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Positive boarding at LHR

PostPosted: 01 Aug 2013, 21:08
by Sealink
This seems interesting...!

Positive boarding to avoid passenger delays

I think I will spend far too much time on that website!

Re: Positive boarding at LHR

PostPosted: 01 Aug 2013, 22:50
by gfonk
Thanks for posting that Sealink
It looks like an interesting website
I will definitely be checking that out

Re: Positive boarding at LHR

PostPosted: 01 Aug 2013, 22:55
by tontybear
looks like they are rolling out 'conformance' that BA operate at T5 which means if you've not gone through security (or other check points) by t-X minutes then you're not getting on the plane.

Its supposed to ensure more on-time departures.

There are mixed feelings about it on the flyer talk BA thread. The antis mainly being the ones who have been caught out by it !

Re: Positive boarding at LHR

PostPosted: 02 Aug 2013, 12:18
by clarkeysntfc
I like this technology overall, however I do have a couple queries.

1) it doesn't say whether there is a solid T-35 minutes cut off point as in T5, perhaps it varies by airline and destination?

2) I don't want to see this introduced for connections. As seen on the BA FlyerTalk page, this is where the lack of human touch is a problem as people miss connections which they could easily reach if the flight is departing from a gate literally metres away.