Originally Posted by
FromPVG
Checked in for tomorrow's 3/5 UA#889 SFO-PEK. I am in BusinessFirst, my Boarding Group is still 5.
Group 5 – Priority boarding
o MileagePlus® Explorer Card members
o OnePass® Plus Card members
I do have both of those cards. Could that be the reason that all my boarding passes show BG5?
Earlier today, the GA at EWR would not let me board in BG1 even though my boarding pass has Premier 1K printed. She had to confirm that with a Red Coat.
Shannon, can you please add this boarding pass issue to the list as well?
Thank you.
I too had problems with my boarding group. Also a problem with a code called "AFIS" or "AFUS."
I am Premier Gold (Group 3) and I hold the Presidential Plus (Group 4) and MP Explorer (Group 5) cards.
I flew this itinerary on March 4:
UA 5301 SEA-LAX
UA 6445 LAX-TUS
When I checked in online, my boarding passes said Group 3 (for Premier Gold). At the gate in SEA, my BP beeped, and the agents said that there was an "AFIS"/"AFUS" code, which I understood to mean that it thought I had connected from an international flight, even though my itinerary originated in SEA.
When it finally got sorted out, I boarded with a BP that said Group 5 (and also showed Premier Gold). My original seat was listed, but the GA and FA both told me that there was only one seat available on the plane. it was far inferior, in the back next to the engines and lavatory.
At the LAX UC, I asked the agent to double check my seat assignment. She printed a new boarding pass for me. It preserved my seat assignment but it showed Group 5.