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Old Feb 14, 2018, 12:44 pm
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I think I've only ever heard zone 1 & 2 called together once in recent memory, and that was a flight that was a US outstation to YYZ earlier this year that was maybe a third full and the sum total of zones 1 & 2 were me and some other guy.

I think part of the issue is the gates that have zone 1 & 2 lines together. They've pretty much fixed that at YOW but it seems to be a problem at a lot of YYZ gates, especially for the smaller flights. If you're going to enforce the zones, signs enforcing the zones help.
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 2:51 pm
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Saw this last weekend at YYZ Gate 39

New Zone signage? To match the new "look".

Other zones still had "toothpaste"

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Old Mar 10, 2018, 3:03 pm
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This sign seems to be inviting *Gs such as myself to board in zone 1?
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 3:59 pm
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Originally Posted by eigenvector
This sign seems to be inviting *Gs such as myself to board in zone 1?
My thoughts also...
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 4:08 pm
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Originally Posted by eigenvector
This sign seems to be inviting *Gs such as myself to board in zone 1?
Yes, I agree.

sigh.
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 4:09 pm
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Its ACs new enhancement.

Zone 1 is *G which includes E50k+
Zone 2 is *S which is P25k/E35k and CC holders
Zone 3 is everyone else
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 9:20 pm
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Originally Posted by jc94
Its ACs new enhancement.

Zone 1 is *G which includes E50k+
Zone 2 is *S which is P25k/E35k and CC holders
Zone 3 is everyone else
You missed ...
Zone 4 is Million Milers
Zone 5 is Flyertalkers
Zone 6 is Flyertalkers who are also Million Milers
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 8:08 am
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Originally Posted by eigenvector
This sign seems to be inviting *Gs such as myself to board in zone 1?
So star gold is zone 1 now also? isn't zone 1 for J class or S100K? Honest question
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by RZR
So star gold is zone 1 now also? isn't zone 1 for J class or S100K? Honest question
Star Gold is not Zone1. AC is just putting the logo on their zone boarding signs.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by YEG_SE4Life
Star Gold is not Zone1. AC is just putting the logo on their zone boarding signs.
I personally see this leading to confusion.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 2:40 pm
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The signs that combine 1/2 I think show *G.

Which is confusing.

But then, it isn't rare that AC staff and contractors alike call out 1&2 together, or just general boarding, and it almost never happens that they inforce things when people are jumping the line.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 3:02 pm
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epic sign fail
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 3:18 pm
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Well certainly if I didn't know any better, as a Star Gold I will go queue up anywhere in an unfamiliar airport that the Star Gold branding is shown, be it a security line, check-in desk or boarding line.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by RZR
epic sign fail
I often think that the designs of these zone boarding signs are done by people who don't spend a lot of time doing zone boarding, or who don't have a background in anthropology.
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Old Mar 11, 2018, 8:43 pm
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Originally Posted by 24left
Saw this last weekend at YYZ Gate 39

New Zone signage? To match the new "look".

Other zones still had "toothpaste"

I'm currently sitting at gate 76 for my YVR-SFO, where we have 5 of the old signs.

Only the zone 2 has the Gold logo like that.

Therefore, I'd assume it's a bug.

The bugs are everywhere. Like how you need R space.

Edit: on a somewhat unrelated matter, fine lanes solves the vast majority of my issues with zoned boarding. People are lined up. There are no 2s blocking 1s, or 4s blocking 3s.

Now, this is a YVR-SFO. This did not work on YYZ-MUC. But it definitely worked here.

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