Who is Group 3?
Jul 20, 2018, 11:37 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Who is Group 3?
Waiting for my flight just now, and astonished by the group 1 line being absolutely massive, group 2 about half that size, group 3 completely empty and groups 4&5 absolutely massive again.
And no, staff strictly enforcing the lines and sending people to the line printed on their BP.
And no, staff strictly enforcing the lines and sending people to the line printed on their BP.
Jul 20, 2018, 11:40 am
#3
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Jul 20, 2018, 11:46 am
#4
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Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
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The table in this post doesn't display well any more because of the FT display changes.
So, revamped:-
So, revamped:-
Code:
Group number Long haul customers
Priority Group 1 First class
Executive Club Gold Members
oneworld Emerald members
Priority Group 2 Business class
Executive Club Silver Members
oneworld Sapphire members
Priority Group 3 Premium economy
Executive Club Bronze Members
oneworld Ruby members
Groups 4 and 5 Economy
Code:
Group number Short haul customers
Priority Group 1 Business class
Executive Club Gold Members
oneworld Emerald members
Priority Group 2 Executive Club Silver Members
oneworld Sapphire members
Priority Group 3 Executive Club Bronze Members
oneworld Ruby members
Groups 4 and 5 Economy
Jul 20, 2018, 11:47 am
#5
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Location: Brighton. UK
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You could be bronze but be flying in club (or F) so would get the group based on cabin rather than status
How many of the masses in group 1 were actually flying in economy?
I saw it a few weeks ago on a flight to AMS - there were dozens boarding in Group 1 yet only 6 of us in CE - and yes they were enforcing the groups
How many of the masses in group 1 were actually flying in economy?
I saw it a few weeks ago on a flight to AMS - there were dozens boarding in Group 1 yet only 6 of us in CE - and yes they were enforcing the groups
Jul 20, 2018, 11:50 am
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: BA GGL, LH FTL
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You could be bronze but be flying in club (or F) so would get the group based on cabin rather than status
How many of the masses in group 1 were actually flying in economy?
I saw it a few weeks ago on a flight to AMS - there were dozens boarding in Group 1 yet only 6 of us in CE - and yes they were enforcing the groups
How many of the masses in group 1 were actually flying in economy?
I saw it a few weeks ago on a flight to AMS - there were dozens boarding in Group 1 yet only 6 of us in CE - and yes they were enforcing the groups
Jul 20, 2018, 2:54 pm
#8
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 147
This is possibly the nicest thing anyone has said about me all day... I rarely see many people in group 3. To be fair, group 4 probably has even less!
Jul 20, 2018, 6:00 pm
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BA Premier (Level 1), Marriott Platinum Premier, Hilton Diamond (via BA)
Posts: 40
It would be better for everyone If it was like this: Group number Long haul customers
Priority Group 1 First class / Premier 1-3
Priority Group 2 Executive Club Gold Members
oneworld Emerald members
Priority Group 3 Business class
Executive Club Silver Members
oneworld Sapphire members
Priority Group 4 Premium economy
Executive Club Bronze Members
oneworld Ruby members
Groups 5 and 6 Economy
Priority Group 1 First class / Premier 1-3
Priority Group 2 Executive Club Gold Members
oneworld Emerald members
Priority Group 3 Business class
Executive Club Silver Members
oneworld Sapphire members
Priority Group 4 Premium economy
Executive Club Bronze Members
oneworld Ruby members
Groups 5 and 6 Economy
Jul 20, 2018, 11:18 pm
#12
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 844
It would be better for everyone If it was like this: Group number Long haul customers
Priority Group 1 First class / Premier 1-3
Priority Group 2 Executive Club Gold Members
oneworld Emerald members
Priority Group 3 Business class
Executive Club Silver Members
oneworld Sapphire members
Priority Group 4 Premium economy
Executive Club Bronze Members
oneworld Ruby members
Groups 5 and 6 Economy
Priority Group 1 First class / Premier 1-3
Priority Group 2 Executive Club Gold Members
oneworld Emerald members
Priority Group 3 Business class
Executive Club Silver Members
oneworld Sapphire members
Priority Group 4 Premium economy
Executive Club Bronze Members
oneworld Ruby members
Groups 5 and 6 Economy
Jul 20, 2018, 11:27 pm
#13
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: Seniors Bus Pass
Posts: 5,528
The problem previously arose when "Priority Boarding" used to be listed and announced as "Gold Silver and Bronze". When the current Group Boarding scheme was introduced that problem vanished ... where it was enforced.
Jul 21, 2018, 12:01 am
#14
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Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
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I'm rather hoping our Prem contributor's tongue was firmly in his cheek ....
There's a substantial meme in this forum that has service levels aligned to cut off just below the contributor's membership level, leaving the hoi polloi to flounder in his wake. Not just a Prem thing: it echoes down the line..
Something like the "I look down" sketch of all those years' back
