> hardly anyone is going to charge the gate to board out of order
I don’t know if it’s anticipatory anxiety or what, but I seemingly observe half the passengers stand and get in line at first call. And even queue up for the queued boarding calls.
I always get on toward the end and never had an issue finding space, but I understand it’s aircraft and airline dependent.
With the American domestics, its because all the frequent flyers are flying with large carry-on's and large personal items. Combined with all the non-frequent flyers trying to avoid baggage fees by packing everything in a large carry on.
If you don't get on fairly early after them, its likely you won't have a place to put your carry on, or it will end up being in the back of the plane/whatever forcing you to wait longer to get off.
I don’t know if it’s anticipatory anxiety or what, but I seemingly observe half the passengers stand and get in line at first call. And even queue up for the queued boarding calls.
I always get on toward the end and never had an issue finding space, but I understand it’s aircraft and airline dependent.