United Airlines recently announced a new boarding order that it believes will help save time while getting passengers on the plane faster. The new order gives priority to travelers with disabilities and active duty military members before starting with traditional boarding zones.
In the new only, passengers with disabilities and active military members will be boarded first. This allows those two groups to get settled in quickly, before starting the boarding process for all other passengers.
United Airlines says that it will call the highest priority groups first, followed by those with pre-assigned seats at the back of the plane. Next in the boarding order will be those with pre-assigned seats at the front of the plane, and then the general boarding queue. This new order should help streamline the boarding process and allow passengers to get on their flights faster.
Another advantage to United Airlines’ new boarding order is that it enables those with disabilities and active military members to get on the plane first without having to call attention to themselves. It also eliminates the potential for bottlenecks during boarding.
The new boarding order is part of a pilot program that United Airlines is running before implementing it throughout their network. United Airlines believes the new order should be helpful for all passengers, not just those with special needs.
Overall, the new boarding order from United Airlines should help improve the boarding experience for all passengers. This should be especially helpful if boarding times are running long or the plane is particularly full. By prioritizing special needs passengers, the more general boarding process should be faster and more efficient than before.