Summary
- United Airlines has a total of 7 boarding groups, including pre-boarding.
- Economy passengers are now seated by window, middle, and aisle seats to speed up boarding.
- Passengers can upgrade boarding groups by booking window seats or purchasing Premier Access.
In the United States, some airlines have as many as nine boarding groups, each with its own membership status. United Airlines, on the other hand, previously had 5. However, to cut down as much as 2 minutes while boarding, United decided to introduce a sixth group and make some other changes in its procedure to cut across the complexity. Let’s examine how United Airlines’ boarding groups work.
The total number of boarding groups
If you throw the pre-boarding group in the mix, United has a total of 7 boarding groups. Here’s a glimpse of who qualifies in each of these groups:

















