Clarification on F Lounge use when arriving on F, departing J (long next day transit)
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Clarification on F Lounge use when arriving on F, departing J (long next day transit)
I was just wanting to know if someone can clarify the rules for F lounge access in HKG when one arrives in F and departs in J.
I'm on CX 879 from SFO in F arriving at 1900 and I've planned to make a transit of ~24 hrs before flying to TPE in J (No afternoon/evening flights with F cabin in afternoon/evening). Does it have to be a SAME DAY connection in order to use the F lounge or will a 23 hour 'connection' still allow me access to the F lounge with my F boarding pass from the day before?
Philippine call center told me I can't use F lounge on departure because the departing flight is in J.
As I'm aware, anything under 24 hrs is a transit and not a stopover and therefore I should be entitled to use the F lounge?
I'm on CX 879 from SFO in F arriving at 1900 and I've planned to make a transit of ~24 hrs before flying to TPE in J (No afternoon/evening flights with F cabin in afternoon/evening). Does it have to be a SAME DAY connection in order to use the F lounge or will a 23 hour 'connection' still allow me access to the F lounge with my F boarding pass from the day before?
Philippine call center told me I can't use F lounge on departure because the departing flight is in J.
As I'm aware, anything under 24 hrs is a transit and not a stopover and therefore I should be entitled to use the F lounge?
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http://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access
I'm not sure if CX has a policy allowing it on a next day connection, but as per oneworld rules you do not have access.
Connecting between oneworld marketed and operated flights:
First and Business Class customers connecting on the same day of travel, or before 6am the following day, can access the lounge when travelling between an international long haul (a oneworld international long haul flight is defined as an international flight marketed and operated by any oneworld carrier with a scheduled flight time longer than 5 hours) and an international short haul or domestic flight (and vice-versa).
First and Business Class customers connecting on the same day of travel, or before 6am the following day, can access the lounge when travelling between an international long haul (a oneworld international long haul flight is defined as an international flight marketed and operated by any oneworld carrier with a scheduled flight time longer than 5 hours) and an international short haul or domestic flight (and vice-versa).
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My experience, in 2011. We arrived in F from JFK, spent 22 hours in HKG and were flying out in J to DPS (Bali), this was a reward ticket using American miles, I did not have any kind of status with CX or AA. We were allowed to use F lounge the morning of our HKG-DPS flight as it was part of the same reservation for F-Class and this airplane only had J-Class available. I don't know if that changed, but at least that is my experience from 3 years ago.
I am doing a similar flight later this year JFK-HKG (22 hour stop) - SIN, and it is in F-class and J-Class, it is a reward ticket using AA miles, so I assumed we will be allowed to use F-Class lounge the morning of HKG-SIN flight, I hope that policy did not change.
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
PedroNY
I am doing a similar flight later this year JFK-HKG (22 hour stop) - SIN, and it is in F-class and J-Class, it is a reward ticket using AA miles, so I assumed we will be allowed to use F-Class lounge the morning of HKG-SIN flight, I hope that policy did not change.
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
PedroNY
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Called MPC HK, the agent's first response was no you do not, regardless of connection length. The "reason" she offered was that, for your onward J flight, because CX already has a J lounge that you can access, therefore no special arrangements would be made for you to access the F lounge.
I mentioned this seemed to be in conflict with at least the OW rules, she offered to call the airport lounge staff to confirm, and the reply was yes, you can use the F lounge if coming off an F flight for a transit to a J.
I specifically asked if anything changes if the onward flight, while within 24 hours so that it qualifies as a transit, was on the following day, she said this does not matter as you are still transiting. You can access the F lounge at any point during your transit so long as the lounge is open. But if it is over 24 hours, it is not a transit, and you will not have this access.
So this is good news for you
I mentioned this seemed to be in conflict with at least the OW rules, she offered to call the airport lounge staff to confirm, and the reply was yes, you can use the F lounge if coming off an F flight for a transit to a J.
