Do you exercise your priority boarding when arriving late at the gate?
Jul 14, 2019, 12:49 pm
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When there is a long line for general boarding as you arrive late at the gate, do you exercise your elite status and go to the priority boarding lane? I've always thought of it as a bit douchey move and potentially provocative to those in general boarding lane. I've personally never seen an elite cut off general boarding folks before. I'm assuming it's not a common practice?
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Jul 14, 2019, 4:17 pm
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Jul 14, 2019, 5:14 pm
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When there is a long line for general boarding as you arrive late at the gate, do you exercise your elite status and go to the priority boarding lane? I've always thought of it as a bit douchey move and potentially provocative to those in general boarding lane. I've personally never seen an elite cut off general boarding folks before. I'm assuming it's not a common practice?
Not "douchy" to use what I have earned
Jul 14, 2019, 5:22 pm
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There are valid reasons for this
Jul 14, 2019, 5:29 pm
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No one here is saying it's against the policy. It's about having manners and being empathetic of fellow travelers. Also the analogy of priority lane at a bag check-in counter is not quite tenable since there is usually only one GA vs several counter agents. Not to mention priority check-in booths are often separated from the main cabin ones instead of being side-to-side.
Does it really matter that much if they have to wait exactly the same amount of time as if I had boarded when my group was called instead of waiting
Jul 14, 2019, 5:29 pm
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Absolutely use the priority lane.
Jul 14, 2019, 5:49 pm
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That's so the other groups don't try to use it, if you're in 1-4 you certainly can still use the lane, just open it up.
Jul 14, 2019, 6:34 pm
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My favorite story is when I happened to be waiting for group 1 to board (rare since I like to board last) and was wearing my usual flying garb - shirt, shorts and loafers. DYKWIA comes up to me, sees my attire and my age and tells me brusquely that the Y line is over there.
I say "my apologies" and move and decide that boarding early is still dumb and sit down. Board later and turns out, I'm in the window next to DYKWIA. He had to get up to let me in, while I had a .... eating grin pasted across my face.
complete silence from him for the rest of the flight.
I say "my apologies" and move and decide that boarding early is still dumb and sit down. Board later and turns out, I'm in the window next to DYKWIA. He had to get up to let me in, while I had a .... eating grin pasted across my face.
complete silence from him for the rest of the flight.
Jul 14, 2019, 6:39 pm
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My favorite story is when I happened to be waiting for group 1 to board (rare since I like to board last) and was wearing my usual flying garb - shirt, shorts and loafers. DYKWIA comes up to me, sees my attire and my age and tells me brusquely that the Y line is over there.
I say "my apologies" and move and decide that boarding early is still dumb and sit down. Board later and turns out, I'm in the window next to DYKWIA. He had to get up to let me in, while I had a .... eating grin pasted across my face.
complete silence from him for the rest of the flight.
I say "my apologies" and move and decide that boarding early is still dumb and sit down. Board later and turns out, I'm in the window next to DYKWIA. He had to get up to let me in, while I had a .... eating grin pasted across my face.
complete silence from him for the rest of the flight.
also i call bs on your story on multiple grounds. 1) no one could be that rude. 2) F seat legrooms are such that the aisle pax doesn't have to stand to let in the window seat pax. 3) even if 2) was false, the inherent nature of DYKWIA would have precluded him from standing up to let you in.
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Jul 14, 2019, 7:17 pm
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Why is this thread still open? It has no point...
Jul 14, 2019, 7:17 pm
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that's prob what the guy earlier somewhere in this thread who didn't even wait to be called on by the GA would have done. heck he may have simply jumped over it.
Jul 14, 2019, 7:19 pm
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may i ask how old u r
also i call bs on your story on multiple grounds. 1) no one could be that rude. 2) F seat legrooms are such that the aisle pax doesn't have to stand to let in the window seat pax. 3) even if 2) was false, the inherent nature of DYKWIA would have precluded him from standing up to let you in.
also i call bs on your story on multiple grounds. 1) no one could be that rude. 2) F seat legrooms are such that the aisle pax doesn't have to stand to let in the window seat pax. 3) even if 2) was false, the inherent nature of DYKWIA would have precluded him from standing up to let you in.
Jul 14, 2019, 7:42 pm
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I make sure to disembark using the priority lane also.
Jul 14, 2019, 9:20 pm
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may i ask how old u r
also i call bs on your story on multiple grounds. 1) no one could be that rude. 2) F seat legrooms are such that the aisle pax doesn't have to stand to let in the window seat pax. 3) even if 2) was false, the inherent nature of DYKWIA would have precluded him from standing up to let you in.
also i call bs on your story on multiple grounds. 1) no one could be that rude. 2) F seat legrooms are such that the aisle pax doesn't have to stand to let in the window seat pax. 3) even if 2) was false, the inherent nature of DYKWIA would have precluded him from standing up to let you in.
And clearly you havent been on a domestic F flight in forever. At 6' 2" I can guarantee no one can get by without me getting up.
Last edited by Antarius; Jul 14, 2019 at 9:45 pm