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Group 0 called before Group 1? (To post 1221)

AGP - mixed
No: 31st March (1059)
Yes: 2nd April (1166)

ALC - no
No: 1st April (1096)

AMS - mostly yes
Yes: 28th March (1038), 1st April (1106), 2nd April (1139)
No: 28th March (996)

ARN - yes
Yes: 27th March (923), 3rd April (1168)

ATH
No: 2nd April (1178)
Yes: 28th Nov (633)

ATL - yes
Yes: 28th March (1141)

BCN - yes
Yes: 29th Oct

BHD - no
No: 30th March (1044), 31st March (1082), 2nd April (1152)

BOM - no
No: 6th April (1216)

BOS - yes
Yes: 1st April (1084)

BRU - mixed
No: 1st April (1083)
Yes: 10th April (1312)

BSL - no
No: 30th March
No: 10 Nov

BUD - mixed
Yes: 30th March (1043)
No: 30th March (1050)

CDG - mixed
No: 26th March (887), 2nd April (1175)
Yes: 28th March (987)

CUN - yes
Yes: 27th March (1030)

DOH - yes
No: 3rd April (1164)
Yes: 16th May (1882), 23rd May, 31st May (2040)

DUB - yes
Yes: 26th March (908), 27th March (951), 27th March (964), 29th March (1028), early April (1213), 15 May (1894)

EDI - yes
Yes: 26th March (919),27th March (912), 4th April (1185)

EFL - yes
Yes : 7th Sept

FNC - no
No: 31st March (1134)

FRA - no
No: 8th January (3260)

GLA - yes
Yes: 26th March (895), 28th March (1035), 2nd April (1122), 2nd April (1139)

GOT - mixed
Yes: 28th March (975)
No: 1st April (1136)

GVA - yes
Yes: 28th March, 31st March (1137), 2nd April (1135)

HAM - Yes
Yes: 15th Jan

HKG - yes
Yes: 2nd April (1163)

INN - no at bus gates
No: 28th March *bus gate* (968)

IST - no
No: 5th April (1197)

JER - mixed
No: (1039)
Yes: 3rd April (1174)
No (X2) Sep 24 (2815)

JFK - yes
Yes: 31st March (1087)
Yes: 24th June (2260)

LAS - yes
Yes: 22nd April (1495)

LCY - yes
Yes: 27th March (916), 27th March (970), 2nd April (1171) 26th April

LGW - mostly yes
Yes: 26th March (905), 27th March (917), 28th March (965), 28th March (989), 28th March (1016), 28th March (1106), 31st March (1052), late March (1132)
No: 28th March (1166), 29th March (1010), 30th March (1042), early April (1182)

LHR - mostly yes
Yes: 26th March (883), 26th March (884), 27th March (913), 27th March (942),27th March (960), 28th March (1027), 29th March (1030), 29th March (1031), 30th March *bus gate* (1040),31st March (1074), 31st March (1082), 31st March (1082), 31st March *T3* (1136), 1st April (1107), 2nd April *T3* (1126), 2nd April *bus* (1139), 2nd April (1175), 4th April *T3* (1186), 4th April (1191), early April (1192), early April *T3* (1210), 4th April *bus* (1212), 6th April (1211), 6th April (1219), 8th April 2024 (1312), 18 May (1894), 22 Oct2024 (269)
No: 26th March (857), 26th March (861), 26th March (873), 26th March (895), 26th March (904), 27th March (959), 28th March *bus gate* (990), 29th March *T3* (1026), 30th March (1044), 30th March (1044), 31st March (1061), 1st April (1088), early April (1192), 12th April *T3* (1334), 24 April JFK,

LPA - no
No: 3rd April (1183)
No: 12th May 25 (3722)

MAD - no
No: 1st April (1086)

MAN - yes
Yes: 27th March (937), 27th March (952), 29th March (1032), 11th April (1315)

MLA - no
No: 29th March (1036)

MLE - no
No: 28th March *bus* (1170)

MUC - mixed
No: 26th March (892)
Yes: 17 April (949)
Yes: 22 Oct 2024 (949)

NAS - yes
Yes: 06 May 2025 (252)

NBO - yes
Yes - 26 June 2025 (64)

NCE - mixed
No: 24 April
Yes: 30th April

NCL - not really, but generally straight on board
Not really: 1st April (1088), early April (1192)
No, when waiting in gate area: 3rd April (1211)
No 8 Dec 2024 (Groups 0, 1, 2 and 3 taken together)

ORD - yes
Yes: 28th March (999), 28th March (1000)

