deal with the volume of such passengers accordingly.

I could not agree with you more!!!! It seems to vary with the gate agents and airports but even being F and "Special needs" and put on first, I feel completely rushed when I see the mass coming down the gang plank.
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