I specifically asked if anything changes if the onward flight, while within 24 hours so that it qualifies as a transit, was on the following day, she said this does not matter as you are still transiting. You can access the F lounge at any point during your transit so long as the lounge is open. But if it is over 24 hours, it is not a transit, and you will not have this access.
So this is good news for you
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Called MPC HK, the agent's first response was no you do not, regardless of connection length. The "reason" she offered was that, for your onward J flight, because CX already has a J lounge that you can access, therefore no special arrangements would be made for you to access the F lounge.
I mentioned this seemed to be in conflict with at least the OW rules, she offered to call the airport lounge staff to confirm, and the reply was yes, you can use the F lounge if coming off an F flight for a transit to a J.
I specifically asked if anything changes if the onward flight, while within 24 hours so that it qualifies as a transit, was on the following day, she said this does not matter as you are still transiting. You can access the F lounge at any point during your transit so long as the lounge is open. But if it is over 24 hours, it is not a transit, and you will not have this access.
So this is good news for you
I mentioned this seemed to be in conflict with at least the OW rules, she offered to call the airport lounge staff to confirm, and the reply was yes, you can use the F lounge if coming off an F flight for a transit to a J.
I specifically asked if anything changes if the onward flight, while within 24 hours so that it qualifies as a transit, was on the following day, she said this does not matter as you are still transiting. You can access the F lounge at any point during your transit so long as the lounge is open. But if it is over 24 hours, it is not a transit, and you will not have this access.
So this is good news for you
Indeed, maybe this thread needs to go somewhere visible because I did try finding info on it before I made a new thread. But my search came up empty handed for the specific question I was asking. But it's great to have confirmation that a transit does qualify for F lounge access.
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I've added a link to this thread in the Lounge Access FAQs under I am arriving off CX First Class and connecting to a CX or KA flight in Business Class. Can I access the First Class lounge during my transit?: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...unge-faqs.html
A reminder that the wiki posts in the FAQ threads (and any other thread) are editable by most people with more than 90 posts so if members feel there is a good update that can be made, feel free to do this.
Maybe time to have this in a sticky somewhere as this is a topic that crops up time and time again, surely the powers that be on here would have noticed this by now.
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I mentioned this seemed to be in conflict with at least the OW rules, she offered to call the airport lounge staff to confirm, and the reply was yes, you can use the F lounge if coming off an F flight for a transit to a J.
I specifically asked if anything changes if the onward flight, while within 24 hours so that it qualifies as a transit, was on the following day, she said this does not matter as you are still transiting. You can access the F lounge at any point during your transit so long as the lounge is open. But if it is over 24 hours, it is not a transit, and you will not have this access.
I specifically asked if anything changes if the onward flight, while within 24 hours so that it qualifies as a transit, was on the following day, she said this does not matter as you are still transiting. You can access the F lounge at any point during your transit so long as the lounge is open. But if it is over 24 hours, it is not a transit, and you will not have this access.
The Cathay lounge access rules does not state anything above this:
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...tance.HKG.html
So I wouldn't assume this is correct. That's not to say they won't allow access, but they do not have to.
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Hold on to your incoming F BP and show it at the lounge saying your came in on transit from JFK and they will let you in as long as your departing flight is within 24 hours of arrival time of the incoming flight (Scheduled, not actual)...
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I've added a link to this thread in the Lounge Access FAQs under I am arriving off CX First Class and connecting to a CX or KA flight in Business Class. Can I access the First Class lounge during my transit?: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...unge-faqs.html
A reminder that the wiki posts in the FAQ threads (and any other thread) are editable by most people with more than 90 posts so if members feel there is a good update that can be made, feel free to do this.
A reminder that the wiki posts in the FAQ threads (and any other thread) are editable by most people with more than 90 posts so if members feel there is a good update that can be made, feel free to do this.
If I'm coming off a CX F flight but connecting to a QR J flight, I will NOT have access to the CX F departure lounges? It would have to be CX F to CX/KA J to have access?
Thx!