TG F Lounge Access BKK
Jan 17, 2010, 12:03 am
#61
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Yep, it's a game trying to stay a few steps ahead of the hordes. My folks tell me how quaint Ao Nang used to be, and don't believe that the photos I show them are of the same place. Sometimes "progress" sucks. 
Jan 18, 2010, 12:29 am
#62
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bangkok, San Francisco
Posts: 721
When I said "one hour trip", I meant the massage took one hour. You are right it is a short walk - more than 20 seconds than two though as they are not directly opposite each other.
I was escorted (with another F pax) from the lounge to the gate. There was no buggy but the walk wasn't far - we were escorted past all the lines and right along the jetway onto the plane.
I got the buggy treatment from the check-in area to the lounge and seemed positively discouraged from going elsewhere. When I said I wanted to buy some medicine, they suggested I ask at the lounge if they had any in their First Aid box.
I was escorted (with another F pax) from the lounge to the gate. There was no buggy but the walk wasn't far - we were escorted past all the lines and right along the jetway onto the plane.
I got the buggy treatment from the check-in area to the lounge and seemed positively discouraged from going elsewhere. When I said I wanted to buy some medicine, they suggested I ask at the lounge if they had any in their First Aid box.
I thought the buggy from the base of the escalators (after check-in and immigration) to the first class lounge was a bit much....it just basically saves you from walking the the business class lounge....
Jan 18, 2010, 12:32 am
#63
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bangkok, San Francisco
Posts: 721
Well, I read the website at:
http://www.thaiair.com/thai-services...rst-lounge.htm
and it states:
Royal First Lounge at Concourse D, Level 3 - 1,400 sq.m. has been allocated for Royal First Class passengers with the capacity to accommodate 174 passengers at one time.
Opening hours: 05:00 am. – 01:00 am.
Facilities:
* VIP Rooms
* Private Corners
* A la Carte Dining Room
* Wi-fi Internet Corner
* Slumber Rooms
* Shower Suites
* Toilets & Mother Care
* Check-in Facility
Lounge Access :
* Royal First Class passengers departing same day on TG flight
o One guest allowed
* First Class passengers departing same day on any Star Alliance operating flight
o One guest allowed
http://www.thaiair.com/thai-services...rst-lounge.htm
and it states:
Royal First Lounge at Concourse D, Level 3 - 1,400 sq.m. has been allocated for Royal First Class passengers with the capacity to accommodate 174 passengers at one time.
Opening hours: 05:00 am. – 01:00 am.
Facilities:
* VIP Rooms
* Private Corners
* A la Carte Dining Room
* Wi-fi Internet Corner
* Slumber Rooms
* Shower Suites
* Toilets & Mother Care
* Check-in Facility
Lounge Access :
* Royal First Class passengers departing same day on TG flight
o One guest allowed
* First Class passengers departing same day on any Star Alliance operating flight
o One guest allowed
Jan 18, 2010, 5:17 am
#64
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: North Devon, England
Programs: AY plat, EB gold, LH Sen
Posts: 408
I am travelling BKK-SIN on TG in C and then connecting to SIN-CGK on SQ in F.
I have redeemed F mileage through BMI. The bkk-sin sector is in C because there is no F cabin there.
So am I allowed F lounge access?
How can I prove to the lounge dragons that I have a F ticket redemption?
I have redeemed F mileage through BMI. The bkk-sin sector is in C because there is no F cabin there.
So am I allowed F lounge access?
How can I prove to the lounge dragons that I have a F ticket redemption?
Jan 18, 2010, 9:41 am
#66
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Location: North Devon, England
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Jan 18, 2010, 10:55 am
#67
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: WLG/BKK
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In broad terms, lounge access is determined by status and the class of your departing flight, and not what has been 'paid' for the ticket (whether by cash or miles).
Lounge access may be granted outside of these basic criteria at the discretion of the owning carrier (or owner) eg to VVIPs.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/
I guess technically, your ticket consists of a mixture of F and C sectors, paid in total at the F rate (all your 'choice', you don't have to travel at all....) - which isn't exactly the same thing thing as an F ticket (for the sector concerned.
A hard nosed view might be that if you want access to the F lounge, then ensure you have a *A sector departing BKK, in F - and not somewhere else.
How much different would things be if F was offered BKK-SIN, but there was no availability? But, as you note, YMMV
I know doesn't help - but I'm not aware of any rule for entitlement...
Lounge access may be granted outside of these basic criteria at the discretion of the owning carrier (or owner) eg to VVIPs.
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/
I guess technically, your ticket consists of a mixture of F and C sectors, paid in total at the F rate (all your 'choice', you don't have to travel at all....) - which isn't exactly the same thing thing as an F ticket (for the sector concerned.
A hard nosed view might be that if you want access to the F lounge, then ensure you have a *A sector departing BKK, in F - and not somewhere else.
How much different would things be if F was offered BKK-SIN, but there was no availability? But, as you note, YMMV
I know doesn't help - but I'm not aware of any rule for entitlement...
Jan 18, 2010, 11:08 am
#68
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Location: Alberta, Canada
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Jan 18, 2010, 11:49 am
#69
Join Date: Aug 2005
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No.
Your departing flight is in C from BKK. This is what determines which lounge you can access.
Your departing flight is in C from BKK. This is what determines which lounge you can access.
Jan 18, 2010, 11:54 am
#70
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Jan 18, 2010, 12:51 pm
#71
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Jan 18, 2010, 3:24 pm
#72
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All I was doing was to challenge the quote about it depending on which class you are departing on as stated by someone else.
No we didn't. The agent was waiting for us and buggied 3 of us to the lounge.
Also at HKT they knew we were F pax from LHR and there was an agent to get our bags off the belt and to escort us to our transport.
On return at HKT when we checked in the lady made a phone call and an agent then escorted us to the lounge even though the flight was only in J and then F from BKK.
No we didn't. The agent was waiting for us and buggied 3 of us to the lounge.
Also at HKT they knew we were F pax from LHR and there was an agent to get our bags off the belt and to escort us to our transport.
On return at HKT when we checked in the lady made a phone call and an agent then escorted us to the lounge even though the flight was only in J and then F from BKK.
May 9, 2010, 9:16 am
#73
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,502
Will TG escort my partner?
Whenever I fly TG, it is usually by myself, so I've not encountered this before, but essentially I want to know if my partner will be escorted to the plane in the following circumstance.Because I leave on the earlier flight, my question is will TG escort my partner to the BKK-ISB flight, even though it is in C.
- We are both traveling together TG478 SYD-BKK in F and have a layover for one night in Bangkok.
- The following day, I fly TG922 BKK-FRA in F, departing at 13:15, and my partner flies TG349 BKK-ISB in C, departing at 18:50.
- We will check-in at TG F together and go to the International First Class Lounge.
May 9, 2010, 9:28 am
#74
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 1,013
Whenever I fly TG, it is usually by myself, so I've not encountered this before, but essentially I want to know if my partner will be escorted to the plane in the following circumstance.Because I leave on the earlier flight, my question is will TG escort my partner to the BKK-ISB flight, even though it is in C.
- We are both traveling together TG478 SYD-BKK in F and have a layover for one night in Bangkok.
- The following day, I fly TG922 BKK-FRA in F, departing at 13:15, and my partner flies TG349 BKK-ISB in C, departing at 18:50.
- We will check-in at TG F together and go to the International First Class Lounge.