OSL - yes
Yes: 3rd April (1160)

OTP - no
No: early April (1167)
No: 14th Sept (2779)

POS - no
No: 2nd April (1184)

PRG - yes
Yes: 5th April (1198)

PSA - yes
Yes: 15th April

RTM - no
No: 5th April (1201)

RUH - yes
Yes: 27th March (939)

SOF - no
No: 14th April (1359)

SCL - yes
Yes: 4th Apil (1187)

SIN - mixed
No: 31st March (1073)
Yes: 6th April (1221)

SYD - mixed
No: 31st March (1049)
Yes: 7th April (1217)

TIA - NO
Note - As TIA is an "offline" airport, you don't get any group numbers displayed on your BP. Besides, its a short walk to the aircraft.

TFS - no
No: early April (1182)

TRN - no
No: July 2025 & Aug 2025 (x2)

VIE - no
No: 6th April (1200)

ZRH - mixed
Yes: 26th March (958),31st March (1060), 1st April (1105)
No: 26th March (963), 5th April (1211)

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Jul 19, 2025 | 2:20 pm

#3946

NorthernLass

Join Date: Apr 2022

Location: Lancashire

Posts: 714

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben1991

Iberia's group 0 includes OneWorld Emerald.

https://www.iberia.com/gb/boarding/

And yet on my other 2 domestic BP's (ACE-MAD and VLC-MAD), I am Group 1 and Group 3 respectively. Even weirder, on the first 2 BP's there's no status but on the VLC one, where I'm Group 3, it does actually say Emerald.

Also - so does only the person on the booking with status get priority check in, boarding, etc, with IB? (And therefore non-status companions are expected to check in their cabin bags). Seat selection seems to extend to all pax IME so far.

Last edited by NorthernLass; Jul 19, 2025 at 3:05 pm

Jul 19, 2025 | 2:28 pm

#3947

Sorrell_77

Join Date: Dec 2024

Location: London, Houston / NY and Mumbai

Programs: BA GGLfL

Posts: 117

Delhi has been repaired… sort of. Boarding yesterday seemed to be ex-cricketers and VIP’s first, then G0, then G1-2 (after myself and two others boarded). We’re getting there!

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Jul 21, 2025 | 1:57 am

#3948

SKT-DK

Join Date: Aug 2005

Location: BKK

Programs: Mucci Chevalier de la Brosse a Cheveux Dore, SK GfL, BA GGL, TG *G, HH DIA, IHG Plat Amb., Hertz PC

Posts: 4,877

Two for two on the return trip as well - or, at least the intention was there. At CPH on Friday they beckoned us over ahead of special assistance and families, and even just before they made the official Group 0 call. All this only to stand sweating in the roasting jet bridge as the crew (who were brilliant though) were not ready.

At LHR C gates, Group 0 allowed into the holding pen, but so were all the million pre-boarding families (apparently families with teenage kids nowadays qualify for pre-boarding?!). I was hoping, like the week before, they would come and let us know when we could board, but it ended up being a mad rush for all down the single jet bridge to door L2… At least onboard, F was a bliss..

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Jul 21, 2025 | 8:15 am

#3949

pierre8209

Join Date: Nov 2024

Location: London

Programs: BAEC GGL, LH HON,, Hyatt Globalist, and others

Posts: 378

Yesterday, I flew from Manchester to London, 1407 / which was a rare failure. They called 0 and 1 at the same time, and I was surrounded by a crowd of people pushing forward.

But it's okay... I got 20k from them.

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Jul 21, 2025 | 1:02 pm

#3950

Sad but liberated

Join Date: Feb 2025

Posts: 6

GGL but Group1 on BP

Sorry if I’m being stupid, or if it’s been covered elsewhere. I’m coming to the end of a LHR-HKG venture, and am GGL. On the outbound I was issued with a BP at the FW which included both GGL and Group 1. The agent simply shrugged his shoulders. Heading back to London tomorrow and have a mobile BP which, again, says Group 1. Is this a common thing or am I being singled out for special treatment 😊

Jul 21, 2025 | 1:39 pm

#3951

BA_Pax

Join Date: Sep 2007

Programs: BA GGL + GfL, Marriott Ambassador

Posts: 581

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKT-DK

Half hearted effort at C gates for me and family yesterday too. Allowed through with a huff by the barrier lady ‘are all of you Group 0?’ she asked in an incredulous way. We were a party of 3, a GGL, a Gold and our adult daughter all in F. Allowed to go down 1 level and held at the area where selectees are checked but the agent there eyed us up suspiciously for being down with the deserving PRM. Eventually and with great fanfare the PRMs were boarded and we were, literally, ordered to ‘follow on behind all the specials’. Sigh.

