Originally Posted by
Always Flyin
The lounge was empty. Empty as in not a single person in it (well, except for me and lounge agent chasing me and telling me I couldn't be there).
This was not a capacity issue. It is JAL ignoring the oneworld rules.
And you know it. You are just defending JAL regardless of the facts.
CX does that at TPE lounge too (check the link I posted a while back).
JAL is simply expecting more JAL elites will show up and therefore not granting OW Emeralds access. I stand by the belief that airlines should take care of their own elites before their alliance partners'.
What would you think if you show up at a BA operated F lounge and was told you can't get in because it's filled with non-BA Emeralds flying other OW carriers who arrived earlier than you?
That's why I don't think CX nor JL did anything wrong at the TPE and HND lounge respectively. They are simply protecting their own loyal customers and put their priority above others.