Originally Posted by
RadioGirl
Well, yes and no. In GVA (twice now) when it's been a bus gate, they call for (1) First and Business (I guess so it's easier to get them on their own bus), then (2) passengers with children*, and only then (3) Silver/Gold/Platinum. I assume if there's anyone left after that, they get called last.
My flight last week coincided with the beginning of school holidays, so I stood there with the handful of Silver/Gold/Plat watching the hordes of families go ahead of us. The (very few) seats on the Y bus were fully occupied by 4 year olds and their parents. So much for "priority."
(*They actually said "children under 3 years old" but everyone with kids up to about 12 years old joined the line at that point.)
You should try EY J priority boarding in JNB. Bus gate, call J (no F on this flight), we get on the bus, then have to stand and wait 15 mins while the call Y and fill up the bus with Y. So we're crammed into the bus standing 15 mins and then last out of the bus and up the stairs because of that. Utterly ridiculous