May 21, 2013, 10:43 am
Last edit by: aacharya
Source: https://hub.united.com/en-us/News/Co...g-process.aspx
Pre-Boarding
Premier Access Boarding
*A Star Alliance Silver who is not a Premier Silver is not eligible for Premier Access boarding.
General boarding (Window Seats, then Middle Seats, then Aisle)
Note: If you’re traveling with a companion and one of you has a higher boarding status, you both may board with the earlier group.
Note: Self Boarding Gates are being tested at the following gates...
sUA Boarding Times by Aircraft (AFA)
Pre-Boarding
- Customers with Disabilities
- Global Services
- Uniformed Military Personnel
- Families with Children Age Two and Under
Premier Access Boarding
- Group 1: Premier 1K, Premier Platinum, BusinessFirst, and First.
- Group 2: Premier Gold, Star Gold, Premier Silver*, MileagePlus Presidential Plus, Club, Explorer and Awards, purchased Premier Access
*A Star Alliance Silver who is not a Premier Silver is not eligible for Premier Access boarding.
General boarding (Window Seats, then Middle Seats, then Aisle)
- Group 3 - Window Seats
- Group 4 - Middle Seats (Aisle Seats on UA Express)
- Group 5 - Aisle Seats
Note: If you’re traveling with a companion and one of you has a higher boarding status, you both may board with the earlier group.
Note: Self Boarding Gates are being tested at the following gates...
- IAH - Gate C25/C26 - See Post 2960, Includes YouTube video from CO777DAL
- IAH - Gate E4 - Old test from pmCO days, See Thread Here
- BOS - Self boarding gates are now back in *LIMITED* use at least at gates B25 and B26
sUA Boarding Times by Aircraft (AFA)
United's Current Boarding Process (with Wiki) [Revised, May 2013]
Apr 16, 2014, 9:17 am
#3826
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It's important to shame them, btw. That can be accomplished by loudly talking to a travel companion about how silly they're being, or taking a picture of the line and tweeting it or posting it here.
Apr 16, 2014, 9:23 am
#3827
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I assume they're not doing anything to anyone else. It's their business if they want to stand there for an hour before boarding.
Taking a picture or posting it here? That's just downright nasty and rude.
Apr 16, 2014, 9:25 am
#3828
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A major reason for bypass boarding for Groups 1 and 2 is to avoid this stupidity.
Apr 16, 2014, 10:13 am
#3829
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The person that blocked me from boarding (this was at EWR) was about 10th in line in the Group 1 pre-pre-pre-boarding queue. He stood in front of me and said "Where do you think you are going?" I explained the pre-boarding announcement, showed him my BP and he said "We are all Global Services. We are all going to a Global destination (we were headed to NRT) and we are ALL Group 1." I didn't bother arguing with him but when we arrived into NRT and the GS rep came on the plane to get me, I pointed at the guy and said "He told me that he was Global Services too!!! Shouldn't he come with us?" The GS rep said very loudly "No, he isn't. You are my only Global Service customer on board." I waved goodbye to the dude - and everyone laughed at him...
Apr 16, 2014, 10:15 am
#3830
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Apr 16, 2014, 10:36 am
#3831
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The person that blocked me from boarding (this was at EWR) was about 10th in line in the Group 1 pre-pre-pre-boarding queue. He stood in front of me and said "Where do you think you are going?" I explained the pre-boarding announcement, showed him my BP and he said "We are all Global Services. We are all going to a Global destination (we were headed to NRT) and we are ALL Group 1." I didn't bother arguing with him but when we arrived into NRT and the GS rep came on the plane to get me, I pointed at the guy and said "He told me that he was Global Services too!!! Shouldn't he come with us?" The GS rep said very loudly "No, he isn't. You are my only Global Service customer on board." I waved goodbye to the dude - and everyone laughed at him...
Apr 16, 2014, 10:38 am
#3832
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Apr 16, 2014, 11:03 am
#3833
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Apr 16, 2014, 11:51 am
#3834
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Sometimes that's true, but I have to think it becomes airline/airport "business" when the line blocks the corridor, particularly if boarding hasn't yet commenced and the line just keeps growing.. This happens frequently at ORD, with these people waiting for their flights blocking other passengers, carts, wheelchairs, and other employees trying to do their jobs. I would also think there is some sort of fire code addressing this.
Apr 16, 2014, 12:05 pm
#3835
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It's pretty hard to come up with a rule that restricts people from standing where they want. I guess you could call it "loitering" but that seems like quite a stretch.
Apr 16, 2014, 12:34 pm
#3836
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Sometimes that's true, but I have to think it becomes airline/airport "business" when the line blocks the corridor, particularly if boarding hasn't yet commenced and the line just keeps growing.. This happens frequently at ORD, with these people waiting for their flights blocking other passengers, carts, wheelchairs, and other employees trying to do their jobs. I would also think there is some sort of fire code addressing this.
Apr 16, 2014, 2:28 pm
#3837
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People who get so upset that other people are standing in a line need to find some way to reduce the stress in their lives. Who cares if someone is standing in line an hour before the flight? If that bugs you go somewhere where you can't see them. There are better things in life than getting irked/stressed/whatever because someone decides they want to stand in a line.
Apr 16, 2014, 2:33 pm
#3838
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People who get so upset that other people are standing in a line need to find some way to reduce the stress in their lives. Who cares if someone is standing in line an hour before the flight? If that bugs you go somewhere where you can't see them. There are better things in life than getting irked/stressed/whatever because someone decides they want to stand in a line.
I certainly do not think I'm the little ball of stress in this scenario.
Apr 16, 2014, 2:46 pm
#3839
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People who get so upset that other people are standing in a line need to find some way to reduce the stress in their lives. Who cares if someone is standing in line an hour before the flight? If that bugs you go somewhere where you can't see them. There are better things in life than getting irked/stressed/whatever because someone decides they want to stand in a line.
Apr 16, 2014, 3:15 pm
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