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Not just big companies, government travellers too. There's a reason military is allowed to board first.
by enkid 3y ago
Not just big companies, government travellers too. There's a reason military is allowed to board first.
- badcppdev 3y agoWhat's the reason? I assume this is a US thing?
- enkid 3y agoThe stated reasons is patriotism. The real reason is that the military buys a lot of airline tickets and the military member gets to choose from a list of flights from a variety of airlines.
- bombcar 3y agoMilitary also are allowed more than the normal allowance of baggage and carry-on for the same reason. Families with children are also allowed to board early, because they slow down the boarding process otherwise.
- callalex 3y agoIt’s similar to tipping, once one guy starts doing it all the others look like assholes unless they start doing it too. A similar phenomenon happens sometimes in drive-through coffee shops: someone will pre-pay for the coffee of the person behind them in line, then that person is informed that a stranger paid for their coffee. There is then a social expectation to do the same thing for the next person in line to keep the chain of anonymous “charity” going. Nobody wants to be the asshole that breaks the chain. It’s certainly an odd phenomenon, but many people love it.
- myroon5 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52LJaWDdG9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52LJaWDdG9c
- QuarterReptile 3y agoI suspect that one airline made the first step with that, and it was name-and-shame until everyone fell in line at that point.