Star Alliance Gold Track (new common *A branding for Premier security)
Sep 21, 2015, 4:46 am
#16
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,164
Does this mean *A are removing the carrier discrimination we currently have?
As a recent example for me as an A3*G:
TP flight FAO-LIS in Y - fast track granted
LH flight FAO-FRA in Y - fast track refused ("Lufthansa doesn't pay us")
Same airport, same alliance, same staus, different result. So many inconsistencies between alliance carriers.
As a recent example for me as an A3*G:
TP flight FAO-LIS in Y - fast track granted
LH flight FAO-FRA in Y - fast track refused ("Lufthansa doesn't pay us")
Same airport, same alliance, same staus, different result. So many inconsistencies between alliance carriers.
Sep 24, 2015, 3:32 pm
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: where lions are led by donkeys...
Programs: Lifetime Gold, Global Entry, Hertz PC, and my wallet
Posts: 20,346
I don't even bother with the automated gate now and go straight to the security person.
Sep 27, 2015, 8:16 pm
#20
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: DC|NYC
Programs: UA GS, DL Plat, Marriott Bonvoy LIfetime Titanium/SPG refugee, Hertz Prez, Amtrak Select
Posts: 3,201
Sep 30, 2015, 6:17 am
#21
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Switzerland
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, IHG Gold, BAEC Silver, TP Silver
Posts: 1,495
I just used it at CPH airport on Monday. I had to double check that I could use it as I never really used the fast track security lanes.... The screen shows various programme members eligible such as SkyPriority for KLM, Air France and Delta but then, on a second page (on the LCD screen on top of the priority lane) there's a huge amount of FFP names and statuses eligible.
So I went through it, flying on LX with TK*G in Y class. Scanning the boarding pass didn't work... tried to then swipe my TK*G card and same, red light flashing.
Had to call the attendant who asked me to step out of that queue and she then opened her manual to find whether TK*G allowed access.... Took a few seconds, and she let me through another door that she manually opened. No queue at all, it went fast. Left me more time to roam the duty free shop
Looking back, it was not the newly labelled Gold Track access but just a regular fast track for premium class flyers or tier FFP members? It's not listed yet on the StarAlliance page yet.
Will be flying GVA-OPT this weekend... I'll see if OPT has it. GVA definitely not (yet?).
So I went through it, flying on LX with TK*G in Y class. Scanning the boarding pass didn't work... tried to then swipe my TK*G card and same, red light flashing.
Had to call the attendant who asked me to step out of that queue and she then opened her manual to find whether TK*G allowed access.... Took a few seconds, and she let me through another door that she manually opened. No queue at all, it went fast. Left me more time to roam the duty free shop
Looking back, it was not the newly labelled Gold Track access but just a regular fast track for premium class flyers or tier FFP members? It's not listed yet on the StarAlliance page yet.
Will be flying GVA-OPT this weekend... I'll see if OPT has it. GVA definitely not (yet?).
Mar 15, 2016, 9:04 am
#22
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LHR - London
Programs: TK Elite *A Gold, Air Berlin Gold - One World Sapphire, Westjet Gold, Avis Preferred, IHG Gold
Posts: 139
FWIW, just completed a YYZ-LHR segment, with my *A Gold card the informed I did not qualify however they let me by. Normal security line was very short so not a real issue, but if it had been one of those cattle truck days I would have been peeved not to be let through priority. Since when has YYZ not allowed *A Gold priority security clearance?
ZT
Mar 24, 2016, 11:23 pm
#25
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,098
I used it last night, it wasn't branded *G, just normal Fast Track. The lady scanned my BP and asked if I had a gold card, which I do. She didn't check and let me through. There was no one in line and about 60-70 in the regular line.
This was in T5, its all the way to the left of the regular line. There is a placard with about 20 airlines that are valid for use. My *G, UA, wasn't on there but I don't think it would have been a problem.
On the contrary, when I was in CPH last August it was only open for Eurobonus Gold.
This was in T5, its all the way to the left of the regular line. There is a placard with about 20 airlines that are valid for use. My *G, UA, wasn't on there but I don't think it would have been a problem.
On the contrary, when I was in CPH last August it was only open for Eurobonus Gold.
Mar 25, 2016, 12:57 am
#26
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
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I used it last night, it wasn't branded *G, just normal Fast Track. The lady scanned my BP and asked if I had a gold card, which I do. She didn't check and let me through. There was no one in line and about 60-70 in the regular line.
This was in T5, its all the way to the left of the regular line. There is a placard with about 20 airlines that are valid for use. My *G, UA, wasn't on there but I don't think it would have been a problem.
On the contrary, when I was in CPH last August it was only open for Eurobonus Gold.
This was in T5, its all the way to the left of the regular line. There is a placard with about 20 airlines that are valid for use. My *G, UA, wasn't on there but I don't think it would have been a problem.
On the contrary, when I was in CPH last August it was only open for Eurobonus Gold.
Mar 26, 2016, 7:33 am
#27
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,098
Apr 20, 2016, 3:33 am
#30
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,663
The agents in the SAS Fast Track Lane will NEVER let a non-SAS Star Gold thru it. Must've been the CPH Express lane. Also at HEL, the Fast Track is a common lane.