I don’t think it’s a “Four-Wheeled Problem,” it actually sounds like a management problem. The manager who even said that cited part of the issue that dove this thinking is because airlines are “short staffed,” um wouldn’t that actually be more of a concern here? a concern that should be managed to properly run a business? or maybe just new management is required here…

As for the boarding last thing, I can’t stay it’s a good idea, no matter how little I want to sit in the airline chair (and believe me, it’s a minimal as possible). My reason is actually because the odd accessibility choices they make on the planes, and an issue that occurred with my seat (actually more than once, but I caught it early after the first incident). One international flight I was on bordered me early, great good to go, except when I got to my isle seat the arm rest was one that didn’t move. It was supposed to, I checked at booking, but at the time the stewards informed me the booking info was notoriously inaccurate (I guess they save a buck by randomly using fixed chairs?). This made it literally painful to get in/out of! The steward realized it was going to be an issue and scrambled to get my seat changed, because no one had boarded it was a simple matter (no seat to clear out, no luggage to move from A to B, etc.). I’m really glad they did too, as I initially sat in the fixed seat until the seat change and it was very tough to get out of for both my caregiver and I (and would of be worse still if I had a full bladder and needed to use the toilet!). So, I’ll stick with first please, thank you. 😁