Cathay Pacific Asia Miles - Awards Upgrade Redemtion and Access to Lounge

Just a quick question. Does fare class (U), upgraded to business using miles and top up, on Cathay Pacific have access to the business lounge at NRT.

Quick answer: yes.

wow that WAS quick. thanks chris :)

think it's only opup where one dont get the lounge benefits *AFTER* opup

think it's only opup where one dont get the lounge benefits *AFTER* opup

Last time when I was opup to F at check in 3 months ago, I was also given a F lounge invitation. So I think you do get lounge access if you were opup at check in counter.

Not necessary for op up. As a MPC green member, around Xmas 08, I got upgraded to J on SYD-HKG on CX and also PEK to HKG on KA, both at the check-in counter. I did not get lounge invitation at all, and I have also asked the check-in agent, s/he said no.

However, during my transit at HKG on SYD-HKG-PEK, I went to agent at the counter of the CX Wing lounge , I said I traveled on J (actually an op-up only) from SYD-HKG, but will be traveling on Y to PEK, he swiped my Y boarding pass to PEK I received in SYD, (don't know what did he see on the screen though, it might be only s/he was being generous), then s/he welcomed me to the lounge.

ot upgraded to J on SYD-HKG on CX and also PEK to HKG on KA, both at the check-in counter. I did not get lounge invitation at all

I got an op-up to J at check in when I once flew HKG - PEK on KA metal. The agent did print me a lounge pass though. (I was still GR at that time!)

I got an op-up to J at check in when I once flew HKG - PEK on KA metal. The agent did print me a lounge pass though. (I was still GR at that time!)

mmmh, i thought i was speaking on my experience. now thinking back i can't remember when that happened, but i still believe they dont have to grant you lounge access.

Years ago, I was also told that op-up could not get lounge access by COS. I doubt if that policy has been changed. Perhaps special occasions - birthday, 500K miles mark, 5-year anniversary - can be different.

Some years ago, I got op-up to J on a HKG-LAX flight. The agent did not print me an invitation. I thought he forgot so I went to the J lounge and was told that there is no lounge access for op-up.