Originally Posted by
MPH1980
Appreciate this is the experience thread - but while we might not perceive the old BA system as complex - it was to people who don't travel regularly or who's first language wasn't english. If you can tell me what Emerald, Sapphire and Ruby are in a language you don't really speak off the top of your head - I'd be very impressed and that's the challenge for an airline. Where as "Group 1" can be represented in so many different ways other than just the english "one" - you've got numerals, the overhead signs, even just raising the number of fingers to make clear which group is being boarded.
+1
It's also simpler for staff on the ground to enforce. The best example is Aer Lingus AerClub status members booked on a DUB codeshare under EI code. IAG carrier with Avios as currency, but not oneworld, yet can use lounges in London.
Does anyone really know if they were allowed Priority Boarding?
At least now, this is very clear, so more likely to be applied correctly.