Group 0 Boarding Introduced
Jul 5, 2025 | 5:01 pm
#19
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Jul 6, 2025 | 4:56 am
#20
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Jul 6, 2025 | 5:06 am
#21
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In-house super-elite (GGL, EXP...)
OWE+F
OWS+J
OWR+W
It's more that IB Platino Prime does not get to board before other OWEs, as G-1, (and also no access to CCR/Chelsea)
Jul 6, 2025 | 5:33 am
#22
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Jul 6, 2025 | 5:41 am
#23
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Jul 6, 2025 | 7:23 am
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The whole point of Group 0 on BA is so that GGL's have priority over OWE and Club Europe, which can be half of the airplane sometimes.
WIth IB, Group 0 is irrelevant - now that it's not IB Platinum and better only - so indeed they've spend money on signs and training to replicate Group 1. (and to downgrade Oros a bit)
WIth IB, Group 0 is irrelevant - now that it's not IB Platinum and better only - so indeed they've spend money on signs and training to replicate Group 1. (and to downgrade Oros a bit)
Last edited by craigthemif; Jul 6, 2025 at 7:29 am
Jul 6, 2025 | 8:14 am
#25
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[QUOTE=craigthemif;37188971]The whole point of Group 0 on BA is so that GGL's have priority over OWE and Club Europe, which can be half of the airplane sometimes.
WIth IB, Group 0 is irrelevant - now that it's not IB Platinum and better only - so indeed they've spend money on signs and training to replicate Group 1. (and to downgrade Oros a bit)[/QUOTE
Oros and OWS (eg BA silvers...)
WIth IB, Group 0 is irrelevant - now that it's not IB Platinum and better only - so indeed they've spend money on signs and training to replicate Group 1. (and to downgrade Oros a bit)[/QUOTE
Oros and OWS (eg BA silvers...)
Jul 7, 2025 | 3:37 pm
#26
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dublin,Ireland and Nice France
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Hi all.
So I have just returned from my Lima trip.
Here are the results of my Group 0 experience.
1.AGP-MAD (Air Nostrum)
Signs only had Group 1-4. Gate agent asked me to wait around the area.
He did call Group 0 first. However, it was actually a pointless exercise as I knew it would be, because I was simply the first onto the bus.
By the time we reached the aircraft, I was almost the last one to board.
I don't have any issues with this really as how else could they do it.
2. MAD-LIM
Signs had Groups 0 and 1 together.
When boarding started both groups were called. So, in the case of Madrid for long haul? What's the point?
3. LIM-MAD
Now this one pleasantly surprised me.
Although the boarding zone was a combination of Groups 0 and 1, they actually called Group 0 first and I was able to proceed directly to the aircraft.
Very impressed with how the gate agents managed the whole thing. The flight was full, so imagine 300 people around the gate area.
4. MAD-AGP (Air Nostrum)
Groups 0 and 1 boarded together.
So, to sum up.............. In Madrid, the "hub" of Iberia they don't seem to be too interested in enforcing the new policy.
At outstations they seem to be on the ball.
So I have just returned from my Lima trip.
Here are the results of my Group 0 experience.
1.AGP-MAD (Air Nostrum)
Signs only had Group 1-4. Gate agent asked me to wait around the area.
He did call Group 0 first. However, it was actually a pointless exercise as I knew it would be, because I was simply the first onto the bus.
By the time we reached the aircraft, I was almost the last one to board.
I don't have any issues with this really as how else could they do it.
2. MAD-LIM
Signs had Groups 0 and 1 together.
When boarding started both groups were called. So, in the case of Madrid for long haul? What's the point?
3. LIM-MAD
Now this one pleasantly surprised me.
Although the boarding zone was a combination of Groups 0 and 1, they actually called Group 0 first and I was able to proceed directly to the aircraft.
Very impressed with how the gate agents managed the whole thing. The flight was full, so imagine 300 people around the gate area.
4. MAD-AGP (Air Nostrum)
Groups 0 and 1 boarded together.
So, to sum up.............. In Madrid, the "hub" of Iberia they don't seem to be too interested in enforcing the new policy.
At outstations they seem to be on the ball.
group 0 was called for both first
Jul 9, 2025 | 5:40 am
#27
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0 not called this morning for MAD-NCE, unsure if it's because there were no 0s aboard. 1 wasn't even called, the gate agent simply gestured to those in Group 1 to begin boarding. (Air Nostrum flight so the mobility assistance passengers had already long pre-boarded separately.)
Jul 14, 2025 | 8:56 am
#29
Join Date: Jan 2025
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Worked quite well as OWE Group 0 in Madrid on the Miami bound flight today. Sign is weird but they made sure all the zeros got called up first. In Marseille earlier it was a mix of 0 and 1. Overall I'm happy.
Jul 17, 2025 | 11:58 am
#30
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Amusing this evening on an Air Nostrum from the K gates at MAD.
mixed 0/1/2 queue as usual.
verbal announcement pasajerosenrupoero
Nobody moved.
second verbal announcement PASAJEROSENGRUPOCERO por favor
We few moved scared of what would happen if we didnt!
mixed 0/1/2 queue as usual.
verbal announcement pasajerosenrupoero
Nobody moved.
second verbal announcement PASAJEROSENGRUPOCERO por favor
We few moved scared of what would happen if we didnt!