FYI: Zurich security fasttrack for C and F
May 6, 2006, 9:17 am
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Originally Posted by airoli
- First and Business pax
- *Gold (incl. SEN and HON)
- Miles & More FTL (not all * Silver)
Do I understand right?
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May 6, 2006, 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by airoli
Update
Unsurprisingly, the regulations were changed again as pax were not happy. Until a definite solution is found (and signalled), the priority lane access policy now is
Unsurprisingly, the regulations were changed again as pax were not happy. Until a definite solution is found (and signalled), the priority lane access policy now is
- First and Business pax
- *Gold (incl. SEN and HON)
- Miles & More FTL (not all * Silver)
This is the LH M&M forum and LH, *A and LX are mentioned. There are other airlines using T1, you know! BA anyone?
Unless things have changed recently, BA elites have to use the dreadful LX lounges. Are they excluded from the priority lanes too?
May 6, 2006, 10:10 am
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BA departs from Zurich's E gates (midfield) exclusively these days. In fact, the A gates are purely *A now. BA pax can now access the Bellevue lounge out by the E gates instead of the Swiss lounge AFAIK.
May 6, 2006, 10:48 am
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Originally Posted by airoli
BA departs from Zurich's E gates (midfield) exclusively these days. In fact, the A gates are purely *A now. BA pax can now access the Bellevue lounge out by the E gates instead of the Swiss lounge AFAIK.
I take it that the security check for the E gates is as abysmal as ever (though currently LHR would be hard to beat
).
Jul 21, 2006, 3:43 am
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now rules have been made official:
source (german only)
additionally to C and F travelling pax - fast track security lines may be used by
* HON circle members AND SENs travelling in Y
CHris
source (german only)
additionally to C and F travelling pax - fast track security lines may be used by
* HON circle members AND SENs travelling in Y
CHris
Jul 17, 2016, 1:47 am
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now rules have been made official:
source (german only)
additionally to C and F travelling pax - fast track security lines may be used by
* HON circle members AND SENs travelling in Y
CHris
source (german only)
additionally to C and F travelling pax - fast track security lines may be used by
* HON circle members AND SENs travelling in Y
CHris
FWIW
Apologies for the 10-year bump but it was the highest search result...
Jul 17, 2016, 5:08 am
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My BA Y boarding passes display the Emerald level which has little direct 'value' in the *A centric system.
Jul 17, 2016, 11:21 am
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Jul 18, 2016, 8:58 am
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And the UK considers any foreign country unsafe, it's not just ZRH. That's one good reason to avoid transiting the UK IMHO.
Jul 18, 2016, 9:03 am
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And the UK considers any foreign country unsafe, it's not just ZRH. That's one good reason to avoid transiting the UK IMHO.
Same for the US btw immigration is bad enough, would be nice to do without another bogus security check.
Jul 18, 2016, 1:15 pm
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I believe the US and Canada are considered sterile, so is there any reason a EU exit would affect the UK being considered sterile? (I'm not 100% sure about the US/Canada though, correct me if I'm wrong.)
And the UK considers any foreign country unsafe, it's not just ZRH. That's one good reason to avoid transiting the UK IMHO.
And the UK considers any foreign country unsafe, it's not just ZRH. That's one good reason to avoid transiting the UK IMHO.
What some Canadian airports have is what's called a transborder region - you go through US customs at the Canadian airport and enter a "sterile US" area, you then land as a domestic flight in the US. But there's no sterile combined US/Canada area (e.g. if you fly from the US to Canada, you always clear customs before flying onwards)