Boarding Priority
Mar 10, 2016 | 11:02 am
#1
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Boarding Priority
Hi,
Giving Jet Blue another go after a 15 year break. Mostly on UA for longer trips.
Is boarding by row or status or?
I'm in "even more space" on a one class 320. Does that get priority of any kind?
Its been a while since I have had to scramble for bin space!
The free wifi sure sounds like a huge win over United/Gogo that barely works.
Giving Jet Blue another go after a 15 year break. Mostly on UA for longer trips.
Is boarding by row or status or?
I'm in "even more space" on a one class 320. Does that get priority of any kind?
Its been a while since I have had to scramble for bin space!
The free wifi sure sounds like a huge win over United/Gogo that barely works.
Mar 10, 2016 | 12:30 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Exclusively OMNI/PR, for Reasons
Posts: 4,186
A bit more detail. I've seen little variation on this at the airports B6 services:
- Wheelchairs and "those needing a little more time down the jet bridge"
- Mosaic
- EMS Seating
- Families with Children under 2
- General boarding by row, from the rear of the aircraft forward
Mar 10, 2016 | 7:15 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hilton Silver
Posts: 714
A bit more detail. I've seen little variation on this at the airports B6 services:
- Wheelchairs and "those needing a little more time down the jet bridge"
- Mosaic
- EMS Seating
- Families with Children under 2
- General boarding by row, from the rear of the aircraft forward
Now I'm going to attribute this to inexperience and lack of Mosaic passengers. On average, I'm usually the only one on most flights I'm on. Except in rare cases like my flight to Austin last week where there were 5 of us.
It's so rare that we all questioned each other to make sure we were each Mosaic and not EMS.
Mar 11, 2016 | 6:46 am
#5
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: JFK LGA PBI BOI
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Of course if you are on a "Miracle Flight" (Florida) those wheelchair boarding due take awhile. Several trips for chair attendants down and back. I've even GA stating ONLY if you are in a wheelchair will you pre-board. 
Mar 11, 2016 | 11:52 am
#6
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Thanks ... next question JFK PRE Line?
Thanks for the useful answers!
Next question would be ... how bad is the JFK PRE line on a typical 5PM or so weekday afternoon?
There are some horror stories even in PRE over at UA EWR, which was another factor in giving Jet Blue another go.
Next question would be ... how bad is the JFK PRE line on a typical 5PM or so weekday afternoon?
There are some horror stories even in PRE over at UA EWR, which was another factor in giving Jet Blue another go.
Mar 11, 2016 | 2:35 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2015
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PreCheck at 5pm should be pretty light. I usually fly out to the West Coast in the evenings and it's been less than 5 minutes for PreCheck. I've done both weekdays and weekends.