Do DM get to jump the priority queue?

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Jan 28, 2015 | 10:15 pm

#46

alphaod

Join Date: Nov 2012

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I just think the kind of the behavior is just embarrassing. On one hand, I like my priority privileges and the bottle of water that comes with the greeting.

Often, I'm kind of just relieved to be treated like a regular passenger with no real special treatment; I don't really want the unnecessary attention.

I guess some people just like it and they do anything for the attention.

Jan 29, 2015 | 3:48 am

#47

Marco Polo

Join Date: Oct 1999

Location: HKG

Programs: CX DM, SQ, BA, TG, Sheba, VN, MPO since 1980

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so 4 pages of whingeing kind of explains why CX and BA are rearranging their unmanageable Club benefits

Jan 29, 2015 | 5:21 am

#48

alphaod

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The point is DMs do not have this benefit and it's the GA who don't want confrontation that are allowing these DYKWIA types to foster.

Jan 29, 2015 | 10:03 am

#49

sscywong

Join Date: Feb 2012

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cathay Boy

Try to board in WNZ, everyone jumps over to the J line and the GAs doesn't care.

Just tried WUH. As WUH doesn't have bridge in the international terminal, all flights are parked outport. For J/SL+ passengers they have a separate gate and a separate VIP bus with strict priority only enforcement (of course the VIP bus leaves the gate first

)

Jan 29, 2015 | 4:59 pm

#50

s0ssos

Join Date: Sep 2008

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I found it annoying that there were so many MPC members in the first class line. out of us 6 in line nobody else was in first nor business

Jan 30, 2015 | 9:57 am

#51

alphaod

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Quote:

Originally Posted by s0ssos

I found it annoying that there were so many MPC members in the first class line. out of us 6 in line nobody else was in first nor business

Mmmm, maybe CX ought to really go PPS style membership where the PPS members get to board before the F passengers.

Jan 30, 2015 | 11:27 am

#52

kawaii

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: HKG

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Quote:

Originally Posted by alphaod

The thing is, your flight has four classes of service.

My flight out of PVG only had two!

The DYWIA DM took it upon himself to create a new queue after seeing how long the standard priority line was.

My experience flying PVG-HKG (which is like probably 50% of my regional flights) is that there is almost always a GA who has that OWE/DM sign, and sends the OWE/DMs to board in parallel with the standard J/MPC line.

Jan 20, 2016 | 4:16 am

#53

percysmith

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(HT Flyformiles/Ng Chun Ting) HKG seems to have adopted four-line boarding:

Jan 20, 2016 | 5:38 am

#54

jkuok

Join Date: Apr 2015

Posts: 501

If a DM or OWE traveling with companion(s) who does not have status assuming both in economy can they both line up at the First/OWE line or one in the economy and the other in First?

Jan 20, 2016 | 6:06 am

#55

percysmith

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Both First. I remember a post in CX Secrets asking how many people can tag along a MPO member. I think a whole clan was tagging along one GR in that post but just one companion is certainly fine.

Jan 20, 2016 | 7:48 am

#56

AC340-541

Join Date: Jun 2009

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Strange that the old branding is used.

Jan 20, 2016 | 7:55 am

#57

percysmith

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Yeah I've been wondering about the currency of these photos. However I swear the four-queue wasn't there last month.

Jan 20, 2016 | 8:12 am

#58

CXFlyerBoy

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SL/Ruby is missing in the queues

Jan 20, 2016 | 8:29 am

#59

percysmith

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CXFlyerBoy

SL/Ruby is missing in the queues

Worse than GR...

Jan 20, 2016 | 9:06 am

#60

sscywong

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Quote:

Originally Posted by percysmith

Worse than GR...

GR get worse... Dumped from J queue to PEY queue

Quote:

Originally Posted by CXFlyerBoy

SL/Ruby is missing in the queues

SL is in J

Ruby, by OW rule, doesn't entitle to priority boarding... Only entitles to J class check-in counter
https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/oneworld-benefits

Quote:

Originally Posted by percysmith

Yeah I've been wondering about the currency of these photos. However I swear the four-queue wasn't there last month.

Previously, the four queues are
F/DM
J/GO, SL, GR
PEY
Y

Now it's
F/DM
J/GO, SL
PEY/GR
Y

It's more rational