Qantas doesn't care about priority boarding

[kermatu]

To be fair I think they have bigger issues at the moment than worrying about PB

Feel a bit harsh saying this, but I reckon management knowing which teams and staff do their jobs and comply with company policy well, and those who don't, would be particularly important in the current or near-future environment.

 

[Ade]

and she went to say something and then said ahh platinum and I was checked in

Similar experience in HKG or SIN, can't remember - boarding QF flights into Australia, travelling Y and queued in the priority boarding lane. It was quite funny actually

I was third in the queue and for some reason, the person & his girlfriend before me turned & said something that went "this is for biz class & FF passengers mate". I smiled and still stood behind the couple. I can hear the person whispering to his girlfriend about people like me using biz/first class queue blah blah ...

5 mins later, a FA walks down the queue, checking BP's and ensuring the right people are in the right queue. Took a glance (just a glance, not a look) at my Y boarding pass - signals me down to the Y queue. I later point out the OW-E status printed and says, "sorry, all good" and moves on

Boarding begins ... scan BP, beep. beep. Now we all know what that could be

Enter the flight, I turn left and the person & his GF turn right

c'est la vie

 

[onemore]

Similar experience in HKG or SIN, can't remember - boarding QF flights into Australia, travelling Y and queued in the priority boarding lane. It was quite funny actually

I was third in the queue and for some reason, the person & his girlfriend before me turned & said something that went "this is for biz class & FF passengers mate". I smiled and still stood behind the couple. I can hear the person whispering to his girlfriend about people like me using biz/first class queue blah blah ...

5 mins later, a FA walks down the queue, checking BP's and ensuring the right people are in the right queue. Took a glance (just a glance, not a look) at my Y boarding pass - signals me down to the Y queue. I later point out the OW-E status printed and says, "sorry, all good" and moves on

Boarding begins ... scan BP, beep. beep. Now we all know what that could be

Enter the flight, I turn left and the person & his GF turn right

c'est la vie

I would love to hear that sound on my many international flights but alas not to be as yet.

 

[Ade]

I would love to hear that sound on my many international flights but alas not to be as yet.

I have heard that sound happen to me more on UL and CX flights as QF-WP, OW-E than on QF flights ... sad, but true

 

[flyingfan]

Four flights today. Didn't work at MEL and DRW (even after they diligently put out the signs), worked in ADL and BNE. Feedback on the way.

 

[JW]

Thats an awesome sound but never on QF sadly. Often on EK and QR which is such a nice surprise

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Priority boarding out of SIN has to be the worst... any other bad experiences?

 

[Ade]

Priority boarding out of SIN has to be the worst... any other bad experiences?

Bad experience out of Delhi (DEL) a very good experience out of Chennai (MAA)

 

[eminere]

Bad experience out of Delhi (DEL) a very good experience out of Chennai (MAA)

Those aren't QF ports though.

 

[Ade]

Those aren't QF ports though.

Agree - should've been clearer - I meant to say, travelling out of these ports on a QF ticket, Y booking

 

[nerdag]

To be fair I think they have bigger issues at the moment than worrying about PB

Agree, at the minute, there ain't anybody on the planes (except me and a few sorry sods) so it's a moot point for now.

 

[Mattg]

Well yesterday I took my first Qantas domestic flight (ex SYD) since the priority boarding changes were implemented.

There was no attempt whatsoever to even try to implement priority boarding. Not even a token announcement. Zip, zilch, nada.

 

[Hvr]

What about social distancing whilst scanning and boarding?

 

[JessicaTam]

Well yesterday I took my first Qantas domestic flight (ex SYD) since the priority boarding changes were implemented.

There was no attempt whatsoever to even try to implement priority boarding. Not even a token announcement. Zip, zilch, nada.

Maybe because you were the only passenger?

 

[drron]

I am pretty sure QF staff have a lot more on their mind than priority boarding.
I am not expecting it to work on Sunday week.

 

[woodborer]

Well yesterday I took my first Qantas domestic flight (ex SYD) since the priority boarding changes were implemented.

There was no attempt whatsoever to even try to implement priority boarding. Not even a token announcement. Zip, zilch, nada.

..and this surprises you?

 

[TheInsider]

Well yesterday I took my first Qantas domestic flight (ex SYD) since the priority boarding changes were implemented.

There was no attempt whatsoever to even try to implement priority boarding. Not even a token announcement. Zip, zilch, nada.

Wow......

 

[Daver6]

I am pretty sure QF staff have a lot more on their mind than priority boarding.
I am not expecting it to work on Sunday week.

What other aspects of their job should they just decide not to do because they have other thing on their mind?

 

[drron]

I still think they are human and when humans are under stress they do tend to forget things.I know I do.Though fortunately my work does tend to make you concentrate.

 

[Daver6]

I still think they are human and when humans are under stress they do tend to forget things.I know I do.Though fortunately my work does tend to make you concentrate.

That's understandable. However, this should be a massive concern then for the airline. While forgetting about priority is at most an inconvenience, what happens when safety is impacted because someone forget something because they are under stress?

 

[Matt_01]

4 months on, 500 posts later, I find nothing much has changed since my post number 10 .