1K/1P no longer boarding Zone 1 with US?
Jul 17, 2007, 8:45 am
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1K/1P no longer boarding Zone 1 with US?
I have flown DC-NYC shuttles, DCA-South Florida and PHL-MAD often, and always managed to get Zone 1 boarding pass on US.
However, I was given Zone 3 on yesterday's FLL-DCA flight. My MP# is on the boarding pass. The M+# is no longer appears on the botton of the BP stub. It is located in the space between "From" and "To" in the middle of the BP stub.
Has US changed is boarding procedure?
However, I was given Zone 3 on yesterday's FLL-DCA flight. My MP# is on the boarding pass. The M+# is no longer appears on the botton of the BP stub. It is located in the space between "From" and "To" in the middle of the BP stub.
Has US changed is boarding procedure?
Jul 17, 2007, 9:31 am
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Based on anecdotal evidence, as of last Saturday (7/14), it appears that UA 1P+ still boards in Zone 1. Hopefully your experience was just an error - I hate to see that sort of erosion of *A benefits.
(I'm basing this on when I flew PIT-RIC on US, and chatted with the man across the aisle when he asked about my flyertalk luggage tag. He said that he was 1P on UA, and he boarded in Zone 1 with me.)
(I'm basing this on when I flew PIT-RIC on US, and chatted with the man across the aisle when he asked about my flyertalk luggage tag. He said that he was 1P on UA, and he boarded in Zone 1 with me.)
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Jul 17, 2007, 9:32 am
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I had a similar experience a couple of weeks ago and asked at the USAirways Club. Attendant blamed it on the new computer system and said to board with Zone 1 and show my 1K card....
Jul 17, 2007, 9:38 am
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I have flown DC-NYC shuttles, DCA-South Florida and PHL-MAD often, and always managed to get Zone 1 boarding pass on US.
However, I was given Zone 3 on yesterday's FLL-DCA flight. My MP# is on the boarding pass. The M+# is no longer appears on the botton of the BP stub. It is located in the space between "From" and "To" in the middle of the BP stub.
Has US changed is boarding procedure?
However, I was given Zone 3 on yesterday's FLL-DCA flight. My MP# is on the boarding pass. The M+# is no longer appears on the botton of the BP stub. It is located in the space between "From" and "To" in the middle of the BP stub.
Has US changed is boarding procedure?
Jul 17, 2007, 9:41 am
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I have a couple of segments in US coach next week, so I will report my experineces. I know, I feel the pain already!
Jul 17, 2007, 9:43 am
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I hope you don't end up in the back of the plane surrounded by crying babies and toddlers like I did. Plus, the reduced seat pitch (30" I believe) is just awful.
Jul 17, 2007, 10:07 am
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Jul 17, 2007, 10:42 am
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4 segments on US last week of June and all showed zone 1 for me.
Jul 17, 2007, 10:44 am
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I had ZONE 4 on my US BP once and asked the GA why as I'm a 1K / *G. She told me things are all messed up since they've started merging the HP and US systems. She let me board with ZONE 1. I don't think it's a rule change... more of a system glitch.
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Jul 17, 2007, 10:47 am
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I usually fly US ALB-PIT every week and my BPs always say "STAR GOLD" and "ZONE 1" on them - maybe the system glitches are at the larger stations?
Jul 17, 2007, 10:57 am
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Yeah, until you miss that E+ seat pitch and have to endure FAs hawking credit cards (do they still do that on US?). I thought that credit card hawking was pathetic. What's next? Advertisements on the FA uniforms?
Jul 17, 2007, 11:03 am
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NOT a new rule.
Just US crappy computer system. Even worse than UA!
Don't go starting panic.
Just US crappy computer system. Even worse than UA!
Don't go starting panic.
Jul 17, 2007, 12:15 pm
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Jul 17, 2007, 7:51 pm
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