Group boarding etiquette question
Jan 27, 2019, 12:45 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,387
At outstations the staff usually seem to just read the script about group boarding and then make no attempt to enforce it anyway. I actually have a lot of sympathy with staff who are representing several different airlines all with different rules in a single day.
Jan 27, 2019, 3:15 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Silver, VS Silver
Posts: 781
Well, this evening at LHR the announcement was "Group 1 followed by Group 2" which group 2 took to mean go ahead! Out of the three automatic gates two were directly ahead of the group 2 lane opening so group 1(the bigger group) were still boarding as all of group 2 had completed. No sign of any gate staff to intervene or hold groups back in order.
Jan 27, 2019, 11:39 pm
#19
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Although many other things left to improve, group boarding is something AA has implemented in a short time, and mostly manages very good. All the mini-DYKWIAs being sent back to wait their turn, will hopefully be educational, thus reducing this behaviour /optimistic hat off/
Jan 28, 2019, 1:39 am
#20
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Lausanne Switzerland
Programs: BA Gold; Swiss Blue
Posts: 1,244
Outbound to HKG we were all in Group 2 (J booking with SCH)
however, as I clicked up to Gold while we were in HKG, the whole group including 1 SCH and 2 non-status were Group 1 on the return flight from HKG ( J booking)
Jan 28, 2019, 1:44 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,756
I (was) Group 3 and was travelling with spouse last year who is Group 4 on the same flight but separate PNRs. At EWR the GA told us to both go in Grp 3 as she was travelling with me and seemed surprised that I was going to hold back and wait for the wife!
Jan 28, 2019, 2:45 am
#22
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,155
A recent flight (November) with someone on the same PNR as me gave all boarding passes in Group1.
Time to change your profile.........
Jan 28, 2019, 4:01 am
#23
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Roswell, GA
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Posts: 3,193
Never had a problem with any OW airline, My wife used to be group 2, me group !, BA agents are fine
now of course my wife is also group 1, so wont even need to ask
now of course my wife is also group 1, so wont even need to ask
Jan 7, 2022, 6:42 am
#24
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Surrey
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold, Eurostar CB, IHG Spire, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, Hertz President Circle
Posts: 435
Sorry to dig up an old thread but do you know if this is now working smoothly? I thought TCP was just a comment in the PNR so it would be impressive if BA could assign Group 1 boarding pass to a companion travelling on a separate TCP'd PNR.
Jan 7, 2022, 8:13 am
#25
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond *, IHG, Couples Romance Rewards
Posts: 2,351
yes, tcp generates a group 1 bp for a companion at least it does for mrs firstlight (silver) when we are on separate PNRs and flying on a 4 class plane.