Re: OT: AA on CNBC
Whether or not its part of the core business plan has never been clear to me. What IS clear is that they like to advertise *fast* boarding, but in practice its not always so fast. I've read rumblings, some allegedly from in SWA itself, that claim boarding can actually be faster with assigned seating and that SWA periodically considers the possibility. The problem with other airlines (AA included) is that they short-circuit an organized boarding plan by allowing first class upgraded high-miles slobs like me to board first, rather than STRICTLY enforce rear-forward/window-toward-aisle boarding. Of course I love it when I get to board first, but then I hate how long it takes to get everyone else on. Same for the cattle-call boarding- it takes way too long for the last half of "C" group to wander up and down looking for seats and overhead space, and negotiating trades so families can sit together.
I'll say one other thing... if I were running an airport, I would charge SWA a triple premium on their gate fees for the way their boarding scheme always spills out of the boarding lounge area and wrecks the flow of pedestrians through the terminal.
Originally posted by Randy Haskin
I'll say one other thing... if I were running an airport, I would charge SWA a triple premium on their gate fees for the way their boarding scheme always spills out of the boarding lounge area and wrecks the flow of pedestrians through the terminal.
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