First and business class passengers will be boarding American Airlines flights a little earlier starting next month.
On Wednesday, the Fort Worth-based carrier announced that it would make some tweaks to its boarding procedures in the hopes of speeding up things and streamlining the pre-write process.
The changes will take effect on May 1st.
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Under an updated boarding order, passengers with First or Business Class tickets will be invited prior to formal group boarding. That privilege continues for flyers with career invitation-only concierge gékey designations. Travelers who need a little more time, including families with children under the age of 2, are also permitted to board early.
From there, it’s pretty similar to what the airlines offer today, and is awarded Priority Group Access to AADVantage and OneWorld Alliance Elite Status members, as well as certain Cobranded American Credit Cards travelers.
American Airlines Boarding Group
Here’s how American Airlines’ new boarding group can shake up:
| Boarding group | Passengers were invited to the board |
|---|---|
| Pre-board |
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| Group 1 |
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| Group 2 |
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| Group 3 |
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| Group 4 | |
| Group 5 |
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| Group 6 | Aadvantage members |
| Group 7 | Main Cabin |
| Group 8 | Main Cabin |
| Group 9 | Passengers of basic economy who do not meet the above criteria |
Thinize group 1
The biggest change America has made was shifting passengers from premium cabins to pre-boarding from current Group 1 boarding slots.
Group 1 will be a packed boarding group, despite the designation of priorities, particularly at major American hubs, such as Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Elite status customers.
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The carrier hopes that, when combined with other boarding-related changes scheduled to begin on May 1, the updated boarding procedure will lead to a “better boarding process.”
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Many other boarding-related changes
In February, Career announced it Increase boarding time For flights of certain narrow body aircraft. Boarding begins 35 minutes before departure for flights operated on Airbus A319 or A320 aircraft. Flights with large Boeing 737 or A321 aircraft will begin boarding 40 minutes before takeoff.
The carrier will be mounted on the wide body Boeing 777 and 787 jet flights 50 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
Software prohibited line cutter expands
Last fall, Americans too New software has been deployed The purpose is to prevent passengers from boarding before gate agents call the group. This will encourage the gate agent to urge the customer to step aside and wait for the group to be called.
That program is currently widely available in American fly at airports, carriers I said It is located on Wednesdays, and on any day to cover about 90% of customers.
The airline said the early feedback was “overwhelmingly positive.”
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