Old Bob is gonna be the one who sides with the agent. Sorry but its a pet peeve of mine when it comes to seat calling. It just seems on most flights as soon as they start boarding (which usually begins with First class) everyone wants to crowd the gate, blocking the way so that people who'se seat has been called cannot get through. I have even heard gate agents yell out for folks to back away so as not to hinder the boarding process. Sir (or madam) you were asked to step away from the area not once, not twice, but thrice, to the point that yes the agent did become unprofessional. Actually you shouldn't have even gotten on line as they didn't even call your seat number.
sorry but it annoys me to no end when I hear row "starting with row 25 - 29) and folks with row 17 show up only to be told to go back and wait your turn, then to hear the agents announce again, "stressing" the fact that you should only go up when your row is called. It's easier to just sit and wait, or if you have to stand, stand away from the boarding area.
And I am not someone who flies every so often; I fly almost weekly. So you can imagine how annoying it is. Once when i sat in first, I was blocked from boarding by a coach passenger who was trying to slip in. Actually the guy thought he was sitting in first as he was row 7... but he neglected to hear the agent say first class row 1 - 4. UGH!!
There are two sides to this story and I'm going pro agent.
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