New boarding process begins 10/19/17 at CLE?
Oct 18, 17, 9:01 pm
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New boarding process begins 10/19/17 at CLE?
Just landed at CLE at 11pm on 10/18/17 from IAH and noticed every UA gate has the attached new boarding signs. All of the group 1-5 signs are gone. Anyone have info?
Oct 18, 17, 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by mherdeg
Interesting idea, so if a GS member shows up 15 minutes before departure, they'll queue in the "bypass" lane with members of groups 1 through 4?
Oct 18, 17, 9:36 pm
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Probably a test.
After several recent DL flights, I am significantly less critical of UA's cattle pens. At least there's some order to the process.
I think that would actually be a negative for GS, 1K, and Plat (which I think was mherdeg's point). Currently we can just breeze through the Group 1 line.
After several recent DL flights, I am significantly less critical of UA's cattle pens. At least there's some order to the process.
Originally Posted by mherdeg
Interesting idea, so if a GS member shows up 15 minutes before departure, they'll queue in the "bypass" lane with members of groups 1 through 4?
Originally Posted by adambadam
I would hope so.
Oct 18, 17, 9:57 pm
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Yeah but many of these gates at CLE are baby small. If they were to try to load a 772 or 789, this could result in chaos.
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Oct 18, 17, 10:23 pm
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I think united could make boarding better by adding a few groups, especially for widebodies. When there are 30+ F/J seats along with additional 1ks and platinum group 1 can be crazy. However, when i fly on a widebody i just walk on with the end of group 1 because there is plenty
of bin space.
of bin space.
Oct 18, 17, 10:26 pm
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OP here — so they removed ALL of the old 1-5 signs at every gate. Only the signs I showed remain. Personally, as a GS, this doesn’t really impact me too much, but I do think the 1-5 groups were a useful difference from AA and DL. Oh well.
Oct 18, 17, 10:53 pm
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Depending on how wide the gate area is at a particular airport, it makes more sense to have the passengers sitting down next to the gate instead of stretched out in front of it. So maybe that is the goal here?
On the note of boarding groups, there is a great argument for more boarding groups and a great argument for fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly AA, I leave wanting fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly UA, I leave wanting more boarding groups. Right now, I think the magic number is around 7, but I'm not sure.
On the note of boarding groups, there is a great argument for more boarding groups and a great argument for fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly AA, I leave wanting fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly UA, I leave wanting more boarding groups. Right now, I think the magic number is around 7, but I'm not sure.
Oct 18, 17, 11:13 pm
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Originally Posted by flyerbaby19
Eventually, we will end up with the PMUA boarding process. We should just skip to there.
Oct 19, 17, 12:23 am
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Originally Posted by DA201
Depending on how wide the gate area is at a particular airport, it makes more sense to have the passengers sitting down next to the gate instead of stretched out in front of it. So maybe that is the goal here?
On the note of boarding groups, there is a great argument for more boarding groups and a great argument for fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly AA, I leave wanting fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly UA, I leave wanting more boarding groups. Right now, I think the magic number is around 7, but I'm not sure.
On the note of boarding groups, there is a great argument for more boarding groups and a great argument for fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly AA, I leave wanting fewer boarding groups. Every time I fly UA, I leave wanting more boarding groups. Right now, I think the magic number is around 7, but I'm not sure.
I like this concept, however, skeptical anyone will not "remain seated".
Oct 19, 17, 1:54 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
After several recent DL flights, I am significantly less critical of UA's cattle pens. At least there's some order to the process
Or LH in Germany, which is just a scrum to push your way onboard the aircraft. I prefer WN's boarding, but barring an ability to have determined the line ahead of time, UA's system works for me.
Oct 19, 17, 2:07 am
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This only has a chance of working if gate agents aren't afraid to tell people who try to board ahead of their group to sit down and wait. I have seen many instances where someone tries to board in an earlier group than indicate don their boarding pass and the GA just lets them do it.
Oct 19, 17, 2:46 am
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I definitely like the 1-5 system, but on widebody flights I certainly see a use for an additional lane for F & C (and GS) separate from group 1, the C cabin is pretty sizable on most UA aircraft and there are often heaps of 1K & Platinum in economy on those flights. I am extremely skeptical that this 2 lane system will work. I imagine the group 4-5 folks will continue to stand in the way of everyone else trying to jockey the first position when their group is called, praying for any sort of overhead space to be left.
