Airlines that seat by "groups" ..
August 18, 2008 Leave a comment
.. suck.
I’m talking to you, American and Southwest. Possibly others .. these two are in my recent travel history.
The concept of deciding who gets to board first (besides those needing special assistance, first class and frequent flyers) by their arrival at the airport or check-in is impractical.
Allowing someone in the front of main cabin to board before the back delays everyone in line behind them .. multiply that by the number of infrequent (and therefore inexperienced) flyers, and you simply take longer to board.
My two bytes.