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Liberal_in_LA

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12. at the call "people with small children who need help boarding" two women with 12 year old girls

Reply to LeftyMom (Reply #6)

Thu May 24, 2012, 07:44 PM

May 2012

boarded early. No one was disabled. 12 year old girls are more able to board than many 40 year olds. The two women did it with a sense of entitlement. That's the point I began looking at this early boarding stuff differently.

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United Airlines drops early boarding for families with children [View all] n2doc May 2012 OP

See atreides1 May 2012 #1

Well, let's let the fast people on first,and then the slow pokes can board. Darth_Kitten May 2012 #4

You get my vote for that! obamanut2012 May 2012 #15

Hrm. Not sure on this one. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #2

Parents of small kids need time and room to get the car seat set up. LeftyMom May 2012 #6

at the call "people with small children who need help boarding" two women with 12 year old girls Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #12

I'm all for redefining "small children" as under five, or maybe as low as three. LeftyMom May 2012 #16

Frankly, I'm tired of flying zbdent May 2012 #3

They really need to limit the carryon luggage GObamaGO May 2012 #5

... or, perhaps, encourage passengers to check their luggage ... surrealAmerican May 2012 #8

That too GObamaGO May 2012 #9

or only allowing you to use the space above your seats WolverineDG May 2012 #11

Oh yeah GObamaGO May 2012 #13

The solution is simple. HubertHeaver May 2012 #7

Finally! nt WolverineDG May 2012 #10

Good obamanut2012 May 2012 #14