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I'm guessing this is because the airlines feel it's easier to enforce boarding procedures than deplaning. hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out

I'm guessing this is because the airlines feel it's easier to enforce boarding procedures than deplaning. hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out of order, but once the plane has arrived at it's destination, people want to stand up and get off as soon as they get a chance.

munk-a 7y ago
I think there is also pressure from connecting flights, if the plane is running late it's not uncommon to see people with really close windows jump the line in terms of deplaning - sometimes with the assistance of the flight crew.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  I wish that was formalized as well. If you have a 5 hour layover, or need to wait for checked bags anyway, and rush to deplane, you’re just creating real problems for others with minimal benefit to yourself.
  - munk-a 7y ago
    Yea - I peppered that statement with conditionals because a lot of people don't tend to abide by that politeness - I only made a connecting flight (via a woman at the gate re-opening the causeway door) when my connection was cut down from 1:20 to 15 in JFK due to inclement weather once... And JFK is terrible.
Scoundreller 7y ago
> hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out of order I don’t know if it’s anticipatory anxiety or what, but I seemingly observe half the passengers stand and get in line at first call. And even queue up for the queued boarding calls. I always get on toward the end and never had an issue finding space, but I understand it’s aircraft and airline dependent.
- StillBored 7y ago
  With the American domestics, its because all the frequent flyers are flying with large carry-on's and large personal items. Combined with all the non-frequent flyers trying to avoid baggage fees by packing everything in a large carry on. If you don't get on fairly early after them, its likely you won't have a place to put your carry on, or it will end up being in the back of the plane/whatever forcing you to wait longer to get off.
reaperducer 7y ago
hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out of order Really? I see this all the time. You can especially see it on airlines that have signs for group lines labeled 1-5 permanently displayed at the gate. As soon as the announcement goes out that the boarding process will begin shortly, a dozen people from Groups 4 and 5 will rush to their lines. I've never understood this. I just sit back and relax until the mayhem calms down and then I just stroll on at the back of my group. We all leave at the same time, so what's the rush? Then again, I don't ever travel with just a carry-on bag.
- leetcrew 7y ago
  just my experience. I only fly Southwest, and as far as I can tell, people trying to board significantly out of order get scolded by the gate attendant and sent back to their place in line. swa is first-come first-served seating though, and they charge extra for low boarding pass numbers, so it might be a bigger deal to them.
  - lostapathy 7y ago
    Which airport? I've never seen a southwest gate attendant do this, or reject oversized carry on bags. It's really frustrating.
- grimjack00 7y ago
  > As soon as the announcement goes out that the boarding process will begin shortly, a dozen people from Groups 4 and 5 will rush to their lines. If you're boarding in a late group, overhead space will likely be at a premium, so you want the best chance to claim that space and not have to gate check.

munk-a 7y ago

I think there is also pressure from connecting flights, if the plane is running late it's not uncommon to see people with really close windows jump the line in terms of deplaning - sometimes with the assistance of the flight crew.

Scoundreller 7y ago
I wish that was formalized as well. If you have a 5 hour layover, or need to wait for checked bags anyway, and rush to deplane, you’re just creating real problems for others with minimal benefit to yourself.
- munk-a 7y ago
  Yea - I peppered that statement with conditionals because a lot of people don't tend to abide by that politeness - I only made a connecting flight (via a woman at the gate re-opening the causeway door) when my connection was cut down from 1:20 to 15 in JFK due to inclement weather once... And JFK is terrible.

Scoundreller 7y ago

> hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out of order I don’t know if it’s anticipatory anxiety or what, but I seemingly observe half the passengers stand and get in line at first call. And even queue up for the queued boarding calls. I always get on toward the end and never had an issue finding space, but I understand it’s aircraft and airline dependent.

StillBored 7y ago
With the American domestics, its because all the frequent flyers are flying with large carry-on's and large personal items. Combined with all the non-frequent flyers trying to avoid baggage fees by packing everything in a large carry on. If you don't get on fairly early after them, its likely you won't have a place to put your carry on, or it will end up being in the back of the plane/whatever forcing you to wait longer to get off.

reaperducer 7y ago

hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out of order Really? I see this all the time. You can especially see it on airlines that have signs for group lines labeled 1-5 permanently displayed at the gate. As soon as the announcement goes out that the boarding process will begin shortly, a dozen people from Groups 4 and 5 will rush to their lines. I've never understood this. I just sit back and relax until the mayhem calms down and then I just stroll on at the back of my group. We all leave at the same time, so what's the rush? Then again, I don't ever travel with just a carry-on bag.

leetcrew 7y ago
just my experience. I only fly Southwest, and as far as I can tell, people trying to board significantly out of order get scolded by the gate attendant and sent back to their place in line. swa is first-come first-served seating though, and they charge extra for low boarding pass numbers, so it might be a bigger deal to them.
- lostapathy 7y ago
  Which airport? I've never seen a southwest gate attendant do this, or reject oversized carry on bags. It's really frustrating.
grimjack00 7y ago
> As soon as the announcement goes out that the boarding process will begin shortly, a dozen people from Groups 4 and 5 will rush to their lines. If you're boarding in a late group, overhead space will likely be at a premium, so you want the best chance to claim that space and not have to gate check.