Gate lice’ beware: American Airlines is catching early boarders

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am always grateful, after reading posts like these, that I can afford to fly charter/private.

I’m always grateful after reading posts like PP’s that I know how to correctly use punctuation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

[Anonymous]

SW is awful in some ways, and I know they are getting rid of their boarding system, but…it worked. People really “respected the number,” at least from what I saw.

Again, it was imperfect, but no one I ever saw argued with A26 going before A27; it is right there on the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last time I flew American with my small kid, they put me in one boarding group (6) and him in another (7). I think I waited until his group was called, but maybe he got flagged for boarding with my group! I also just bring a small backpack and check bags, but last time was a nightmare with transfer flights being cancelled and not having our bag.

BS. They weren’t ever doing this. DH is a group 1 boarder and we always board with him (per AA policy) with no problems. No one flagged your 7;year old in group 7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

In airport with everything recorded? I'll drop like a sack of flour when you hit me and need lots of treatment for neck and back pain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

Your BMI is 33.6, which is obese. Should you be flying at all? Hopefully you are purchasing two seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

In airport with everything recorded? I'll drop like a sack of flour when you hit me and need lots of treatment for neck and back pain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we please just start boarding from the rear on up line people up according to their seat number, with the back of the plane at the front of the line? I guarantee this will speed things up tremendously. The flight attendants can monitor to make sure people don’t put their carry-ons in any space other than what is allotted to their seat.

I would love this if I weren't 10000% certain the people in rows 26-31 would put their luggage in the overheads at the front of the plane on the way back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they actually boarded by rows/sections, then flight attendants could actually monitor where people are putting their carryons.

We’ve all seen people put their roller bag and backpack and jacket in the overhead bin. Nobody stops them.

Fwiw, I’ve seen gate agents tell people trying to board early that their group hasn’t been called yet and they are asked to wait.

Everyone lines up early, so they could easily put up signage by rows/sections or simply call by rows. Since you have to pay to be closer to the front, those rows should be called first.

Actually, I get ticked off when I pay to check a bag and then am told that I have to put my backpack at my feet to make room for a freeloading carry-on. That's the whole point of enduring the inconvenience of waiting for my bag.

Exactly. It punishes people who carry on less. I actually shifted to a rolling small suitcase specifically because I was asked to put my knapsack at my feet, taking up my foot space. Instead of being rewarded for carrying on less, people with knapsacks end up with less foot space.

What is a “knapsack”?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The airlines want passengers to clamor for early boarding. They have designed the boarding system to trick you into boarding early because that's more profitable for them.

Used to be that boarding was from the back of the plane to the front, and many passengers didn't like being forced to board first. Some passengers would hang out at the bookstore until the last minute.

The airlines figured out that if they made boarding early a 'privilege' then people would fight over boarding first. Now they even charge us for the privilege. It's kind of hilarious.

https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/southwest-airlines-used-behavioural-science-improve-queuing-times/innovation/article/1663912

That's not what the article says, but it's an interesting read.

The article is written in management-speak. You've got to read between the lines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SW is awful in some ways, and I know they are getting rid of their boarding system, but…it worked. People really “respected the number,” at least from what I saw.

Again, it was imperfect, but no one I ever saw argued with A26 going before A27; it is right there on the ticket.

Nah ... people cheated. One person would buy early boarding and then save 6 seats. The flight attendants did nothing about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they actually boarded by rows/sections, then flight attendants could actually monitor where people are putting their carryons.

We’ve all seen people put their roller bag and backpack and jacket in the overhead bin. Nobody stops them.

Fwiw, I’ve seen gate agents tell people trying to board early that their group hasn’t been called yet and they are asked to wait.

Everyone lines up early, so they could easily put up signage by rows/sections or simply call by rows. Since you have to pay to be closer to the front, those rows should be called first.

Actually, I get ticked off when I pay to check a bag and then am told that I have to put my backpack at my feet to make room for a freeloading carry-on. That's the whole point of enduring the inconvenience of waiting for my bag.

Exactly. It punishes people who carry on less. I actually shifted to a rolling small suitcase specifically because I was asked to put my knapsack at my feet, taking up my foot space. Instead of being rewarded for carrying on less, people with knapsacks end up with less foot space.

What is a “knapsack”?

Look it up! You might call it a backpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they actually boarded by rows/sections, then flight attendants could actually monitor where people are putting their carryons.

We’ve all seen people put their roller bag and backpack and jacket in the overhead bin. Nobody stops them.

Fwiw, I’ve seen gate agents tell people trying to board early that their group hasn’t been called yet and they are asked to wait.

Everyone lines up early, so they could easily put up signage by rows/sections or simply call by rows. Since you have to pay to be closer to the front, those rows should be called first.

Actually, I get ticked off when I pay to check a bag and then am told that I have to put my backpack at my feet to make room for a freeloading carry-on. That's the whole point of enduring the inconvenience of waiting for my bag.

Exactly. It punishes people who carry on less. I actually shifted to a rolling small suitcase specifically because I was asked to put my knapsack at my feet, taking up my foot space. Instead of being rewarded for carrying on less, people with knapsacks end up with less foot space.

What is a “knapsack”?

Look it up! You might call it a backpack.

But why would you say “knapsack” if you are talking about a backpack?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I push and run over gate lice. You are group 4 and 5. GTFO of the way standing around the gate. You aren't going to get on faster and are blocking the way for everyone in groups 1-4. MOVE or you will be run over.

Seems like a bad move to physically accost someone likely larger than you and likely already agitated, but you do you

Nope. 6'4" and 276 lbs. If you want to throw down, i'll easily oblige.

Your BMI is 33.6, which is obese. Should you be flying at all? Hopefully you are purchasing two seats.

Or I just lift a lot of very heavy weights and regularly play adult rugby.

You should eat less Twinkies and exercise more before making ASSumptions. Get your fat lice ass out of the way of the gate. You will be run over if you're in the way. Hovering will not make you get on faster, moron.