Guesting into Dan lounges
Sep 30, 2015, 3:07 pm
#16
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+1. Of the 27 *A member airlines, the following serve TLV: Aegean, Austrian, Brussels, Ethiopian, LOT, Lufthansa, SAS, Swiss, Turkish, United. So a *A lounge is definitely welcome.
On second thoughts, wouldn't the busy-ness of the dan just move to it (so we won't gain much)?
On second thoughts, wouldn't the busy-ness of the dan just move to it (so we won't gain much)?
Can you please elaborate?
Oct 1, 2015, 7:16 am
#17
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Or maybe you think LH cares (after they enhanced away the widebodies)?
Oct 1, 2015, 7:21 am
#18
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LH have a lovely lounge at LHR and that's not their main hub. If you consider LH group has Austrian, Brussels, Lufthansa and Swiss all flying a couple of flights a day to TLV, I'd say they as a group care about the market as a whole, maybe not so much about flat bed seats except LX.
Oct 1, 2015, 10:08 am
#19
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My point was that airlines don't run lounge for a profit. This often results in a more pleasant experience for the pax.
Oct 28, 2015, 1:30 am
#20
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What's the current situation with these lounges? Have they ultimately become less crowded since the mass cancellation of free access via credit card?
And generally speaking, are they less crowded now that we've entered the off-peak season?
And generally speaking, are they less crowded now that we've entered the off-peak season?
Oct 28, 2015, 3:09 am
#22
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Haven't seen a difference. I've also seen many people entering with Israeli credit cards, meaning either many people don't care to pay, the credit card companies did a poor job letting card holders know about the new policy, or these cards are higher cards that still include free access (implying that the free credit cards with access weren't the culprits, which is as I suspect)
Oct 28, 2015, 3:12 am
#23
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Haven't seen a difference. I've also seen many people entering with Israeli credit cards, meaning either many people don't care to pay, the credit card companies did a poor job letting card holders know about the new policy, or these cards are higher cards that still include free access (implying that the free credit cards with access weren't the culprits, which is as I suspect)
Oct 28, 2015, 3:49 pm
#24
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Oct 28, 2015, 4:12 pm
#25
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Dan+ is located next to the Synagogue. It was opened for BA pax although there have been reports of entrance via other means as well. It is not significantly nicer inside but it is often less crowded albeit it is a smaller space.
Oct 28, 2015, 5:06 pm
#26
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Actually it's closed at the moment for 'refurbishment'
Oct 29, 2015, 1:45 am
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