Are you still in MHT? I came in to BOS last night and am heading to LAX on Sunday so I am staying in Manchester. If you are here for the weekend I will meet you for a drink or 4.

Also, there was a MAJOR Gate louse infestation in SLC last night. The BOS gate looked like a mosh pit. The GA (LOVE her) called me to the podium to say hello and effectively got me through the swarm. What a strategy...inside help ;)

mersk862 was in 1A

Here for the weekend, but have a pretty busy schedule the next few nights. :(

Was in 1C. The one person that was ahead of me on the u/g list was in 1A, and there was a Gold next to me in 1D that cleared after me.

WHAT! I am so disappointed that you did NOT get the coveted 1A! I'm there all weekend (MCO-BOS / BOS-JFK / LGA-MCO) and will be there next weekend (MCO-LAS-MCO) as well.

OK - so let me ask. In the world of upgrades (where I rarely play) if you are on the gate ug list and you clear, do you have a choice of seat or do you have one assigned? I have a certain fondness for some seats and a disdain for others even in FC. Though I rarely buy anything but F, A, or in some cases J, D, I, or S, there is the inevitable IROP or less frequent quick trip in Y - so I am curious if it is possible to "request" a particular seat during this ug process.

So far this year as DM I am 1/1 and that was 6 day's out. As a PM in January I was 0/1 on a self inflicted change where I went from a D to an H on a transcon - and got $10 back. Go figure that one.

Another question relevant to this thread - as for gate lice, if the person is confirmed in 1A and is first on the blue carpet, is that person a gate louse by definition or are they only a louse if they are not in boarding group 1?

Well I will be in the city on Saturday so if either or both of you guys can free up for a drink and a few dozen Oysters at the Union Oyster house just shout. I am also in Vegas the following week for the National Association of Broadcasters show but I am only there Tues/Weds/Thurs am.

This is clearly a busy FT travel weekend! :)

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Sorry, but that could easily be me.

If I am about to be sitting for 13 hrs ATL-TLV (or even 4 hrs MXP-TLV) the last thing I want to do is sit in the airport. I much prefer walking around or even just standing.

If I am going to stand, why not stand close to the gate -- and be certain that I will be able to place my hand luggage in the overhead compartment above my seat?

RE: requesting a seat, I always ask at a gate when I get there if 1A is available (or 4A on a 88 or 7A on an ex-SONG 757). Usually I'll get a "sure no problem". If it's a smaller station I know well like SFO or MCO I'll ask the DSC to call down for me.

Gate lice are gate lice, no matter where they are sitting. IMHO.

I'm in town from 10p Fri till 8a sat celebrating my birthday w/a friend from Harvard then trekking down to NYC for a memorial service. It was cheaper to do MCO-BOS-NYC than MCO-NYC. :rolleyes:

Vegas next weekend, hoping to meet a few clients who are there for the Womens Foodservice foum.

Here's a one from DL 166, ATL-JFK on 3/30 taken about 5 minutes before the first boarding call. I was in zone 1, but hovering off to one side of the lane and staying out of everyone's way. Suddenly I was cut off from the herd when the GA extended the stanchion and I had to make my way around to the end of the Breezeway line. As zone 1 was called there was a giant crush from all sides, which reminded me of old WN cattle call. I finally made it around to the end of the stanchion, and had to negotiate my way past one after another zone 4-6 rejects who were now traveling upstream back through the breezeway.

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He's way too young to be you.

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What the heck :confused:

I've had this happen to me a couple of times, but on Southwest. I was A1, and there were a couple of people standing in front of me waiting to board, even though they were > A15 :rolleyes:

It amazes me how arrogant some people act while travelling.

Lots of hate in this post...

You should see what happens at 2A,B,C,D,F,G at CDG when they call for pre-boarding only--STE, STE+ and J/F...most of the passengers deem that announcement as a cue to rush the gate area...