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re: United Airlines is about to completely change the way you board a plane
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:05 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:05 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Seems like a good idea, as long as they allow kids and a parent to board at the same time.
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Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:06 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Late coming window sitters are gonna be in a whirl of fussing.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:06 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Hopefully a family of three sitting in consecutive seats doesn’t have to board in three separate groups.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:07 pm to Scooba
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Hopefully a family of three sitting in consecutive seats doesn’t have to board in three separate groups.
In theory they should all be in one boarding group if the tickets are booked together.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:08 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
I hope they don't patent this boarding process lol
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:09 pm to LSUminati
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Pretty damn logical
Only took 109 years to figure out
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:10 pm to Breesus
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I don’t ever check a bag if I can help it.
Im the exact opposite.. i almost never bring a carry-on, just a backpack .. and ill check a large suitcase.. fortunately though, i am not a ‘frequent flyer’ anymore.. Just speaking for myself personally, as an aisle guy myself- the only time i foresee this causing a problem is when I fly internationally, b/c then i check a large suitcase, bring a backpack AND a carry-on suitcase…. In that situation, i guess i will just have to make absolutely sure that every single thing i might need on the typical 15-20 hr flight, i have with me in my backpack since odds are they’ll make me check my carryon due to lack of bin space .
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:13 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Pretty logical and I agree with it even though I normally pre-board.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:15 pm to Rick9Plus
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If a standard suitcase-sized check bag was included in the ticket price, and carry-ons had to fit below the seat in front of you, a lot of bullshite would be avoided. Then board back to front. You wouldn’t even have to worry about this window vs aisle BS. Having the majority of luggage overhead was a dumb move. Charge for that space.
They should assign each overhead space to a "priority" ticket, and only sell the number of that type of ticket that can fit on a plane. If you have x luggage overhead spaces, sell x "priority economy" or whatever you want to call it tickets. All other tickets for the plane are essentially economy basic where you cannot bring a carryon.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:16 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
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The new boarding process, known as “WILMA,”
I'd rather sit by Betty
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:16 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
As no one reads articles, they won't split up groups. Boarding will be based on earliest position...
From article...
From article...
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Customers traveling in groups on the same economy reservation will be assigned the same boarding group based on the “highest applicable boarding group,” according to the memo.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:17 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
The only reason to board first is for overhead space (other than getting drinks in business/first). Who wants to be on the plane longer than they have to.
Fix the overhead space issue and you wouldn’t have as many people jockeying to get on the plane.
Fix the overhead space issue and you wouldn’t have as many people jockeying to get on the plane.
This post was edited on 10/18/23 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:18 pm to StrikeIndicator
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Can’t wait to be seperated from my child. I would assume they took that into account but this is the OT …
Nothing in the new rules that says you have to board with your group. So if you child has a window seat, they can just board with you when it's time for the middle seats to board.
I just want to know what the IL stands for in WILMA.
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United Airlines has previously tested the WILMA method before and said it can save up to two minutes of boarding time per flight, according to the memo.
So an additional 2 minutes to sit at the gate with the a/c off?
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:19 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
As long as i get to pre-board IDGAF what happens behind me as long as it's faster.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:22 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
JetBlue has always boarded planes back-to-front (except for ballers and special needs). It runs so much more smoothly than other methods I've seen. Glad to see another airline re-evaluating how they board customers. 
This post was edited on 10/18/23 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:23 pm to Statestreet
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Charge for carry-ons and make checked bags free. That would reduce boarding and deboarding.
This makes a lot of sense actually
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:25 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Why can't 737 type jets have multiple entrance/ exits?
Obviously would require changes in plane design, but this could have been done decades ago and would be standard and cut loading/ unloading time in half.
Obviously would require changes in plane design, but this could have been done decades ago and would be standard and cut loading/ unloading time in half.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:27 pm to Statestreet
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Charge for carry-ons and make checked bags free. That would reduce boarding and deboarding.
I rarely check bags. If I'm somewhere for less than a week, I can get it all into a normal-sized carry-on (frick waiting for luggage).
That said, I would pay for that if it caused enough others to not bring carry-ons.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:27 pm to Gorilla Ball
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I always thought that the plane should be boarded back to front.
It's my understanding that the plane could possibly become tail heavy, causing all sorts of problems. Most modern planes have tricycle landing gear, it's possible the front gear could be unloaded with some current day fatties siting in the back.
Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:29 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
This is the way it always should have been done. Going to piss a lot of families off with children though.
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