Kick Tail vouchers for Ops Agents who enforce boarding order: post your reports here
Apr 22, 2015, 8:30 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 73
My favorite time someone tried to cheat was a couple, probably mid 20s, that had C boarding passes try to board with Business Select. The gate agent thankfully turned them away after seeing their passes.
They then tried again at A31, turned away.
They tried again at A-list w/o a passes, the gate agent asked them to step to the side of they would not be able to board the plane at all.
After I boarded I noticed they were the last 2 to come on the plane, it was beautiful.
They then tried again at A31, turned away.
They tried again at A-list w/o a passes, the gate agent asked them to step to the side of they would not be able to board the plane at all.
After I boarded I noticed they were the last 2 to come on the plane, it was beautiful.
Apr 28, 2015, 3:52 pm
#47
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Between BDL and PVD
Programs: RapidRewards, SkyPesos, whatever flies where I want to go.
Posts: 270
Luckily I've never had an issue... I guess I never even thought people would be that dishonest!
There really isn't a reason to be in exact order, +/- 5 is probably fine, at least in the A and early B block (full B for the -800's). I usually end up in A-20 through B-10ish, and I have no issue getting an Aisle seat in the back of the plane. I snipe my check-ins and have sniped them for other people I'm traveling with.
I find it hilarious to watch people all sardine into the front of the plane, while I walk to rear and get my aisle seat. About 5 rows from the back, I seem to have really good luck getting an empty middle seat if the flight isn't full, even if it's really close.
There really isn't a reason to be in exact order, +/- 5 is probably fine, at least in the A and early B block (full B for the -800's). I usually end up in A-20 through B-10ish, and I have no issue getting an Aisle seat in the back of the plane. I snipe my check-ins and have sniped them for other people I'm traveling with.
I find it hilarious to watch people all sardine into the front of the plane, while I walk to rear and get my aisle seat. About 5 rows from the back, I seem to have really good luck getting an empty middle seat if the flight isn't full, even if it's really close.
Apr 28, 2015, 4:39 pm
#48
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: AA EXP, DL-Plat, WN-CP | Hotels: Choice-Gld, IHG-Plt, Rad-Gld, HH-Dia, Hyatt-Glob, Marriott-LtPlt
Posts: 2,889
Everyone has their own preferences...some are different.
Apr 29, 2015, 9:07 pm
#49
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Between BDL and PVD
Programs: RapidRewards, SkyPesos, whatever flies where I want to go.
Posts: 270
Many of us estimate the load of the flight by looking at the Ops Agent's screen for BP's Issued, Thru Pax, etc. When the flight is full (which is often into/out of MDW), I'll often choose seats close to the front because then (a) I get to choose next to whom I sit for the flight instead of having some not-quite COS later choose to sit next to me (and ruin my flight) and (b) I'll get off of the plane 5-10 minutes ahead of those who chose the rear of the plane. Saving 5-10 minutes on deplaning every flight home saves me hours each year.
Everyone has their own preferences...some are different.
Everyone has their own preferences...some are different.
I'm glad that people are willing to all squish in front, since it leaves the best seats on the plane for me. But it will never cease to amaze me nonetheless. It would be nice if people would spread themselves out better, as it would speed up loading, but that's asking a lot of people these days I guess. The disembarking time delta is relatively negligible. It's just become part of the routine for me, since I fly mostly on B737's, and I always sit in the rear, usually in the last 4-5 rows.
Apr 30, 2015, 5:25 am
#51
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: LAS
Posts: 1,279
Note: the three spots thing covers the situation when Ax, Ax-1, and Ax-2 are misaligned because none of them care enough to do the proper position tango.
Apr 30, 2015, 9:36 am
#52
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
Yesterday I had A-31 so I stood at the head of that line. Just before they called us to board A-32 walked up to the other side of the pole and asked me if I was A-31, he then invited be to board ahead of him. ^
Apr 30, 2015, 7:11 pm
#53
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Between BDL and PVD
Programs: RapidRewards, SkyPesos, whatever flies where I want to go.
Posts: 270
This should be super simple to do. It would have to have a reasonable way to override when somebody isn't there and automatically detect the A-listers between the A and B groups. Perhaps requiring the OA to swipe his/her badge if the number was 'off' by more than three spots. This would also provide data to SWA HQ when OAs fail to enforce (or deliberately cheat) the boarding order.
Also, just to publicly embarass them, make a really loud rejection noise for out of order boarding passes.
