Cathay Pacific – Chicago (ORD) Lounge
#46
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,435
Sure, but CX uses Concourse M in Terminal 5, the international terminal. It is physically separate from the others. To get from AA, you have to exit the secure area, take a train, and reclear security at Terminal 5. Unless you're connecting to BA, which operates its own airside shuttle bus which only BA pax can use ...
#47
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX (elite) and a few others (non-elite)
Posts: 687
Are you still talking about ORD?? The BA J lounge has an entire stir-fry cooking station - you pick the ingredients, they cook it for you (and in front of you). I loved it...
#48
Join Date: Dec 2011
Programs: CX MPC GO; Golden Circle nobody!
Posts: 249
That has not been the case for my last three visits. Am I missing something? Is this in Terminal 5? Maybe they don't operate that for CX flights?
#49
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
Posts: 1,741
My wife and I are flying CX F ord/hkg on 4/15 connecting from DCA. I had planned to spend as much time as possible in the AA FS lounge. However, if the BA J lounge has the stir fry station I would definitely want to take advantage of that. So I second nsolitude's question.
#50
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 560
ORD Lounge question
A link on the Lounge sticky directed me to the CX website which shows the following opening hours of the BA lounge at ORD:
BA Business Class Lounge
Location: Terminal 5 between gates M11 and M12
Opening Hours: 28 OCT 2013 - 30 MAR 2014: 1030 - 1400
31 MAR 2014 - 27 OCT 2014: 1200 - 1530
So do J and F pax for the 0100 departure just hang around the gate or is there another lounge usable up until departure?
BA Business Class Lounge
Location: Terminal 5 between gates M11 and M12
Opening Hours: 28 OCT 2013 - 30 MAR 2014: 1030 - 1400
31 MAR 2014 - 27 OCT 2014: 1200 - 1530
So do J and F pax for the 0100 departure just hang around the gate or is there another lounge usable up until departure?
#51
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Silver/ows, CX AsiaMiles (not even GR anymore!) missing my GO days
Posts: 1,581
ORD Lounge question
I don't think the second flight has started yet. I would imagine that when it does they'll make arrangements to have a lounge open late.
#52
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,377
A link on the Lounge sticky directed me to the CX website which shows the following opening hours of the BA lounge at ORD:
BA Business Class Lounge
Location: Terminal 5 between gates M11 and M12
Opening Hours: 28 OCT 2013 - 30 MAR 2014: 1030 - 1400
31 MAR 2014 - 27 OCT 2014: 1200 - 1530
So do J and F pax for the 0100 departure just hang around the gate or is there another lounge usable up until departure?
BA Business Class Lounge
Location: Terminal 5 between gates M11 and M12
Opening Hours: 28 OCT 2013 - 30 MAR 2014: 1030 - 1400
31 MAR 2014 - 27 OCT 2014: 1200 - 1530
So do J and F pax for the 0100 departure just hang around the gate or is there another lounge usable up until departure?
I'm sure CX will eventually update their website and contract BA's lounge to open in the evening for the midnight departure. There's also the possibility of CX opening their own lounge soon, as discussed up-thread.
#54
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: LONDON
Programs: CX DM, BA G4L, QR PLT, EK PLT, Hyatt CourtesyC, HH DM, SQ PPS, BonvoyTit, UK, VS, UA, DL, AA
Posts: 1,709
Same thing showed up on search with EWR , but clearly when the CX flight started, CX kept BA lounge open long enough for that flight... either same will happen for ORD or they will make alternative lounge arrangements for that flight... CX is good and sorting that stuff out before operating
#55
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: AA Lifetime PLT , BA Silver , BD RIP , HH Gold, SPG / Marriott PLT , EF Subscriber
Posts: 6,698
#57
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: USA
Posts: 224
In the future if you're connecting from an AA flight, try the Flagship Lounge in T3. I waited in the FL right up to 2pm before I checked in at T5 for the CX 3p flight. The CX checkin desk looked worried that we had not yet shown up; but since we were First they escorted us through the long security lines, through security and directly to the lounge doors.
#58
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, National Exec., SPG Gold, AmEx Plat
Posts: 87
#59
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: YYZ > PEK > YYZ
Posts: 315
Connecting from a domestic AA flight to CX807 (with 7hr connection...); looks like best bet is to stay in the FL until at least 2pm. Are there any private rooms where one can get some zzz's in any of the lounges or showers even?
Last edited by doesun; May 2, 2014 at 4:42 am Reason: Showers
#60