As I recall, Southwest (and most other airlines) used to let families with babies and small children preboard along with the disabled and minors flying alone. Not anymore. Now families board after Group A (which on our flights was approximately 60 people) but before Group B (the rest of the passengers).
Luckily we had non-stop flights both directions, so we only experienced the joy of their new family boarding policy twice: DH and I herded two kids with oversized backpacks down the narrow aisle while hauling, between the two of us, three carseats, two stuffed-to-the-gills carry-on bags, a purse, and another kid on my hip. All that would have been a pain getting onto an empty plane. Now imagine that you are one of the ~60 passengers who have already boarded and you're getting smacked in the head by all our crap as we struggle toward the back of the plane. Yeeeeaaaah. Not so much fun for anybody. Plus we delayed take-off on both flights (and apparently annoyed our second pilot!) because it takes a few minutes to get three carseats installed. Had we gotten on earlier, we'd have been ready by the time the last passengers found their seats.
Sigh.
Lucky for us (and the people sitting all around us, I'm sure) we have excellent travelers; the girls must have gotten my genes. Uno & Dos ate snacks, colored pictures, played their Leapsters, looked out the window.... Tres slept most of the way on the first flight, and on the flight coming home she played peek-a-boo with a toddler sitting behind us. Nobody squirmed or screamed or got bored. (Well, I got bored. A few hours vs. two days, sure, but I'd still rather drive.)
~RCH~
2 comments:
The traveling genes! That is awesome! I loves you guys and miss you.
One of the reasons Jay is mad at Southwest is their change in family boarding. I'm glad you have good flyers.
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