infants no longer allowed to preboard
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The couple of times we've traveled with our now 14 month old twins we have strollers that need to be folded up and placed at the bottom of the jet bridge, the times we've flown it was on US Airways, but regardless, we certainly could have used preboarding if it had been offered, especially since we have been in bulkhead seats, making baggage storage even more challenging. That being said, since 95% of the time I don't travel with the kids, I don't necessarily have a problem with not allowing preboarding ...
Mike
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If it is true, I'm happy. I am getting really sick of having 20-30 people board before me when I am in FC. Even worse when I am in Y (only when I SDS).
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#38
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I think allowing parents with infants to pre-board is the right thing to do. Instead of eliminating this step, they should enforce the age restriction. As far as I know parents have to carry a birth certificate for their children anyway while traveling so checking the date should not be too difficult in cases of suspected abuse.
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I think allowing parents with infants to pre-board is the right thing to do. Instead of eliminating this step, they should enforce the age restriction. As far as I know parents have to carry a birth certificate for their children anyway while traveling so checking the date should not be too difficult in cases of suspected abuse.
I do agree that the problem (like many) would be solved by stricter enforcement.
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You must remember we are in a different time now. Different caliber and class of people populate the sky's and lounges these days. Have you been in a SC recently? Remember, those people eventually make their way to the Jetway lol.
#43
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I don't understand why it bothers you when you're in FC. They will not be blocking the aisle or using your OH space and the FAs will just start boarding later if pre-boarding goes away or decreases significantly, giving you the same amount of time in your FC seat (why you want extra time in the seat is another issue...).
#45
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Not at all. I have no problem with them being picked up when the seat belt sign is off. It is the stated policy of the FAA that they'd prefer that you put them in car seats as well, but since their thought is that it will result in more families driving and flying is safer than driving they won't mandate it.