Personally, I love air travel. As much of a pain it may be, I find every experience to be a thrill. Proof: I was once pulled aside by TSA for additional screening after my hand swab tested positive for who knows what. The entire time behind the curtain, I was cracking jokes and riffing with the staff.
Anyway, I frequent a travel forum and I constantly see people complaining about the boarding process. How the system is abused, how "elite status" continually means less when it comes to boarding order, etc. I'm far from a frequent flyer, however these complaints always puzzle me for one reason: why on earth would one voluntarily board an aircraft one SECOND sooner than necessary?
While the majority of my flying has my rear end firmly planted in a coach seat, I also regularly buy up to the front/comfort/economy+ seats offered so as to speed up my disembarking. Often times, those seats also include priority boarding which is something I NEVER utilize.
When I fly, you'll find me sitting at whatever bar is closest to my gate until T-10, at which point I meander over and join the last 2-3 passengers in line to board. Why anyone would choose to board at T-30 or earlier makes zero sense to me. Give me a comfortable stool a real drink, and a television over sitting at the gate twiddling my thumbs any day.
Anyway, I frequent a travel forum and I constantly see people complaining about the boarding process. How the system is abused, how "elite status" continually means less when it comes to boarding order, etc. I'm far from a frequent flyer, however these complaints always puzzle me for one reason: why on earth would one voluntarily board an aircraft one SECOND sooner than necessary?
While the majority of my flying has my rear end firmly planted in a coach seat, I also regularly buy up to the front/comfort/economy+ seats offered so as to speed up my disembarking. Often times, those seats also include priority boarding which is something I NEVER utilize.
When I fly, you'll find me sitting at whatever bar is closest to my gate until T-10, at which point I meander over and join the last 2-3 passengers in line to board. Why anyone would choose to board at T-30 or earlier makes zero sense to me. Give me a comfortable stool a real drink, and a television over sitting at the gate twiddling my thumbs any day.