Originally Posted by
GigoloArt
I can ensure you that the Gold proportion among J class travelers to GCC destinations (and these have often more than 1-2 departures per day) is very high. This would kill the lounge.
Again if there was a 4th tier EK could do it.
Question: Which airlines actually has an own (i.e. not shared) F class lounge outside its home country? Are there any? Out of interest, that is..
Doesn't EK have some of it's own F lounges outside DXB? I recall there being something about one at BNE on the website, but I can no longer find it.
Originally Posted by
B747-437B
Don't most GCC destinations with 2-class products offer "First" and "Economy" branded service rather than "Business" and "Economy" branded service? Hence these passengers already have access to the First Class lounge rather than the Business Class one.
Only RUH has F/Y, other destinations such as MCT, DOH etc have F/J/Y.
Originally Posted by
EK Captive
There is a 4th tier - it's called IO. And yes, one of the benefits is FC Lounge access
But isn't that a bit meaningless since to get IO you must fly F pretty much all the time anyway?