Breezeway: The Definitive Thread
May 19, 2008 | 5:16 pm
#406
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As an elite, I thought I could use Breezeway at any time (it doesn't say otherwise on the boarding pass and neither did anyone else) but it turns out I can only use it after Zone 1 has boarded through the general line. Where's the sense in that? After being told off twice for using Breezeway even though I had a Breezeway boarding pass, I gave up and used the general line. If I had been sent to the Breezeway line after that I think I would have flipped!
Originally Posted by chicagorich
So you're saying that instead of the old way where pax with priority boarding status had to work their way though a mob in a single boarding line...the "enhanced" method now has those same priority pax facing mobs in two boarding lines...
On the bright side, Breezeway will never be as maddening...as totally, bafflingly insane...as KLM's ideas on "priority boarding"
May 19, 2008 | 5:25 pm
#407
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This is how I understood it. I recently flew DL for the first time since Breezeway was introduced and I have to say I was thoroughly confused.
As an elite, I thought I could use Breezeway at any time (it doesn't say otherwise on the boarding pass and neither did anyone else) but it turns out I can only use it after Zone 1 has boarded through the general line. Where's the sense in that? After being told off twice for using Breezeway even though I had a Breezeway boarding pass, I gave up and used the general line.
I mean...there is no question in anybody's mind about the expected behavior in those TSA lines...
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May 19, 2008 | 5:32 pm
#408
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I must say that I've used the breezeway many times without a hiccup (even with Mrs. doodiedan who holds no status). I typically stay in the CRC until zone 3 or 4 and head straight to the breezeway line and stand there until they take my BP. It's normally within 1-2 passengers from when I arrive at the GA.
Just my 2 cents!
Just my 2 cents!
May 20, 2008 | 2:00 am
#409
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I believe it is the pax responsibility to look at their BP and determine which line to stand in. How hard is that? I consider this just as bad as Zone 7 trying to board in Zone 1....either they're not paying attention, failed to read their BP or were trying to circumvent the longer line.
I find that the Breezeway generally works quite well, and I really like the fact that I can leave boarding till later and not have to wait on line.
May 28, 2008 | 12:14 pm
#410
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Breezeway Boarding on my boarding pass
On Monday I flew from CVG to LAS and i noticed my ticket said "breezeway" on it. I am about to reach SM status, but my calculations dont put me there for another 2 trips, assuming you only count MQM miles from January 1. Now I was in an exit row on a 757-200, but i have been before and wasn't breezeway or zone 1. Does "breezeway" mean I have somehow become medallion and not aware of it?
May 28, 2008 | 1:38 pm
#411
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On Monday I flew from CVG to LAS and i noticed my ticket said "breezeway" on it. I am about to reach SM status, but my calculations dont put me there for another 2 trips, assuming you only count MQM miles from January 1. Now I was in an exit row on a 757-200, but i have been before and wasn't breezeway or zone 1. Does "breezeway" mean I have somehow become medallion and not aware of it?
May 28, 2008 | 5:39 pm
#416
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It was difficult for people to board for F.
May 29, 2008 | 12:49 pm
#420
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What's the point of giving Breezeway "privileges" to non-medallions/non-F cabin pax just for being seated in the exit row or bulkhead row? Doesn't make any sense to me. Unless the computer assumes that people seated in premium seats are actually Medallions...