re: United Airlines is about to completely change the way you board a plane

Posted by LemmyLives

Texas

Member since Mar 2019

6540 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:30 pm to Lsut81

quote:
how they handle priority boarding based off status

The link already spelled this out. 70% of the plane will be seated before they even get to this new boarding scheme.

quote:
Pre-boarding
– Customers with disabilities and unaccompanied minors
– Active-duty military
– Global Services members
– Families traveling with children 2 and under
– Premiere 1K members
1 – United Polaris Business
– United First
– United Business
– Premier Platinum
– Premier Gold
– Star Alliance Gold
2 – Premiere Silver
– Star Alliance Silver
– Chase and specific international card holders
– Paid Premiere Access

2 ...

Posted by Roberteaux

mandeville

Member since Sep 2009

5811 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:30 pm to East Coast Band

quote:
Why can't 737 type jets have multiple entrance/ exits?

They do. But you would need multiple ramps for each gate

Posted by 777Tiger

Member since Mar 2011

73856 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:33 pm to LemmyLives

the problem with all of this is the airlines are dealing with the lowest common denominator of morons, the unwashed masses that make up the flying public

Posted by kciDAtaE

Member since Apr 2017

15811 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:34 pm to billjamin

quote:
Preboarding
Customers with disabilities Unaccompanied minors Active military members Global Services members Anyone flying with children 2 or younger Premier 1K members

Group 1
Premier Platinum and Gold members Star Alliance Gold members Travelers in United Polaris, United First and United Business cabins

Group 2 Premier Silver members Star Alliance Silver members Travelers with Premier Access or priority boarding Select cobranded credit card holders

Group 3
Window seats Exit row seats

Group 4
Middle seats

Group 5
Aisle seats

Group 6
Basic economy

Posted by OysterPoBoy

City of St. George

Member since Jul 2013

35361 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 12:36 pm to Chicken

quote:
I'm an aisle guy.

You would be.

Posted by billjamin

Houston

Member since Jun 2019

12610 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:14 pm to kciDAtaE

Sweet I do still get to pre-baord.

Posted by Modern

Fiddy Men

Member since May 2011

16879 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:15 pm to deathvalleyfreak43

I always sit window seat

Walking pass y’all boarding first like this

Posted by Stevo

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2004

11408 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:21 pm to CatfishJohn

quote:
Overhead bin space only issue

The root of all boarding delays. If they got rid of it, the time saved might be quicker even if we had to go to baggage carousel.

Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger

Colorado Springs

Member since Jun 2023

3995 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:22 pm to deathvalleyfreak43

I like this but what about families with kids?

Will they be forced to board separately

Posted by Hondo Blacksheep

Member since Jul 2022

1465 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:26 pm to H2O Tiger

It's only fair, business/first costs good money and you get what you pay for.

Posted by jaytothen

Member since Jan 2020

6423 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:29 pm to deathvalleyfreak43

My SO will be pissed I leave her to seat while she stays behind and it'll be my fault somehow.

Vacation will be ruined at the start.

Posted by Breauxfessor

Ferriday

Member since Sep 2016

819 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:29 pm to deathvalleyfreak43

Don't be a poor. If you must fly commercial, and don't have status or can't afford first class, accept your lot in life.

Posted by ponysoldier

up north

Member since Jan 2022

53 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:29 pm to Lonnie Utah

quote:
The Better Boarding Method Airlines Won't Use

is a must watch, greatest video about this topic.

Posted by S

RIP Wayde

Member since Jan 2007

155819 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:35 pm to deathvalleyfreak43

Fascinating.

I say, nothing quite intrigues me like the trials and tribulations of laypersons and commercial air travel. The citation remains one of my greatest investments.

Posted by 777Tiger

Member since Mar 2011

73856 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:36 pm to S

quote:
The citation remains one of my greatest investments.

and I thank you for it, I’ll try to be on time next trip

Posted by No Colors

Sandbar

Member since Sep 2010

10475 posts

Posted on 10/18/23 at 1:37 pm to Chicken

quote:
I always thought that the plane should be boarded back to front.
that's how it was 20 years ago..

There have been multiple time studies on this. And it always blows my mind to read them.

Multiple airlines have tried the front to back thing. And it doesn't work. Even though there's no reason why it shouldn't. But it just doesn't.

The studies all show that chaotic boarding is quickest. Makes no sense to me.