Originally Posted by
Alhaurin
Hi,
im a silver BA member and travelling with my Iberia Gold friend.
we have economy seats. We are booked in group 1 but my Iberia friend is automatically Fast track on his pass whereas I did not have fast track (AGP to MAD) but did have Fast track on MAD to BCN.
it seems trivial but when travelling with friend on same flight and having booked together, it’s embarrassing.
i asked in AGP and they said BA doesn’t pay the airport for the privilege.
surely one of the benefits of being a silver/gold BA club member is that one can use fast track?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Assuming the MAD-BCN and AGP-MAD flight were booked through IB, then it's correct
https://www.iberia.com/es/iberiaplus/oro/
Fast track is given to IB+ Gold when flying IB, from all destinations
Fast track is given to IB+ Gold's same-booking guest, irrespective of that guest's own status, when departing from MAD.
Fast track is not an universal benefit at OWS level, IB does not have to give Fast Track to OWS pax.
Nothing to do with BA as the AGP-MAD is operated by IB, it'll be IB who would pay the airport, not BA. Similar to the operator-pays lounge concept.
In reality though, I've been able to guest FT at other Spanish airports (not MAD) as IB+ Gold, recently at AGP too.