Originally Posted by
cxfan1960
I beg your pardon. I already rephrased that to "not necessarily" and I gave a few examples. The fact that many use own alliances' lounges does not negate the fact that many don't.
I didn't mean to offend. I would guess, based on my travels, that there is a lot more use of same alliance lounges (where they exist) amongst airlines than use of non alliance lounges (where a same alliance lounge is an option).