New Boarding Zone Bingo: What Does It Look Like?
May 14, 2018, 12:47 pm
#31
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Who is “us”?
AA puts most CC holders in the “exclusive” and “preferred” group 5
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ng-process.jsp
As AA Gold some CC holders board with us.
May 14, 2018, 12:51 pm
#32
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Yeah, those who pay $450 for their card. Granted, they get other benefits, too, but I suspect the vast majority of card holders boards with group 5 and the vast majority of exec card members would board with group 4 or earlier anyway.
May 14, 2018, 1:54 pm
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May 14, 2018, 2:54 pm
#34
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Row 6 got early boarding 20+ years ago. That ended when the hard divider between F and Y disappeared from most of the fleet. Boy did I miss that last month, when I had a Row 6 seatkicker when I was in 3. It was so bad (even glaring back, and I thought she was going to "start something") that I just bit my tongue with a few reverse glares to avoid an incident prior to take off.
May 14, 2018, 3:32 pm
#35
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Yeah, there was a few months (maybe almost a year?) before Premium Class roll out that they started selling Preferred Plus (6, 16, 17) seats touting extra legroom and priority boarding.
May 15, 2018, 10:27 am
#37
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I think they should board folks by how they are dressed. You dress nicely, you board firstly. The person who is wearing stinky old ragged pants/shorts and a dirty smelly t-shirt, and dirty flip flops. Well, they board last if at all. We need to institute some dress codes and decorum back into society. I do remember when everyone on the plane looked like they were going to church; and were polite to everyone else, especially the crew. But I rarely fly anymore so I grit my teeth and shut my mouth and try and tune the dirty masses out. And yes, I am a senior citizen.
May 16, 2018, 1:34 pm
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I still try to be polite to everyone else, including the crew, even when I am flying to a beach destination wearing t-shirt and shorts. Sorry for making you grit your teeth while tuning my dirty self out. I will now be removing myself from your lawn
(PS: what do you think about senior citizens wearing track suits to the mall or on an airplane?)
May 16, 2018, 2:26 pm
#39
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I seem to have cut off my own post upthread. Almost more than the actual boarding order, I will the GA would work with the flight crew/rampers to minimize the wait in the jetbridge. It makes little sense to call one boarding group as soon as the first one finishes scanning, only to wait 3/4 of the way up the jetbridge with a non-moving line.
Unless there are few (or no) passengers in a particular group, then a 1-2 minute pause is appropriate. But most GA's simply refuse to do it.
May 16, 2018, 3:05 pm
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Here's the deal: GA's are rarely willing to PAUSE between groups. Preboards -- then PAUSE and wait to give them extra time to get situated -- First Class -- then PAUSE to let them get seated -- High Elites -- PAUSE -- Low Elites -- PAUSE -- 25 and higher -- LONG PAUSE -- all remaining rows,
Unless there are few (or no) passengers in a particular group, then a 1-2 minute pause is appropriate. But most GA's simply refuse to do it.
Unless there are few (or no) passengers in a particular group, then a 1-2 minute pause is appropriate. But most GA's simply refuse to do it.
May 16, 2018, 3:25 pm
#41
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I don't remember when people were dressed like they were going to church, but then I have only been flying since the late 80s.
I still try to be polite to everyone else, including the crew, even when I am flying to a beach destination wearing t-shirt and shorts. Sorry for making you grit your teeth while tuning my dirty self out. I will now be removing myself from your lawn
(PS: what do you think about senior citizens wearing track suits to the mall or on an airplane?)
I still try to be polite to everyone else, including the crew, even when I am flying to a beach destination wearing t-shirt and shorts. Sorry for making you grit your teeth while tuning my dirty self out. I will now be removing myself from your lawn
(PS: what do you think about senior citizens wearing track suits to the mall or on an airplane?)
May 16, 2018, 3:30 pm
#42
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I don't buy it AS starts so early they can afford to take the extra time.
May 16, 2018, 4:36 pm
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How many planes have you gotten pushed back as a GA? I don't see there being oodles and oodles of spare time even when things start at T-40 like they do. Final paperwork seems to show up pretty close to actual departure time.
May 16, 2018, 6:41 pm
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How many have you pushed back? I've been last to board many times and still sit 20 min twiddling my thumbs before final paperwork and door closes.