Originally Posted by sunrisegirl

If you're travelling in CW/CE you can all use the Club desks to check in anyway. But if you're in economy and it's a group of you (ie. 5+), we'd generally ask if you could check in at the economy desks, though it does depend how busy it is, etc.

No problem for say a family to use the Club desks if one is a gold or silver, but sometimes people push their luck somewhat! It's not fair on golds or silvers travelling alone to get stuck behind a group of 6+ people, most of whom are non status.
I appreciate it may sound mean, but just think how you'd feel if you were in a rush, travelling alone in CE/CW and had to wait for those not entitled to use the area to finish.