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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by United857 on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @04:56PM (#22059190)
Business/1st class passengers (at least on international flights) almost always have access to lounges, rather than waiting in the gate area. As good as the plane seats are, I'd still rather spend as much lounge time as possible.
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @06:03PM (#22059793)
I would never consider waiting in a lounge past the start of boarding.

The risk of having to reschedule a $5K flight is to great to justify the reward. If I'm not going to be in the lounge, I'm back to minimizing the time at the gate.

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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by matthewowen on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @10:26PM (#22061432)
Ok, but on domestic they generally don't.

Also, most lounges really aren't very good. AmEx centurion lounge is nice. But like, the United lounge in your average airport is really a few steps down from your typical airport bar.

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