Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Maybe you folks haven't flown in a while. I'm not talking about first class. Rather, straight ole' coach.. the airlines have fees you can opt to pay for the privilege of boarding sooner. Sometimes the fee is just for sitting a bit further forward in the cabin. eg. United Air calls it "Premier Access".. supposedly separate security lane too, but never really that helpful (and the plane leaves at the same time, no matter what row you're sitting in). Delta calls it "Sky Priority".. it's evidently a selling point getting on the plane sooner.
I only fly occasionally for work. My company won't pay for any luxuries, and I won't pay for something like early boarding out of my own wallet. I tend to have plenty of checked luggage (tools) that my company will pay the extra fees on though.
