Coupla of years ago, Barcelona. EZY to NCL, 8 women from smoggyland (Teesside) have paid for Speedy Boarding - at gate with god knows how many cabin bags/duty free bags etc. Remote stand, so bus. Arrival at remote stand - front steps only. 8 smoggies prove capabilty of being in top rugby scrum by getting up steps first. 2 have lost boarding cards so immediate hold up (would they stand to one side - no way !). Party then proceeds less than 1/8 way down cabin, but wanting seats on both sides.
Frantic pa from flight deck that slot about to be lost.
Smoggies decide that they all collectively want to move forward 2 rows. Much heaving of various cabin bags out of overhead to alternative positions. Hardly anybody else has yet got into a seat - 2 busloads of pax standing outside in baking heat. Polite but firm request from yours truly to excuse me please leads to mouthful of expletives and discussion amongst group as to "what's his problem ?". Finally I push them out of the way (you can get away with that as a pax), and wave of frustrated pax follow. Just made t/o slot.
If the gate had stopped them boarding the bus with the excess bags in the first place, it would have been less disruptive, and probably taken less time.