New Fast Track Boarding Arrangements @ DUB - CE / Gold / Emerald Only
Nov 4, 2014, 10:32 am
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New Fast Track Boarding Arrangements @ DUB - CE / Gold / Emerald Only
Interesting change to boarding arrangements at DUB - initiated yesterday according to gate staff. Fast Track only available for Club Europe / Gold / Emerald Passengers. New signage as well.
Hope this photo link works? Apparently it has been instituted as the routes (LHR / LCY) are performing well and the Fast Track boarding including Bronze and Silver was lengthier than general boarding.
Last night the new LCY flight was completely full - despite BE and WX being on the route and it having started only over a week ago.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8oi2vq6cu1...0004.jpeg?dl=0
Hope this photo link works? Apparently it has been instituted as the routes (LHR / LCY) are performing well and the Fast Track boarding including Bronze and Silver was lengthier than general boarding.
Last night the new LCY flight was completely full - despite BE and WX being on the route and it having started only over a week ago.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8oi2vq6cu1...0004.jpeg?dl=0
Nov 4, 2014, 10:44 am
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Appreciate I’m risking the wrath of Silver and Bronze card holders, but this is very welcome and should be rolled out everywhere! ^ Unless, of course, I drop to silver, in which case Silver card holders should be allowed too 
Nov 4, 2014, 10:51 am
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Nov 4, 2014, 11:06 am
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I do hope once on board all those Golds in ET sit down a bit quicker. They have an annoying habit of faffing about in the aisle holding up the boarding of the non status passengers.
Quicker you sit on your backside the quicker the departure will be.
Quicker you sit on your backside the quicker the departure will be.
Nov 4, 2014, 11:15 am
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There is rarely more than a handful of Bronzes on a typical flight. Basically they don't fly that often, contrary to what some here seem to think. Their impact on Fast Track is negligible, apart from any psychological issues.
Nov 4, 2014, 11:27 am
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You may well be right, but I didn't get that impression on a JFK-LHR flight in the summer...there seemed to be lots of them. Not that it really bothers me, I'm never in a great hurry.
Nov 4, 2014, 11:33 am
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I thought Emerald/Sapphire fast track boarding was a OW benefit: http://www.oneworld.com/ffp/oneworld-benefits
Nov 4, 2014, 11:46 am
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I thought Emerald/Sapphire fast track boarding was a OW benefit: http://www.oneworld.com/ffp/oneworld-benefits
Whilst I do agree that gold only will speed up the process, if priority boarding is an advertised benefit of SCH/Sapphire it should be honoured. (I am not that biased as I am going to make Gold very soon ;-)
Nov 4, 2014, 11:58 am
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Nov 4, 2014, 12:02 pm
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In my experience its the people staring at their boarding passes every 3 rows, and who seem surprised that things like bags can't stay on seats that cause the delays