Airport lounge access policy was somewhat changed - is it now more/less crowded?
Mar 7, 2017, 4:50 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Thai Royal Orchid Gold, Flying Blue Gold, Emirates Silver
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Airport lounge access policy was somewhat changed - is it now more/less crowded?
Hi All,
You probably all know that Thai Airways changed a small (but important) policy on who can access lounges at Suvarnabhumi (effective March 1, 2017), specifically "The special terms for co-brand credit card holders redeeming miles will no longer be available"
http://news.royal-orchid-plus.com/ho...17/basic/en/65
My thoughts would be that, now that the "co-branded credit card" do not allow access to lounges anymore, they should be less crowded.
I have 2 flights out of BKK in the next 3 weeks in J class, and wonder if it is a jungle in the lounge, especially at night.
Thanks all,
GJ
You probably all know that Thai Airways changed a small (but important) policy on who can access lounges at Suvarnabhumi (effective March 1, 2017), specifically "The special terms for co-brand credit card holders redeeming miles will no longer be available"
http://news.royal-orchid-plus.com/ho...17/basic/en/65
My thoughts would be that, now that the "co-branded credit card" do not allow access to lounges anymore, they should be less crowded.
I have 2 flights out of BKK in the next 3 weeks in J class, and wonder if it is a jungle in the lounge, especially at night.
Thanks all,
GJ
Mar 7, 2017, 7:14 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BKK
Programs: TG ROP Platinum, M&M Senator, IHG Platinum, Accor Platinum
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I do not think that this will significantly reduce the crowd in TG's J Lounge and the jungle in the international Lounges particular after 9pm will remain.
Maybe a slight reduction in the domestic Lounge, where a lot of people living in Thailand fly Y and enter with such credit cards
Maybe a slight reduction in the domestic Lounge, where a lot of people living in Thailand fly Y and enter with such credit cards
Mar 14, 2017, 2:24 am
#3
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Mar 14, 2017, 7:27 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: TG*G , PR Classic
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but if credit card holder have lounge invitation from credit card company or bank they still access and cordinate to use C/E lounge. before if you used up lounge invitation already from credit card you may burn you mile/point from credit card directly. now discontinue.
Mar 19, 2017, 9:09 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Posts: 217
I wouldn't know as having a *G card, the BR and SQ lounges offer far better ambience, food and beverage than the TG lounges, so I always use those. They also seem to be more quiet and less crowded than I recall as being the case with the TG lounges.