Jan 9, 18, 5:44 am
Last edit by: KARFA
Please use this thread for discussion, conjecture and speculation about the Group Boarding Process.
Experiences of the actual process in airports should be made in the dedicated thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...periences.html
Group Boarding Summary (courtesy chris1979)
NB. Customers with additional needs will be offered pre-boarding ahead of all the groups listed above.
Boarding priority for Executive Club Gold, Silver or Bronze Members or oneworld equivalents, will automatically be reflected in the group number given on their boarding pass. If they arrive after their group has been called, they can use the priority boarding lane to go through before the flight closes.
Please note that priority boarding will not be reflected for any other people travelling with an Executive Club Member on the same booking at the moment, but will be introduced in the coming months. In the meantime, the whole party can use the priority boarding lane and our staff will endeavour to board everyone together.
Pre-boarding
Families with small children
We invite families with infants under two and young children in pushchairs to board first, so that the whole family can settle in. Customers must arrive by the time specified on their boarding pass so that they are ready to board and we have enough time
to load their pushchair into the hold.
Customers requiring disability or mobility assistance
We will assist customers on to the aircraft ahead of other passengers so that they have time to settle in and get comfortable. Please contact us at least 48 hours before their flight so that we can make the necessary arrangements.
Experiences of the actual process in airports should be made in the dedicated thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...periences.html
Group Boarding Summary (courtesy chris1979)
NB. Customers with additional needs will be offered pre-boarding ahead of all the groups listed above.
Boarding priority for Executive Club Gold, Silver or Bronze Members or oneworld equivalents, will automatically be reflected in the group number given on their boarding pass. If they arrive after their group has been called, they can use the priority boarding lane to go through before the flight closes.
Please note that priority boarding will not be reflected for any other people travelling with an Executive Club Member on the same booking at the moment, but will be introduced in the coming months. In the meantime, the whole party can use the priority boarding lane and our staff will endeavour to board everyone together.
Pre-boarding
Families with small children
We invite families with infants under two and young children in pushchairs to board first, so that the whole family can settle in. Customers must arrive by the time specified on their boarding pass so that they are ready to board and we have enough time
to load their pushchair into the hold.
Customers requiring disability or mobility assistance
We will assist customers on to the aircraft ahead of other passengers so that they have time to settle in and get comfortable. Please contact us at least 48 hours before their flight so that we can make the necessary arrangements.
Boarding by group to be introduced [general discussion]
Nov 17, 17, 10:02 am
#32
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,380
Interesting stuff 
Currently, December sees me (GGL) boarding BA flights as follows:
LHR Y (twice), J (3x)
HEL J (once)
EWR J (once)
so I will observe and report back
Currently, December sees me (GGL) boarding BA flights as follows:
LHR Y (twice), J (3x)
HEL J (once)
EWR J (once)
so I will observe and report back
Nov 17, 17, 10:02 am
#33
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,236
Would they automatically assign everyone on the PNR of a Gold (for example) the same boarding group, or would they split the people on the booking into different groups according to their individual entitlement? Again, I'm not sure how AA does it, or indeed Iberia.
Nov 17, 17, 10:05 am
#34
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Programs: Mucci des Hommes Magiques et Magnifiques
Posts: 18,405
On Long haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/First.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire/Club.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby/Premium Economy.
Groups 4 and 5 will be economy.
On Short haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/Club Europe.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby.
Group 4 is Economy.
Group 5 is Economy customers who have purchased a hand baggage only fare.
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/First.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire/Club.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby/Premium Economy.
Groups 4 and 5 will be economy.
On Short haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/Club Europe.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby.
Group 4 is Economy.
Group 5 is Economy customers who have purchased a hand baggage only fare.
Nov 17, 17, 10:09 am
#35
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Blue, IC Spire Ambassador
Posts: 5,177
Call me a cynic but why would BA introduce this 10 days before Christmas when presumably flights are getting very busy and again presumably when senior management are starting to think about packing up for Christmas? Could it not wait til 2nd week of January?
Nov 17, 17, 10:11 am
#36
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Herts, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH Diamond.
Posts: 3,092
On Long haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/First.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire/Club.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby/Premium Economy.
Groups 4 and 5 will be economy.
On Short haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/Club Europe.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby.
Group 4 is Economy.
Group 5 is Economy customers who have purchased a hand baggage only fare.
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/First.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire/Club.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby/Premium Economy.
Groups 4 and 5 will be economy.
On Short haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/Club Europe.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby.
Group 4 is Economy.
Group 5 is Economy customers who have purchased a hand baggage only fare.
Nov 17, 17, 10:13 am
#37
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 2,977
AA are usually very good at enforcing this. I have seen numerous people sent packing when they've tried to board before their turn. And quite right too!
Nov 17, 17, 10:14 am
#38
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/sapphire-privileges
(Note the differentiation between lounge access and priority boarding/check in).
BA do generally allow you and a guest through fast track and priority boarding ... but it's not actually written anywhere AFAIK.
Nov 17, 17, 10:15 am
#39
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,621
Nov 17, 17, 10:23 am
#41
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,615
One only has to look at the current boarding system, which was supposedly upgraded last year - and the fact that the gate staff rarely implement it!
On Long haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/First.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire/Club.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby/Premium Economy.
Groups 4 and 5 will be economy.
On Short haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/Club Europe.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby.
Group 4 is Economy.
Group 5 is Economy customers who have purchased a hand baggage only fare.
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/First.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire/Club.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby/Premium Economy.
Groups 4 and 5 will be economy.
On Short haul
Group 1 will be Gold/Emerald/Club Europe.
Group 2 will be Silver/Sapphire.
Group 3 will be Bronze/Ruby.
Group 4 is Economy.
Group 5 is Economy customers who have purchased a hand baggage only fare.
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Nov 17, 17, 10:24 am
#42
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
I strongly suspect the call will simply become "Groups 1, 2 and 3 are welcome to board now"
Nov 17, 17, 10:34 am
#43
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,520
Nov 17, 17, 10:43 am
#44
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,615
Nov 17, 17, 10:53 am
#45
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Effectively grounded
Programs: BA GGL for a little while longer
Posts: 844
