Group 9?
Mar 7, 2022, 4:05 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 876
Are you sure that's correct? When I was Group 9, I was in the first row behind CE but that's only because those were the seats I'd chosen at OLCI. The original seats I'd been given were right at the back.
Mar 7, 2022, 4:12 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BA BLUE BADGE
Posts: 1,323
I was group 9 from Larnaca to Heathrow last November.
I stayed in the lounge until T-30mins.......boarded next to last with a small rucksack & plotted in the exit seats with the Mrs & the middle seat was empty. The seats had become available at check-in.
A very pleasant experience.
I stayed in the lounge until T-30mins.......boarded next to last with a small rucksack & plotted in the exit seats with the Mrs & the middle seat was empty. The seats had become available at check-in.
A very pleasant experience.
Oct 5, 2022, 4:26 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 376
That makes sense, I have always been group 9 on my shorthauls to Europe in the past year, purchase EconomyPlus fares (ie with one checked bag), and pick the seat closest available to the front of economy. Somehow I thought you had to be Bronze for group 8, and always wondered why there seemed to be so many higher status people on the flights.
Oct 5, 2022, 4:53 am
#19
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: BA Exec, LH M&M
Posts: 190
That makes sense, I have always been group 9 on my shorthauls to Europe in the past year, purchase EconomyPlus fares (ie with one checked bag), and pick the seat closest available to the front of economy. Somehow I thought you had to be Bronze for group 8, and always wondered why there seemed to be so many higher status people on the flights.
Oct 5, 2022, 7:39 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: US/UK - and elsewhere
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 2,557
The other week I got a Group 8 BP by defaut on an 'H' TATL economy ticket as a GCH (despite it having my BAEC status written on it). A quick return to the agent got it changed to Group 1 (so not automatic?).
Oct 5, 2022, 9:20 am
#21
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, QRPC, Amex MR, World of Hyatt, IHG one rewards, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, etc…
Posts: 688
that would be correct even in your example as boarding group are assigned at Check In, so it does not matter what your original, pre assigned seats were, as the boarding pass with your new seats was assigned group 9 in line with the previous explanation
Oct 5, 2022, 12:17 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,476
You were in group 9 because you were at the very front of economy.
Oct 5, 2022, 2:39 pm
#25
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,609
Oct 5, 2022, 5:50 pm
#28
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London, Babylon-on-Thames
Programs: BAEC Blue (back to Earth)
Posts: 1,507
I was in Group 9 on a cash fare on Sun-Air LCY-BLL which as far from cheap as you can get AND only had 7 passengers out of London (full on the return). Needless to say there was no reason to board by group....
