A3's Fast Track Security Airport List
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A3's Fast Track Security Airport List
Fast Lane access in more airports for Gold Miles&Bonus Members!
We announce that the option to access Fast Lane before the Security Control has expanded in more international airports, and also in Heraklion and Thessaloniki airport. Just display your Gold Miles&Bonus card for immediate access to your boarding gate and reduce your waiting time. Enjoy the highest level of recognition and benefits designed to make your Gold travel experience more comfortable and convenient.
Airports boasting Fast Lane are:
We announce that the option to access Fast Lane before the Security Control has expanded in more international airports, and also in Heraklion and Thessaloniki airport. Just display your Gold Miles&Bonus card for immediate access to your boarding gate and reduce your waiting time. Enjoy the highest level of recognition and benefits designed to make your Gold travel experience more comfortable and convenient.
Airports boasting Fast Lane are:
- Athens
- Heraklion new!
- Thessaloniki new!
- Brussels new!
- Dusseldorf new!
- London-Heathrow new!
- Milan-Malpensa new!
- Rome-Fiumicino new!
- Stuttgart new!
- Tel Aviv new!
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They stick a barcode sticker on your boarding pass, in order to gain access at the fast track lane you scan the barcode, it works automatic and makes sure that no-one without permission will get there .
Here is the photo that I got last time I was there.
You scan your sticker at the place that the red light is. It is very nice as the fast track lane is always empty/fast.
Here is the photo that I got last time I was there.
You scan your sticker at the place that the red light is. It is very nice as the fast track lane is always empty/fast.
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#11
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Fast Lane Access
One published benefit of A3*G is Fast lane security access at certain European airports (Athens International Airport, Heraklion, Thessaloniki, London-Heathrow, Brussels, Rome-Fiumicino, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Stuttgart Airports and Tel Aviv). Little is said about this privilege except access is gained "simply by displaying your Gold Miles&Bonus card ".
I just tried this at LHR T3 on an ANA flight and ran into a bit of trouble. I showed by A3*G card and boarding pass to the security officer, but he didn't want to let me in because my card was Aegean and my boarding pass was ANA. He said that they had "guidelines from the airlines and my card had to be relevant to my flight". I showed him that the boarding pass said A3*G and had my A3 card number on it - but still he persisted that my card was not "relevant" to my BP. Eventually he gave up arguing and let me through, but warned me that "they" might not let me through further on. There were no further BP checks and quickly got through fastlane security and had no other problems.
I was just wondering if anyone knew what the rules are on Fastlane access - I did think maybe that it didn't apply to T3 LHR, but as he recognised that my card would give me access if it were "relevant" makes me think that it has something to do with the rules. Going by the security guy and his guidelines it would seem ok if you fly on Aegean, whether or not you are crediting miles to A3. I thought it would be like lounge access - ok on a *A flight if you have your A3 number on your BP. Of course the A3 website, unless I've missed something in the T&C, suggests that the only qualification is having the card, regardless of with whom you are flying. Any ideas?
TBH, due to the way it is set up FastLane T3 doesn't speed you up that much, but it does spit you out directly in departures, obviating the need to take a long walk through shops first.
I just tried this at LHR T3 on an ANA flight and ran into a bit of trouble. I showed by A3*G card and boarding pass to the security officer, but he didn't want to let me in because my card was Aegean and my boarding pass was ANA. He said that they had "guidelines from the airlines and my card had to be relevant to my flight". I showed him that the boarding pass said A3*G and had my A3 card number on it - but still he persisted that my card was not "relevant" to my BP. Eventually he gave up arguing and let me through, but warned me that "they" might not let me through further on. There were no further BP checks and quickly got through fastlane security and had no other problems.
I was just wondering if anyone knew what the rules are on Fastlane access - I did think maybe that it didn't apply to T3 LHR, but as he recognised that my card would give me access if it were "relevant" makes me think that it has something to do with the rules. Going by the security guy and his guidelines it would seem ok if you fly on Aegean, whether or not you are crediting miles to A3. I thought it would be like lounge access - ok on a *A flight if you have your A3 number on your BP. Of course the A3 website, unless I've missed something in the T&C, suggests that the only qualification is having the card, regardless of with whom you are flying. Any ideas?
TBH, due to the way it is set up FastLane T3 doesn't speed you up that much, but it does spit you out directly in departures, obviating the need to take a long walk through shops first.
#12
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Fast track is independent of *A, i.e. it's between the airport and the individual airline to set the rules for its passengers. In other words, the agent at LHR couldn't care less wether you were *G or not. If you flew coach on A3, you would have gotten an "invitation" to use the fast track lane. Unfortunately these are the rules, yet sometimes you may happen to find a sympathetic or less knowledgeable "lane guardian" who might let you through: in other words, you loose nothing by trying.
#13
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Thanks for the reply. I knew that this was an extra benefit of A3 and not a *A perk, but it wasn't clear from the website that this only applied when flying on A3 metal. Your response backs up what the security guy at LHR had been told, so I guess it's another case of there being hidden rules, like those for lounge entry, that are not explicit in the T&C.
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Fast track is independent of *A, i.e. it's between the airport and the individual airline to set the rules for its passengers. In other words, the agent at LHR couldn't care less wether you were *G or not. If you flew coach on A3, you would have gotten an "invitation" to use the fast track lane. Unfortunately these are the rules, yet sometimes you may happen to find a sympathetic or less knowledgeable "lane guardian" who might let you through: in other words, you loose nothing by trying.
#15
Join Date: Apr 2011
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I guess I was lucky to be allowed through, but I think it also illustrates how vague the terms of the M&B website are.