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Flying can be a hectic process. Well, now British Airways (BA) are trying to streamline your travel experience, though some people claim their solution is unfair.
Starting December 12, BA will put into effect a ‘group boarding system’, the Independent reports. In this system, people are given a number between one and five when they check in and that number is shown on the person’s boarding pass.
Those in group one board first, and those in group five are the last to board.
Gold members of the British Airways Executive Club, First Class passengers on long-haul flights, short-haul travellers on BA's business class, Club Europe, will all be given the highest priority and be in group one.
Group two will include Silver members and Club World passengers on long-haul flights.
Bronze Executive Club members and passengers in World Traveller Plus, BA's premium economy, will be in group three.
Normal economy passengers will be in group four. Group five is reserved for those on European flights with the lowest cost fares with hand baggage only.
Passengers who have restricted mobility and those travelling with young children will still get to board before everyone else. People who are frequent flyers with BA’s associated airlines will also receive priority.
According to the Independent, BA says that their Oneworld alliance partners, like American Airlines and Iberia, already have such a system in place. They also claim that this move will make it easier for people to understand the order in which they are supposed to board the aircraft.
Some BA users have reacted badly to the news, expressing worries over how latter-boarding groups will fit their luggage onboard.
One Twitter user responded to the change by saying, "Makes me wonder... are we actually living in 2017 or Victorian times?"
What are your thoughts on the change, mums? Have you used an airline that uses a group boarding system before?
