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Old May 9, 2013 | 8:29 pm
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Originally Posted by CrazyJ82
I will observe in general that electricity still seems to be something a lot of airlines struggle with.
+1 to this too.

I use the "solus" chairs or whatever they're called, but a big wooden table (like a communal Starbucks table with power outlets) would've been better for me. I'm not a lawyer, don't deal with sensitive documents so don't need too much privacy. If privacy is needed, have a few cubbies (or half-raised partitions, or something...can't be that hard) so folks who need privacy can get it. But I suppose CX thinks this a communal table is too low brow for an F lounge.

To me the "solus" chair is a lame attempt at getting everything (fancy design, privacy, work space, power outlet, etc) in one, and doing everything sub-optimally. I've tried bringing paperwork into a "solus" chair and working on my laptop simultaneously (+ trying to charge my mobile phone). Didn't work out. I'm sure it's even more of a disaster if you bring a glass of champagne and a sandwich with you. More convenient was commandeering a couch (outlets in the floor), with laptop on my lap and documents by my side.

I used to go to the J side Long Bar. Working space is flat and unconstrained. Can also have food and drink. There are a few outlets behind the bar you can lean over and plug devices in. Presumably the outlets are for the barman.

For power, I think Southwest and Virgin America do a better job at their gates than most airlines do in their lounges. A lot of their renovated gate areas run circles around CX and other airline lounges in terms of working efficiency.

I still like the Wing a lot, but I also wish more places could be impromptu working spaces with power.
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