Some assumptions here that would never have crossed my mind:
- that ATC for a terminal area with, what, 2000+ movements a day, would associate every single flight number with a specific destination (beyond what's filed). I mean, outside of BAW001 or something equally obvious. I'd bow to input from one of our ATC friends, of course.
- that I'd have to show my boarding pass to cabin crew (unless there is a seat mixup). I haven't done that in close to 20 years. Get scanned through at the gate - end of story.
- that any significant number of pax are paying attention to the outside view - they mostly have their heads buried in their devices from 10 seconds after sitting down until after landing, except when prohibited.
LCY of course has no jetways. No need - that I can see - for flight crew to pass through the same doorway and tunnel (and past the same signage) as the pax (or the CC). Again I'll bow to the folks who work there daily as to normal ops, though.