Tracking BA Fast Track and Priority Boarding
Apr 5, 2016, 6:21 pm
#271
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold
Posts: 1,073
The wiki reads a bit ambiguous:
"Fast Track Security is generally offered by BA for passengers travelling in First, Club World, Club Europe and Business UK and Gold/oneworld Emerald (+1 guest) and Silver/oneworld Sapphire (+1 guest) members. This is a published benefit at LHR, LGW and JFK, but in practice is experienced as below."
My reading would be that it's all-or-nothing; but is there a chance that BA at MUC for example does fast-track security for CE but not for Gold/Silver?
"Fast Track Security is generally offered by BA for passengers travelling in First, Club World, Club Europe and Business UK and Gold/oneworld Emerald (+1 guest) and Silver/oneworld Sapphire (+1 guest) members. This is a published benefit at LHR, LGW and JFK, but in practice is experienced as below."
My reading would be that it's all-or-nothing; but is there a chance that BA at MUC for example does fast-track security for CE but not for Gold/Silver?
May 20, 2016, 10:51 am
#272
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver Card
Posts: 120
I've just received an email from BA extolling the virtues of my Gold card:
"Your Gold/oneworld Emerald benefits:
- Priority first class or business class check-in
- Extra baggage allowance
- Fast Track at security lanes
- Priority boarding
- Preferred seating
- Lounge access"
One of my pet peeves is no security fast track at Budapest, because BA (allegedly) won't pay for it. Fast track security was never a published Gold benefit, as far as I can see.
So, armed with this email, let's see if I can encourage BA to relent and pay for Budapest fast track in the future.
"Your Gold/oneworld Emerald benefits:
- Priority first class or business class check-in
- Extra baggage allowance
- Fast Track at security lanes
- Priority boarding
- Preferred seating
- Lounge access"
One of my pet peeves is no security fast track at Budapest, because BA (allegedly) won't pay for it. Fast track security was never a published Gold benefit, as far as I can see.
So, armed with this email, let's see if I can encourage BA to relent and pay for Budapest fast track in the future.
May 23, 2016, 10:58 am
#273
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
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Are there still Priority security lanes at SFO for International Terminal A side? If so, will we be able to go there straightaway with print-at-home BPs if we don't stop at the check-in desk?
Also, there is a not in the Wiki about boarding from the lounge. Is this still the case?
Cheers.
May 23, 2016, 2:00 pm
#274
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: san francisco.
Programs: Marriott Ti, OW Ruby
Posts: 1,852
Hello brp,
your J boarding pass will get you sent to the priorty lane after you show your pass to the "greeters" at the screening area.
Boarding from the lounge used to be the norm when the plane being served was a 747. I know that the 380's are not loaded from the lounge for F/J passengers. No idea/ experience what happens when its a 777.
your J boarding pass will get you sent to the priorty lane after you show your pass to the "greeters" at the screening area.
Boarding from the lounge used to be the norm when the plane being served was a 747. I know that the 380's are not loaded from the lounge for F/J passengers. No idea/ experience what happens when its a 777.
May 23, 2016, 2:21 pm
#275
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Hello brp,
your J boarding pass will get you sent to the priorty lane after you show your pass to the "greeters" at the screening area.
Boarding from the lounge used to be the norm when the plane being served was a 747. I know that the 380's are not loaded from the lounge for F/J passengers. No idea/ experience what happens when its a 777.
your J boarding pass will get you sent to the priorty lane after you show your pass to the "greeters" at the screening area.
Boarding from the lounge used to be the norm when the plane being served was a 747. I know that the 380's are not loaded from the lounge for F/J passengers. No idea/ experience what happens when its a 777.
This was a 747 when booked. Likely still is, so there's a possibility, it seems.
Cheers.
May 28, 2016, 3:30 am
#276
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: ex BD(LG),HH(D),SPG(P)/(LG), BA(G)
Posts: 215
Just flown OSL-LHR in Y as a GCH, and NO security fast track was on offer - was told 'only business'. Thankfully there was an empty security lane which the main 'normal' security queue had missed so we got through very quickly. Priority boarding at the gate was well organised and effective.
Got to LHR and was quicker to NOT use the fast track at T3 transfers...
Got to LHR and was quicker to NOT use the fast track at T3 transfers...
Last edited by Only1BD; May 28, 2016 at 3:36 am
May 28, 2016, 5:11 am
#277
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London and Brussels
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 170
Didn't have a chance to read the whole post but BRU has a massive brand new security hall that handles all passenger airport security. The fast track lanes are on the far right, and since you arrive into the security hall on the far right, they are the first channels you see.
May 29, 2016, 8:26 am
#278
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 212
I've just been through fast track security in VCE (BA Y, GCH). Someone noted it was available upthread in 2014, but the wiki says no. Can (yes, just)/should I update it? (He asked tentatively.)
May 29, 2016, 8:48 am
#279
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Yes you should. You need 90 posts and 90 days membership to amend a wiki, but they are intended to be crowd-sourced input. Don't worry too much if you make a mistake, not that it is likely to be an issue here, someone else would probably tidy it up if necessary.
May 29, 2016, 2:01 pm
#280
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
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Yes you should. You need 90 posts and 90 days membership to amend a wiki, but they are intended to be crowd-sourced input. Don't worry too much if you make a mistake, not that it is likely to be an issue here, someone else would probably tidy it up if necessary.
Thanks for humouring my tentativeness.
Jun 10, 2016, 7:32 am
#281
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London
Programs: BA CCR, CX Gold
Posts: 31
I'll be flying out from LHR on ET. Since I am switching from CX to BA, I am currently a Blue member with BA and Gold with CX (Sapphire), do they normally grant fast track security if I am holding the CX membership while being Blue member on the system?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Jun 10, 2016, 10:34 am
#282
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: in a cabin
Posts: 6,522
Utter shambles last Monday at ARN.
They usually do it well, but this time they announced CE,GOLD,SILV,BRUNZE and all hoi polloi from rows 18 and back... chaos ensued.
Still think it is too much that Bronze get Prio boarding.
They usually do it well, but this time they announced CE,GOLD,SILV,BRUNZE and all hoi polloi from rows 18 and back... chaos ensued.
Still think it is too much that Bronze get Prio boarding.
Jun 10, 2016, 12:04 pm
#283
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Join Date: May 2009
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Everyone in Club Europe e.g. rows 1- approx 6
Everyone from row 18 to the back
Everyone in the rows in between who are Gold, Silver or Bronze.
Was there anyone left?
Jun 10, 2016, 12:12 pm
#284
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
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The gates won't let you through fast track, but if you show the card to the staff agent, then they should let you through, particularly at T5.
Jun 19, 2016, 1:51 am
#285
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London WC1
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Posts: 437
MLA - flying CE came with fast track security and got us access into the lounge.
We had to get a Valette card from check-in (entry was refused without it), which got us into fast track security and the Valette lounge. We tried to get the card another way as we were there before check-in opened, but no luck.
The annoying part was having to queue for the card at check-in as we had already OLCI and it was a shambles with four queues for three desks, two of which were misnamed, with predictable consequences.
We had to get a Valette card from check-in (entry was refused without it), which got us into fast track security and the Valette lounge. We tried to get the card another way as we were there before check-in opened, but no luck.
The annoying part was having to queue for the card at check-in as we had already OLCI and it was a shambles with four queues for three desks, two of which were misnamed, with predictable consequences.