Originally Posted by
Southlondonbonviveur
Are you sure you didn't simply miss the announcement for Silver? In your position I would have simply gone on board once they strated boarding by seat row number. I am sure you must have simply missed it. Otherwise what you describe is a farce of biblical proportions.
On my domestic flight out of Heathrow recently they called Business UK first, then Business UK/Gold/One World Emerald. They then went to rear seat row numbers. The definitely didn't call Silver.