DENIED: No Fast-Track at LIS on TAP
Sep 8, 2012, 5:08 am
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DENIED: No Fast-Track at LIS on TAP
The first time this happened, I thought it was a rogue employee and went on about my business. But last week I was again told that I couldn't bring a non-Star Gold passenger through fast track security, even though we were on the same PNR. Has anyone found a way around this? Granted the line wasn't horrible. But what's the benefit if you have to wait for your companion or use the regular line?
Sep 8, 2012, 10:51 am
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The first time this happened, I thought it was a rogue employee and went on about my business. But last week I was again told that I couldn't bring a non-Star Gold passenger through fast track security, even though we were on the same PNR. Has anyone found a way around this? Granted the line wasn't horrible. But what's the benefit if you have to wait for your companion or use the regular line?
I suppose the more thoughtful Gold passenger would go through the regular channe with his/her companionl, rather than wait impatiently for the companion to emerge from the security process.
Sep 8, 2012, 2:58 pm
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Of course, that's what I did. And yes, the regular line isn't terrible. It's just annoying to find too many inconsistencies throughout the *A network.
Sep 8, 2012, 11:01 pm
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AF/KL doesn't give the "greenway" access to their C/CL pax or to their status pax either.
Oct 8, 2012, 10:21 am
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