Qantas to Introduce Group Boarding and Bag Tracking

[AFF Editor]

The trial has started today in Brisbane, on selected Boeing 737 departures including to TSV and DRW.

Details here:

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-boarding-groups/

 

[encryptededdy]

The trial has started today in Brisbane, on selected Boeing 737 departures including to TSV and DRW.

Details here:

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-boarding-groups/

So they're starting the trial without the App being updated to display boarding groups!?

 

[milehighclub]

So they're starting the trial without the App being updated to display boarding groups!?

Boarding passes will reflect the group

 

[cwd]

What a great move to have non-priority group numbers look like seat numbers!

 

[encryptededdy]

Boarding passes will reflect the group

Ah, but the AFF Article states

The Qantas App is also due for an overhaul later this year. Passengers will be able to see their boarding group in the new Qantas App, once that launches.

Which seems to imply to me that the functionality is not ready yet?

 

[dairyfloss]

So the scanners will deny anyone that boards when they shouldn't. Depending on configuration of gate etc there will be either 3 lanes or 2 lanes for boarding.

Nice! Is it wrong that I'm planning to play a little game now to guess which people in the queues will be turned around at the scanner/s? I'm sure we've all played a version of it some extent, but now there's going to be a real outcome to watch for! Betting with partner or mates optional, but will be more fun

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[encryptededdy]

Hmm, does this mean that officially your travelling companions cannot priority board with you (since the scanner would deny them)? Especially if they're on a seperate ticket.

 

[justinbrett]

So they're starting the trial without the App being updated to display boarding groups!?

It already could. My HA BP issued by QF on QF stock in June had a group number. (don't know about the app, but assume if the paper BP displayed it, the app probably could).

 

[exceladdict]

Hmm, does this mean that officially your travelling companions cannot priority board with you (since the scanner would deny them)? Especially if they're on a seperate ticket.

This would be a big bummer if so, else I'll be waiting to board with Mrs Excel instead of boarding at status time. @AFF Editor this would be a great question to get clarity on if you speak to QF

 

[Beano]

Yesterday boarding AKL-BNE it was J class passengers first, then OW Status, then by rows.

Was it? I was on the flight and it seemed it was J & Status together. I boarded with no trouble and a smile, as soon as the announcement.

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2023

Was it? I was on the flight and it seemed it was J & Status together. I boarded with no trouble and a smile, as soon as the announcement.

I should add that it was the 15:30 flight.

 

[maia200]

Was it? I was on the flight and it seemed it was J & Status together. I boarded with no trouble and a smile, as soon as the announcement.

Post automatically merged: Jul 25, 2023

I should add that it was the 15:30 flight.

Yes. The 06.30 flight. Being J and WP don't know if it was strictly enforced after the announcement.

 

[holdenutebloke]

I wonder what will happen when travelling together with my partner who is Bronze and me gold on same booking. Currently we would both board together.

 

[justinbrett]

It's good they've split WP & SGs, but why is WP called priority boarding, and SG's Group 1?

That's stupid.

Why not just Group 1 & 2? Are they afraid people will make fun of them for having 4 groups?

 

[Fifi2207]

So will the thread title be changed to "Qantas doesn't care about the order of boarding groups" ?
Edit: this post was moved from the 'Qantas doesn’t care about priority boarding' thread



Can you imagine the s*** show that would occur if there was even 5 calls ... wait till they come forward, send back interlopers ... "and now we welcome ... no, not you ..." ... "and now we welcome ... not, not you ... " rinse, repeat.

Two scanners for each group, groups called in series, or 1 scanner for first group, second scanner for second group etc, groups called in parallel?

Do you hold the first scanner exclusively for Group 1s, and all the other groups go sequentially to the other single scanner?

I'm sure Qantas have some highly paid consultants to figure it out

Imagine the trouble that will cause couples travelling when one is Platinum and one is Bronze and currently you tag on as Platinum

 

[bussyboy]

So long as the Priority lane is available for J passengers to jump queue when Y is half-way through boarding, I'm happy. DYKWIA!?!?

 

[Spacetravel]

I’ll need to see it in practice but the boarding groups seem a bit confusing (the actual groups, not the process) why not name them 1-6? (Priority, then 1, then 2a/b seems complicated).

 

[bam71]

It’s QF …..

 

[wannabeinvestmentbanker]

I was just through bne this afternoon and was hoping to see it in action but seems just regional routes are in scope. Either way my flight boarded so early I didn’t get to see anything.

I’m still very disappointed they haven’t segregated priority boarding further. OWS should at least be in another group as they are usually in zone 2 or 3 anyway.

 

[encryptededdy]

OWS should at least be in another group as they are usually in zone 2 or 3 anyway.

They are? Unless you mean seperate OWS from QF Gold.

 

[wannabeinvestmentbanker]

Can’t they only select from row 8 or something back?

Apologies I’m usually one for facts but I feel it would be a fair differentiation based on other OW carriers like BA