I didn't mean to be a troll as maybe some of you took my post to be. I honestly want some insight on this because I'm curious.

To all those that replied to me that they like to get on early due to bin space I agree with you (and I had already said that even). But explain to me why then do I always see people lined up at the gate (even those with higher boarding zones on their tickets carrying only a small hand bag)?

It is annoying to have to wade through all these people to get to the gate if you want to talk to the agent or if I have a reason to want to board early. And it happens all the time. Obviously, there are a lof of people anxious to get on that plane for some reason and I really can't fathom why.

And people describe WN as cattle car -- DL is much more like that than I've ever experienced on WN. Especially on ATL-BDL flights.

Left side 1AB is always blocked (I'd say I've had a 75% rate of success switching into these seats if I was further back at the gate) while the right side 1CD or 2CD is only reservable by Medallions at time of purchase (or switching into if it becomes open).

I agree. And it's on ALL DL flights.

Boarding this morning... 2nd in line waiting for zone 1 boarding to start.

(Why so eager? I have the bulkhead row in FC, and don't want to have to go all the way back to coach to get space in the overhead.)

It's two minutes after the gate agent announces "Breezeway boarding will be available after we complete zone 1" and I've got two other FC PAX standing on the blue mat and waving their boarding passes in front of my face trying to get the attention of the GA.

So did the GA take the breezeway BPs first or board from your line? I'd be curious to see how that worked out.

I absolutley never know where to line up when I'm in F and my BP says Breezeway and Zone 1. This happens every single time for me in ATL:

A. If I get in the regular line, (which I think is how it's supposed to work) I risk getting trampled by 2 or 3 people in the Breezeway line trying to beat me to the scanner. The GA always takes them first.

B. If I get in the Breezeway line, the GA ignores me and boards PAX from the regular line (which again, is how I think it's supposed to work).

Am I just too meek? I hate to play the gender card, but in scenario A, it's always the male pax that try to bump in.

I saw one DL agent do boarding with Breezeway the CO way. She invited FC and Medallion to come to Breezeway at pre board, or any time during boarding...once the FC/few others were though, she began Zone 1, 2, etc....if someone came to Breezeway (with it on the Boarding Pass) she took theirs, then returned to the regular line.

I love to see common sense at work.

Dave

Now that makes sense.

I got to tell ya, hearing DL and common sense in the same sentence, almost thought it was an oxymoron.

They should always do it the CO way. Works like a charm.

I can't stand breezeway. I'm usually in F and all of the FO's and GM's push in front when zone 1 is called to get to their terrible coach seats....why??? When I do get coach I wait till about zone 6, I try and minimize my coach seat time. Board F first then open breezeway and that would be fine.

They should board F first but through the Breezeway. This works very well on CO.

Common sense??? Hardly. They shouldn't open the breezeway for boarding until Zones 1/2/3 are complete. Those are all pax (except bulkhead pax) that are eligible fore breezeway boarding anyway. There were several of us lined up today await zone 1 boarding to start in the regular line - and the GA clearly said Breezway boarding will start during general boarding (i.e. Zone4+) Boarding started and 8 of us were in line and some numnuts walks up in the breezway and cuts right in front of us. Yet another person I would love to just punch in the back of the head. "Ohh I'm better than the other 8 people in line because i'm ELITE - like none of the rest of us were". I wish a GA would have pushed him to the back of the line.

I'm sure someone will ask why I was in line so early and it's because I was in a bulkhead F seat and didn't want my bags back in coach with me swimming upstream to retrieve them.

I would be fine with this, but be consistent! However medallions not in F should NOT be able to board until zone 2.

Agreed. The CO way works on CO. They don't have the problems DL. Boarding is not a CF on CO like it is on DL.

Maybe if enough of people post that the concept works correctly on CO, someone with the authority to implement training from DL might finally walk down the concourse and see how to manage the boarding process correctly. It's amazing that DL ripped off the concept from CO but didn't bother to actually learn the concept from CO.

The Breezeway should be a courtesy for people who missed Zones 1-3, allowing them to jump in the front of the line, if they want to, once Zone 4 starts boarding. The idea is these better DL customers stand in line a little less time and increase their chances of being able to find space in the overhead bins. The Breezeway is not a replacement for the "Boarding By Zone" process.

The Breezeway should be for people who missed their Zone to get on the plane faster, not for people whose Zone has yet to be called to jump ahead.