How do I board my plane without having to wait for a long time in line? How do I ensure that I still have an overhead bin space for my carry-on bags? How do I avoid fighting with other passengers for those precious overhead spaces? These questions might not immediately pop into your mind when you are planning a trip however you have to really give it some serious consideration. Imagine how irritating it would be to wait for a long time before boarding your plane. Now imagine, after standing in line for a long time, that you now have to fight through other passengers to get to your seat and to put your carry-on bags in an overhead bin space?
Generally, airports can be extremely stressful environments even among those who are already frequent fliers. Even boarding a plane, which you think would finally end your airport difficulties, still presents some problems. So how do you avoid standing in line for a long time? How do you avoid fighting through other passengers to get to your seat? Is there such a way as strategic boarding? Read on below and find out for yourself.
How do employ strategic boarding?
Airline companies tend to board their planes in blocks of five or ten rows. Due to this, row twenty one usually boards before row 19.With this in mind, when you select your seat at the plane, make sure that you choose your row carefully. If you do not want to have to fight through other people to get to your seats, make sure you choose your row carefully and you should research how that airline company blocks their sitting.
You are usually assigned a boarding group (A, B, or C) and a specific position (1-60+) during check-in. Your distinctive group and position combination, for instance: A40 will be shown on your boarding pass. This represents your spot in the boarding group at the gate. Numbered posts are located in each of the gate areas in order to indicate where you should line up. Make sure that when the boarding group where you belong gets called, that you find your designated place in line. However, you may also be bold and you can get in line fast without actually skipping over someone else. You can accomplish this by getting in line right away when the agent at the gate calls the group ahead of yours. However, make sure that you only get in line after the very last person of the group before you. This guarantees that you will be ahead of your group without actually inserting and offending anyone from the group before you. When you do this, the odds are that your group number will be called right before you reach the Jet way. The worst that can happen in this situation is that you will be waiting to board the plan at the front of the line. Some consider this as a very efficient strategic boarding technique.
During the boarding process, make sure that you are ahead – this ensures that you will be boarding the plane safely without fighting your way through other passengers. This also guarantees that you will have enough overhead bin space for you carry-on bags. Strategic boarding is definitely a must for fliers – whether you are a first-time flier or an experienced one.