Originally Posted by
Beansprout
I wish they would do away with G0 now. It causes daft confusion and awkward standing around with those who genuinely need to board first for mobility reasons. It is however occasionally nice when there's a "I'm first class, will I be boarding first? Why are there children ahead of me? I'm first class, don't you know!" that one can be escorted past, but this aside, the entire thing is an unpredictable charade. Yes I'm in a grump today.
Generally, Group 0 privileges are very limited compared to those offered by competitors to customers of a similar tier.
For example, Lufthansa Group's HON Circle stops other customers from boarding once they reach the gate. Us? I've had staff do something similar for me fewer than five times in hundreds of flights.
Furthermore, just because Group 0 passengers enter the pre-boarding queue doesn't mean they board before customers who require assistance.
I don't understand why you're so negative about Group 0... It's not free, you know...