New CX boarding procedure: 3 lines
#1
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Join Date: May 2009
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New CX boarding procedure: 3 lines
There are now three lines (at least for the HKG - ORD flight I took): one line clearly labeled "First Class/Diamond/Emerald", another line next to it labeled "Business Class/Gold/Sapphire" and the Economy line.
When boarding started the "premium" side take the F/DM people first, and the "Econ" line would take the J/GO people, and as soon as the F/DM line ran out of people, the J/GO line get redirected to Premium side and they start to take in Econ pax.
When boarding started the "premium" side take the F/DM people first, and the "Econ" line would take the J/GO people, and as soon as the F/DM line ran out of people, the J/GO line get redirected to Premium side and they start to take in Econ pax.
#2
Join Date: Mar 2013
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That's the right way
Cx allows even green to have priority boarding. So many a times my business class queue is even longer than economy. What's the point of being in business class and diamond with them ? I'm glad they had listened to feedbacks.
#3
Join Date: Nov 2006
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I noticed that too last month for my SFO-HKG flight. That may be for long haul. I do not recall that was the case for my HKG-TPE and HKG-PVG (on CX) flights.
While I lost my DM a year ago , I do think it makes more sense this way.
While I lost my DM a year ago , I do think it makes more sense this way.
#5
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It's been in effect since May for long haul flights at least.. Had that when boarding for both LHR and LAX on different occasions. The F/DM/Emerald passengers got boarded first, then the line of J/GO/SL/Sapphire which was separate from the Y line went next without the opening of Y until I was long gone down the airbridge.
#8
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I walked up about mid-way through boarding, and noticed that the PEY line was just finishing....but there were still heaps of folks in the F/J/etc/etc line.
#9
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GR definitely has priority boarding for as far as I remember
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...-benefits.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...-benefits.html
#10
Join Date: Nov 2006
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GR definitely has priority boarding for as far as I remember
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...-benefits.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...-benefits.html
#11
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GR definitely has priority boarding for as far as I remember
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...-benefits.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...-benefits.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...omy-class.html
Before you board, youll appreciate dedicated check-in counters and priority boarding at the gate.
#12
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#13
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Anyway glad they segregate the priority boarding process which I experience on my last trips to LHR. However I tend to board at the last possible
Moment - as overhead space is not an issue in J class on CX.
However I think they need to implement something similar to shorthaul
#14
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But very good news.
They usually picked F pax (and DM/emerald) from the priority line to board ahead of the others when there was a long line. But glad that it has been institutionalized.
#15
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Priority boarding has been a GR benefit since at least 2000 (when I rejoined MPC, having been a GR/SL in the mid-1990s).
One embarrassing incident with being picked to board ahead of others - I was on HKG-LHR in F, I was picked and asked to stand at the "third line". I was the only one there. People were staring at me. One man even told me to get back into the priority line, thinking I was cutting the line. The gate staff had to reply to the man "this customer is in First Class".... I was so embarrassed!
One embarrassing incident with being picked to board ahead of others - I was on HKG-LHR in F, I was picked and asked to stand at the "third line". I was the only one there. People were staring at me. One man even told me to get back into the priority line, thinking I was cutting the line. The gate staff had to reply to the man "this customer is in First Class".... I was so embarrassed!