Sanctioned Line Cutting
In some instances cutting in line is sanctioned by the authority overseeing the queue. For example, amusement park operators such as Six Flags have programs whereby patrons can pay for the privilege of cutting the line for an attraction by arriving at a pre-designated time. At airports it is customary for efficiency reasons to allow pregnant women, adults accompanying small children, the elderly and the physically disabled to board an airplane first, regardless of their seat, class or assignment. However, the priority afforded wheelchair-using passengers has reportedly given rise to a practice in the United States, whereby some passengers who do not normally use a wheelchair request one, in order to pass through security checks quickly and to be among the first to board an aircraft. At the conclusion of the flight these passengers exit the aircraft on foot, instead of waiting for their pre-ordered wheelchairs and thus being among the last to disembark.
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