Originally Posted by orenji
i am a 2p and was flying Y class from sin to nrt but was told to join the economy class queue at the airport even after i informed the staff that i am a 2p. i thought 2p members were allowed to use the business class counters for check-in, but apparently there was a star alliance silver check in counter within the economy class area, so i had to join the economy class queue instead. is sin the only airport with this arrangement?
As a
lowly 2P, you are allowed to use any line that says it's for "Premiere" members, which is not the same as "Business." You'll find differences from airport to airport, and even within airports, depending upon conditions the various lines may be rearranged at times (dropping or adding separate "Premiere" lines etc from time to time).
It does get a bit confusing, especially Internationally. But, as a
lowly 2P (speaking for myself here, and many other lowly 2Ps but not necessarily yourself), I'm surprised that there are special check-in accomodations for us at all. We're not that far removed from the Unwashed Masses (GMs, or GateLice if you prefer), so I really don't feel that a separate check-in is something I'm entitled to. It's a special perk that is often there, but I'm not annoyed when it's not.
PS: My guess is that there are a lot of
lowly 2Ps in the non-status line, completely unaware that the (sometimes) speedier line is available to them. When I first attained
lowly 2P status, I didn't know it was also known as "Premiere" so I didn't think it applied to me.