RCC Drinks chits only for *G not RCC members?
May 26, 2008, 12:00 pm
#1
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RCC Drinks chits only for *G not RCC members?
I had a friend 2P with RCC membership flying to Europe, through IAD. Lounge dragon would not give him drink chits because they are only for *G passengers. Is this really the case? RCC members don't get drink chits, but *G do?
May 26, 2008, 12:07 pm
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Assuming your friend was flying in economy, then yes, the lounge dragon was correct.
May 26, 2008, 12:10 pm
#3
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I think IAD has a different rule for every set of passenger (and all of them aim at not giving out free drinks).
I was there in February, standing in line behind a guy traveling in C who was told that he couldn't get any because only *G pax would get them. When it was my turn I was told that I couldn't get any because even though I was *G I wasn't traveling in C.
I much prefer the LH SEN lounges where you just walk up to the bar, grab the bottle, and mix yourself whatever you want.
I was there in February, standing in line behind a guy traveling in C who was told that he couldn't get any because only *G pax would get them. When it was my turn I was told that I couldn't get any because even though I was *G I wasn't traveling in C.
I much prefer the LH SEN lounges where you just walk up to the bar, grab the bottle, and mix yourself whatever you want.
May 26, 2008, 12:33 pm
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same day drink chits
I was on a LHR MR over the weekend. At the DEN RCC no drink chits because it wasn't the int'l departure airport for LHR but no biggie as I had a stash from RCC hopping at IAD last week. Ended up leaving DEN late so my 2 hr wait in IAD turned into 30 mins. Headed for RCC at C17 & checked in with no problem, asked for the drink chits & they said no because had to be used on same day and my plane just announced boarding. First time I'd been told this so wondering if it's a new policy to try to counter the RCC hopping at certain airports?
May 26, 2008, 1:00 pm
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I was on a LHR MR over the weekend. At the DEN RCC no drink chits because it wasn't the int'l departure airport for LHR but no biggie as I had a stash from RCC hopping at IAD last week. Ended up leaving DEN late so my 2 hr wait in IAD turned into 30 mins. Headed for RCC at C17 & checked in with no problem, asked for the drink chits & they said no because had to be used on same day and my plane just announced boarding. First time I'd been told this so wondering if it's a new policy to try to counter the RCC hopping at certain airports?
I don't know if technically they're supposed to be used same day, but I just keep them for the times I have delays on domestic flights. Cheers.
May 26, 2008, 3:19 pm
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RCC members in Y get free WiFi but no drink tickets.
*G in Y get free drink tickets but no WiFi.
Go figure.
*G in Y get free drink tickets but no WiFi.
Go figure.