L_D_M

Is it still the case that 9W Platinums can get in (assuming they're flying one of EY or 9W out of AUH)? Just seems bizarre that someone flying EY in business can't use the lounge while a 9W Platinum in Y can get in. (Not that I'm complaining - hoping to try this lounge next month if they're letting 9W Plats in.)

Flyfromscratch

Yup, Jet Plats are allowed and are even allowed to bring a guest in with them..

A friend of mine visited it recently.. you can read his review (spoiler alert - it's freaking awesome) here: http://www.milesandevenmore.com/2016...abu-dhabi.html

I am hoping when I travel through AUH next month, some kind Jet Plat soul would take me and my wife in this heaven.. im travelling business, yet no access to this lounge.. U can imagine the "bizzare" part of ur sentence is so applicable to me

Keyser

flying 9w out of auh in business next month....would i not be able to use the lounge????i don't have any status with 9w but am gold with ey....

Keyser

never mind....got my answer....seems like no access for business class passengers....

L_D_M

Yeah, this is what it says on the Etihad site:

We invite the following guests to enjoy the facilities:

Guests of The Residence
First Class guests
Etihad Guest Platinum member with one guest
Eithad Airways Partner airlines platinum members with one guest
Virgin Australia Velocity Platinum members with one guest

Anish

Quite ironic that EY treats 9W Plats better than 9W does..

L_D_M

Ha. With the new restructuring of Jet Privilege benefits, access to the EY first class lounge is probably one of the key perks of 9W platinum status now.

Flyfromscratch

Msg me ur date.. we might end up meeting at the airport..

Keyser

will do....in all likelihood its going to be the 22nd of september....

tirajat

Wow.. I wasn't aware of this. Will look forward to accessing this lounge during my travel in October. I guess I can take my wife along - will they allow entry to a 7 y/o child?

flyalways

Hi there,

Is American Airlines considered a "partner" ? If yes, do Executive Platinum
or Platinum members have access to First Class Lounge at AUH if flying
EY ?

F.A.

deovrat

Its a partner only for earning and burning. Not for any status match/reciprocal benefits.

vbh812

Checking the EY F lounge availability (for 9W plats) in the following situations -

1) Flying 9W, marketed by 9W and crediting miles to 9W?
2) Flying 9W, marketed by EY and crediting miles to 9W?
3) Flying EY, marketed by 9W and crediting miles to 9W?
4) Flying EY, marketed by EY and crediting miles to 9W?
5) What if it is marketed (operated by EAP/EY/9W) by EAP or operated (marketed by EAP/9W/EY) by EAP and crediting miles to 9W?

I have found myself in all of the above combinations at various points in the past 2 years and hence the query.

Thanks to FT and you guys, I now know about this perk. Its not obvious and 9W/EY agents don't mention it. I missed out while transiting AUH in July & August and had to make do with the J lounge as I was flying in EY J.

Flyfromscratch

First of all, forget about where u r crediting ur miles.. makes no difference to the question of what you have access to as a benefit..

secondly, the J lounge isn't that bad (im trying to convince myself - since I am travelling next week and I don't have access to this lounge)..

as for your access, I think irrespective of who is marketing and who is flying u, u get access as Jet Plat, to this lounge.. u r an etihad guest platinum and you get access to this palace, as long as your boarding pass gets u to it's door.. Infact, I would go as far as saying, if you are in the airport and not even flying Jet/EY, you should still be able to go it, but that's something that will need to be checked out..

btw, milesandevenmore did a blog post on this lounge (http://www.milesandevenmore.com/2016...abu-dhabi.html) .. looks awesome..

do let us know what you thought about it, next time u r in there.. and in case u r in Abu Dhabi/Dubai, drop me a line, we shall catch up..

L_D_M

Well, I'm in this lounge at the moment, and the lady at the front desk just asked for my boarding pass and didn't want to see my JP Platinum card. I'm flying EY business, not first, so wonder if they've relaxed the requirements. The lounge seems reasonably well populated – there must be about 30 passengers in here at the moment (1 AM).