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Alec Baldwin Gets His Own American Airlines Boarding Group

June 4, 2013 by Darren 12 Comments

This is absolutely hilarious. Ellen DeGeneres yesterday “explained” the new American Airlines boarding process in a public service announcement on her show. In addition to Alec Baldwin getting his own boarding group, it appears American is adding several new classifications. 😉 (Hat tip: AAdvantageGeek) – Follow Darren Booth on Twitter, @FrequentlyFlyin, for more airline, hotel…

Is American’s New Boarding Process Destined for Failure?

May 19, 2013 by Darren 4 Comments

I’m catching up with last week’s notable airline news items and American’s new boarding process, tested earlier this year, is a hot topic. Basically, American Airlines is now allowing those passengers without carry-ons requiring overhead bin space to board ahead of Group 2. The test of this new process, rolled out systemwide last Thursday, was…