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Delta Air Lines is scrapping its back-to-front boarding process
One of Delta’s last remaining pandemic-era policy adjustments has just come to an end. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Atlanta-based carrier resumed its “normal,” zone-based boarding process after nearly 18 months of loading coach passengers from back to front. The carrier confirmed the move in the following statement to TPG: As Delta continues to welcome customers back onboard, we also continue to explore opportunities that keep people moving efficiently and enhance the airport experience. Beginning… (www.msn.com) More...
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My pet peeve with the airlines is the term "Pre-Boarding." How can people be boarding, before people are boarding? If you are pre-boarding, which resembles boarding, you are by definition, boarding. When one types pre-boarding or preboarding, a red squiggly line appears under it because it isn't even a word!
I fly Delta a few times a year, not a lot, but a few, and I have to say I've never noticed any difference. That may be because I don't pay any attention to the boarding "process" as I want to spend the least amount of time inside the plane, so I'm always at or near the end of the line. Being the in the first group of people boarding is the last thing I want to do.
I fly Delta a few times a year, not a lot, but a few, and I have to say I've never noticed any difference. That may be because I don't pay any attention to the boarding "process" as I want to spend the least amount of time inside the plane, so I'm always at or near the end of the line. Being the in the first group of people boarding is the last thing I want to do.
Airline employees are instructed to "pre-plan", also not a word, an airline neologism.
It's the "stuff".
Consider a family of three,Not really a great idea to make mother and father board separately while little child remains at the gate
I have seen that happen! The parents sit in First, and the kids are stuffed into coach. One of the last flights I was on last year was where a child was having some anxiety, and their parents had to be located in First to come back to calm them down, and at first refuse to swap seats so Jr could sit next to mom. I can't believe that kind of assholery. What do the tell their kids? 'You're only a tex exemption, so until you can earn some serious money and contribute to the family bottom line, you get to sit in steerage!'? What kind of crap is that?
I pay for early boarding and by the time I do board the plane is half full!
Really tired of crawling over people to get to my window seat!
Paid for better seats for next week, can't wait to see how that works out!
Also, a few months ago I paid extra for behind the bulkhead for extra leg room and had me knees under my chin. Thank you AA!