I am hoping the collective experience and wisdom of the regulars on this board may be able to help me please. In 2 weeks I will be flying AUH-JNB with Etihad (in business) and then JNB-MUB with Air Botswana (in economy). The Eithad flight arrives at 0440 and the Air Botswana flight departs at 1010. Is there an arrivals lounge at JNB I can use on the strength of my business class ticket? If not, can I pay for similar facility?

I am planning on clearing immigration/customs and collecting my luggage before checking in for the Air Botswana flight (check-in presumably will not open "landside" until 0600(ish) for their JNB-GBE departure at 0700?) but that still leaves a lot of hanging around with potentially no lounge access (hence the preferred use of an arrivals lounge to kill an hour or two and shower)!

Once "airside" again, can I use the Ongololo Lounge (Etihad's JNB lounge), again, on the strength of my business class ticket/Etihad silver card? If not, can I pay for lounge access anywhere?

Lastly, does anyone know if I will encounter any problems using the Ongololo Lounge on my return JNB-AUH flight (in economy but I hold Etihad status and should, theoretically, be allowed lounge access)?

Thanks in advance for any advice and assistance.

Regards,

Work-Shy