Canarsie, our local, friendly, SuperModerator, was good enough to make this a sticky. I will now make our first official request.
I will be in TLV Departures tomorrow (May 8) for a 07:40 flight to MXP. Any King David members who are hanging around at that time are more then welcome to invite me into the club.
Can't see any reason why we can't but can see a few reasons why we shouldn't...
To be clear, I was referring to there not being any reason not to make this thread a sticky. If a Lounge member thinks it is not a good idea to invite someone in that is obviously his prerogative.
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Originally Posted by clubman
Can't see any reason why we can't but can see a few reasons why we shouldn't...
Truth is I was just thinking purely of how mad the KD lounge gets sometimes especially at peak times like after Pesach or Succoth, when everyone are returning home from their Israel holiday, you often literally cannot find a seat to rest on.
Many of the travelers have KD membership (regardless of their status in the Matmid club) and manage to get away with taking their whole families in with them.
Some of the lounges abroad in particular the lounge at LHR, can get way over crowded as well.
On second thoughts though, there are not that many FT members here belonging to the Matmid club or that travel in out of Israel, so would don’t really make much difference if here and there someone took a fellow FT member into the lounge with them.
I take my comments back, and would be glad to contribute to the calendar, if it does happen.
Canarsie, our local, friendly, SuperModerator, was good enough to make this a sticky. I will now make our first official request.
I will be in TLV Departures tomorrow (May 8) for a 07:40 flight to MXP. Any King David members who are hanging around at that time are more then welcome to invite me into the club.
There is a simple solution to Lounge entry at TLV for Israeli based travellers.
All credit card companies have certain cards which give free access to the Dan Lounges (which BTW, I think is better than KD) and do not cost more than the regular card. You should check with your bank to see if you qualify and change your card
As I also have access to KD I'll check the sticky to see if there are any request on the days of my flights
For those who don't have those credit cards, entry to the Dan Lounge costs 100 shekels. As this gives you internet access, all the soft drinks you can down, and a decent choice of snacks, it is not a bad deal at all.
All credit card companies have certain cards which give free access to the Dan Lounges (which BTW, I think is better than KD)
I think that KD is much better then the Dan
better food
more space
showers
many internet stations
phones/fax
better food
massage
and even better atmosphear
I think that KD is much better then the Dan
better food
more space
showers
many internet stations
phones/fax
better food
massage
and even better atmosphear
LiorM
Has anyone tried the massages offered by Carmel Forest Spa?
I think it cost $9 for twently minutes.
I don't know if the rules changed with the opening of the new terminal, but I do know that in the old one if you were in the departures area you were not allowed out (except by getting on a plane).
I found this out when there was a wildcat strike several years ago and suddenly my flight was delayed by 12 hours. I wanted to get out of the terminal and go into Tel Aviv and was refused.
If the rules are still the same, if you got into the Lounge you wouldn't be able to get into Tel Aviv afterwards.
After landing into TLV is it possible, maybe by going through the "Transit Passengers" area, to access the departures level and hence the lounge?
I'm getting in mid-AM and have meetings in the area. I'd really like to use the showers in the taklin.
Is this do-able?
You must have a pre-arranged invitation to go into the the depature area without a boarding pass. I'm not sure if ElAl can fix you such an invitation (I believe they won't).
I'll be flying out of TLV to BKK on Saturday night, May 20 at 11PM. I usually get there pretty late so don't go to the lounge but if you PM me we can make some arrangments.
