United Airlines will now board window seat passengers first

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[la_loony]

I was boarded like this last year when I went to France with friends and it worked alright. It does help to take away the hassle of getting up again (and blocking the aisle) to let people through when the person sitting at the window was somewhere behind you in the line. Should be combined with boarding from back to front too, I don't think that was done on my flights.

Biggest issue is people not checking their ticket and listening to the boarding announcement properly if it's actually their turn to board.

[evilgerbil]

The biggest issue I see is carry on not fitting underbthe seat or people being unwilling to put them under their seat. So you get one person, even worse if it's a person who cannot reach the overhead cabinets, going back and forth trying to find one to fit their bag. I was at the front of the plane last time I flew and saw this.

[la_loony]

Yeah that too, I know it wouldn't make things faster at all but I wish overhead could only be accessed by the stewarding team and they say when you enter "this bag stays with us for overhead thanks" and people have to use the seat in front of them to store their smaller carry on if they have two.

[chase65]

Except people grossly over pack and the flight attendants shouldn't have to throw out their backs trying to heft those things. They aren't valets.

[la_loony]

Also true. Maybe airplanes need to be redesigned so seats are like on a step or there is a hollow below and carry on is stored below the seats instead of above the heads.