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Old Dec 1, 2019, 12:32 pm
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Today at YYZ D24 there was a zone boarding line agent managing the masses. I arrived as they were boarding Zone 4. She was awesome.
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Old Dec 1, 2019, 12:44 pm
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Originally Posted by 24left
Ah yes. Those.
They are the ones with a tusk in their forehead, and who spend their time between delivering presents at Christmas and chocolate eggs at Easter?
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Old Dec 1, 2019, 1:01 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
I don't want to board early. When I show up at the gate, I don't want to be stuck behind all the zone 2s. The point at which I'm at the gate (today, to try to see an agent/concierge), I would MUCH rather be in my seat than in line to board. One has sparkling wine. The other does not.


Nobody here needs to justify why they prefer to board first, early, middle, later, or last... or at exactly 7.38563 minutes after Zone 1 is called. And it shouldn't matter what the rationale is.

The fact is, this is a well-documented and long-running privilege and should be appropriately handled.

One of the former esteemed AC representatives here even said it was to enhance/improve (paraphrased) the boarding experience for premium passengers.

So if they have a herd of 100 non-zone-1-people ahead of a Zone 1 but won't make an effort to allow the Zone 1er to even board ahead of them, then there is literally zero point to zoned boarding.
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Old Dec 1, 2019, 8:21 pm
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I just found @yyckerr's artistic efforts from...

Dec 18 2014

Originally Posted by canadiancow
....As for zoned boarding, I'm either going to hide my ZONE 1 t-shirt under my hoody, or I'm going to take off my hoody and shout "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'M SUPER ELITE!" on Saturday, depending on how things go.
Originally Posted by yyckerr
Here you go, I whipped up a concept shirt for you







Five years ago....time flies... those were the early days of zone boarding and some fun conversations. Carry on......
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Old Dec 1, 2019, 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by 24left
I just found @yyckerr's artistic efforts from...

Dec 18 2014






Five years ago....time flies... those were the early days of zone boarding and some fun conversations. Carry on......
This would be absolutely legendary...

But I don't think it would have the same effect for me if it was a codfish shouting "move over for ZONE 3"
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Old Dec 1, 2019, 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by 24left
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Dec 18 2014

Five years ago....time flies... those were the early days of zone boarding and some fun conversations. Carry on......
lololol I completely forgot about this.
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Old Dec 1, 2019, 9:33 pm
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Originally Posted by yyznomad
Today at YYZ D24 there was a zone boarding line agent managing the masses. I arrived as they were boarding Zone 4. She was awesome.
Won't it be fun when they start employing managers, senior managers, and AVPs of Boarding Zone Compliance. Or has that already happened?
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Old Dec 2, 2019, 7:57 pm
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Originally Posted by mathemagic
Won't it be fun when they start employing managers, senior managers, and AVPs of Boarding Zone Compliance. Or has that already happened?
Quite right. And sadly, this actually might be happening.
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Old Dec 4, 2019, 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by ex-egll
I made a TATL reservation a couple of weeks ago and also paid for s preferred seat. One of the advertised benefits of the preferred seat is zone 3 boarding. When I checked in the BP showed zone 5.
Does the preferred seating override the BP zone 5, or is early boarding no longer allowed?
This happened to me recently. Comfort fare + Preferred seat. BP showed zone 5.

Gate agent said "yup, another system issue", crossed out 5 and wrote in 3.

Same issue on the return leg, but got the "yeah we can't do anything about it" response.
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Old Dec 4, 2019, 3:29 pm
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Originally Posted by yyznomad
Quite right. And sadly, this actually might be happening.
Employing a RCHHMP from FT may be more effective, and more entertaining
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Old Dec 4, 2019, 5:13 pm
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Old Dec 4, 2019, 5:17 pm
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Originally Posted by skybluesea
......

If your in the Boarding area, please board

.......

If your what is in the zoned boarding area?

Oh, if you are in the zoned boarding area.


Originally Posted by skybluesea
.......

if your not checked in for this flight, please contact Calvin R to request boarding pass, but since your’ not in the boarding area to hear this announcement because of Amadeus transition, never mind.
If your what is not checked in?

Calin?


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......your’ not .......
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Old Dec 4, 2019, 7:23 pm
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Old Dec 4, 2019, 7:30 pm
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Originally Posted by skybluesea
your confused over who Calin is?

hhmm, you fly AC right?
Funny.
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