Star Alliance Gold Track (new common *A branding for Premier security)
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2012
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THE WAY to speed through security
With Star Alliance new Gold Track priority lanes you can now move through security more smoothly.
Available across selected airports and soon to be launched at airports across our network, you can now spend less time queuing and more time shopping, eating or relaxing in one of our lounges.
Gold Track is available for all Star Alliance Gold Status holders whether you fly business or economy - or for passengers flying with one of our member airlines with a first class or business class ticket.
#6
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
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It's just new, consistent signage across all airports that Star Alliance has member airlines in. So for UA airports, it's just a new sign for the premier line.
#9
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: United GS+
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You can still cut the F gate line if a GS agent escorts you there.
#10
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: London & Sonoma CA
Programs: UA 1K, MM *G for life, BAEC Gold
Posts: 10,227
Noticed the branding yesterday at LHR as a *G on a Y ticket. As always, the automated gate would not let me through but the individual did - so they've re-branded but not changed the computer programming.
#12
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
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#13
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#14
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: UA 1K, Star Gold,Marriott Gold, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 414
Hi lhrsfo, did you notice whether "Gold Track" was printed on your LHR BP? I want to know, because my spouse flies soon, and he will have just reached Gold on UA. He will not yet have received his new UA MP card, that shows he's *A gold. I'm hoping something will be printed on his BP so he can get access to Gold Track lines outside the US.
#15
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Paynesville, Vic
Programs: BA Gold AVIS Presidents Club
Posts: 356
FWIW
A while back I flew SQ Y through LHR . As a *A Gold I checked in at the Bus counter. Nothing was said about Gold track access. No drama's as the normal security Q was short.
Later in the SIN lounge awaiting an onward connection to MEL, I checked out the Gold Track scheme and noted that the *A prog still does not advertise this as a benefit for *A Golds. In retrospect the check in lady could / should have advised me of the benefit .
I pointed out to SQ via feedback the fact that the benefits table of SQ Gold does not show priority security clearance under the Gold Track scheme and got the standard cut n paste reply which indicated that they didn't see / understand my point.
Although the Gold Track prog is defined under its own header on the *A Benefits / status-benefits page, it is not listed under the Gold status member benefits on SQ's website.
OF
A while back I flew SQ Y through LHR . As a *A Gold I checked in at the Bus counter. Nothing was said about Gold track access. No drama's as the normal security Q was short.
Later in the SIN lounge awaiting an onward connection to MEL, I checked out the Gold Track scheme and noted that the *A prog still does not advertise this as a benefit for *A Golds. In retrospect the check in lady could / should have advised me of the benefit .
I pointed out to SQ via feedback the fact that the benefits table of SQ Gold does not show priority security clearance under the Gold Track scheme and got the standard cut n paste reply which indicated that they didn't see / understand my point.
Although the Gold Track prog is defined under its own header on the *A Benefits / status-benefits page, it is not listed under the Gold status member benefits on SQ's website.
OF
Last edited by OldFruity; Sep 14, 2015 at 8:56 am Reason: txt correction