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Jul 21, 2025 | 3:22 pm

#3952

Jpm81

Join Date: Aug 2022

Programs: United GS 1MM, BAEC GGL, IHG Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium

Posts: 913

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sad but liberated

Last couple of flights to/from HKG mine has said Group 0 as expected.

Are you a newly qualified GGL?

Jul 22, 2025 | 12:12 am

#3953

lost_in_translation

Join Date: Apr 2015

Programs: Some

Posts: 6,659

One of the great ironies of Group 0 is how quite a few of the DYKWIA Group 1 passengers who used to use derogatory terms like ‘gate lice’ have now actually turned into what they always complained about. Group 0 called at LCY, but almost impossible to get the gate in time since all the Group 1 passengers who had to be at the front of the queue stood blocking the way for anyone.

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Jul 22, 2025 | 12:50 am

#3954

Sad but liberated

Join Date: Feb 2025

Posts: 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jpm81

Last couple of flights to/from HKG mine has said Group 0 as expected.

Are you a newly qualified GGL?

Ten years newly minted! I don’t really care - got 10k Avios on the way out for complaining, so shall look forward to similar this evening! Much the easiest way to accumulate Avios in these sad days……

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Jul 22, 2025 | 1:27 am

#3955

stewaran

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Herts, UK

Programs: BAEC GGL, HH Diamond.

Posts: 3,407

Back on topic, I have fedback when group 0 does not work to the PCT as they asked me to do so, but that route doesnt seem to yield any avios :-)

Last edited by aks120; Jul 22, 2025 at 5:34 pm Reason: Removed off topic conversation about broken seat compensation

Jul 22, 2025 | 6:17 am

#3956

pierre8209

Join Date: Nov 2024

Location: London

Programs: BAEC GGL, LH HON,, Hyatt Globalist, and others

Posts: 378

Quote:

Originally Posted by stewaran

I got 10k , after pushing back on the first offer for a broken first class seat last month 😔

I am sorry to hear about what you experienced, and I agree that the offer seems quite low.

In my opinion, the compensation for Group 0 in my case would be 10k. My flight was severely delayed and there were other complex issues. I understand that the remaining 10k is a gesture for that.

Jul 22, 2025 | 6:31 am

#3957

pierre8209

Join Date: Nov 2024

Location: London

Programs: BAEC GGL, LH HON,, Hyatt Globalist, and others

Posts: 378

Yesterday, after arriving at Gate A11 for Flight 1496 from Heathrow to Glasgow, the gate agent asked us to wait for a moment, and after the crew boarded, my friend and I were invited inside the tensa.

After we waited for a bit, they clearly called Group 0, and after a few calls, they called Group 1 and the other groups in order.

The good thing was that only Group 0 and the pre-boarding group that needed help were invited inside the tensa, so the actual boarding process was really ideal.

They didn't open the tensa until we boarded. I really appreciated how they handled it!

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Jul 22, 2025 | 9:37 am

#3958

evanspa1

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: UK

Programs: VS LTG+MM+Wings, BA GGL, M&M Frequent, Hilton LTD (RIP), Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 197

LHR to DUB today fail. Called group 1 to come forward. When I approached I asked, No Group 0 boarding today? He said don’t worry I’ll let you board with group 1. Obviously no understanding of what group 0 is

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Jul 22, 2025 | 1:04 pm

#3959

pierre8209

Join Date: Nov 2024

Location: London

Programs: BAEC GGL, LH HON,, Hyatt Globalist, and others

Posts: 378

Today, on flight 1455 departing from Edinburgh, after the surprise announcement that there would be no catering (I should have expected this when I saw the captain buying burritos and heading for the plane 😂🫣 ), Group 0 was called, and they gave me enough time to board and proceeded with the procedure.

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Last edited by pierre8209; Jul 22, 2025 at 4:40 pm

Jul 23, 2025 | 2:46 pm

#3960

c1223

Join Date: Sep 2012

Location: Nottingham

Programs: BA GGL

Posts: 1,894

At LHR today - A20. Was the only G0. Allowed through with pre-boards. Got slightly busy in the area because all the group 4+ who had their bags tagged were then allowed to the top of the escalator. However hats off to the gate agent who escorted me down in the lift first, by myself, before everyone else was allowed to start boarding (including pre-boards). Was #boardingnotboarding, but the thought was there.

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