Note to ET, there are so many responses to an obvious problem at boarding gates perhaps you should send comments to Qantas.

Agree with Koalahead, expect a fight but on no circumstances give up, just won a claim against BA for three consecutive cancelled flights from LHR to Jersey CI, they claimed that one cancellation was for extraordinary circumstances and refused to pay, went to CEDR for adjudication, [centre for ef...

Would that I will live long enough to really enjoy them all at leisure.

Think all the comments on overhead locker space are right on the money, until airlines police those misusing them there will always be a rush to get on the plane regardless of the boarding system, including myself.

A few years ago we flew out of Haines Alaska on a single engine plane, the pilot personally weighed all passengers and luggage then told us where we would be sitting, who could have a problem with that, not us.