Boarding By Group Number

[Captivep]

Flying LHR - MAN yesterday and, as seems common these days, the gate staff were calling people to board by group number. I was in group 8 (having been in three other groups on other sectors over the return booking) and could not figure out any logic to the way I was allocated to that group.

I presume there must a logical process to group allocation; does anyone know what it is?

[davidjohnson6]

This might help
https://upgradedpoints.com/travel/airlines/british-airways-boarding-groups/
https://www.uponarriving.com/british-airways-boarding-groups/

[Captivep]

That's very helpful, thanks! I got so used to being a silver card holder that I never noticed it until I dropped down the tiers during Covid. Essentially, then, groups 4 to 9 are randomly allocated.

[DaveReidUK]

Group 8 is always used for the trouble-makers ...

[Helol]

I was in F for the LHR-JNB flight in May, and to be honest, group 1 for boarding was hardly any different to the other groups; it was just a large crowd, milling around. I'm sure we were called together with group 2, so didn't really see the point. It didn't particularly bother me as I knew I had more than enough space onboard for my cabin bag, but I did wonder what the advantage is to priority boarding from LHR with BA?

[PAXboy]

I suspect it's to make the Bronze/Silver/Golds feel like they are getting something.

[ZFT]

I only travel with very limited cabin baggage as I always seem to get assigned the group with chickens and other livestock when travelling on BA

[Captivep]

Group 8 is always used for the trouble-makers ...
:D :) Ah, so my indiscretions in the Concorde room have finally come back to haunt me...