Originally Posted by
Karlc
I have an Elite membership, and when traveling on THY or a Star Alliance ticket with my Miles&Smiles number (Revenue Customer) I am able to use my boarding pass to access fast-track security lanes, say for example, in London Heathrow T2. These are usually signposted as Star Alliance Gold
So my question is, if I am traveling on BA and, therefore, a non-revenue customer, on an economy class ticket. Can I use my digital membership card to use the fast-track lane?
Usually, you need to scan your boarding pass. How would this work at the automatic gate? Do I need to speak to a person?
Can I still do this with accompanying family members?
Thanks for any help you can give.
Last time I was at IST, the Star Alliance Gold lane for TK passengers were manned and people not flying TK were turned away from the special immigration/security area.
If you mean LHR, these are usually manned (esp. T2) by someone who checks that you have fast track privileges, before you can even enter the lane heading into the fast track area. This is moot either way for LHR though, as Star Alliance carriers are co-located at T2 and BA operates out of T3/T5. There's really no way to try to trick anyone at T3/T5 with Star Alliance Gold membership to get to Fast Track.