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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 3:25 pm
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Originally Posted by moondog
Hello all.

Today I flew from Hanoi to Shanghai via Guangzhou on CZ and was dreading the experience (because I now am a zero insofar as Sky Team is concerned).

But, in the end, I still ended up with nice seats, waiting in the airport cafes instead of the lounges was not the end of the world, and I arrived in good spirits.
Good for you! I, on the other hand, enjoy beeing pampered in a First-class lounge, op-upped to a better cabin, greeted onboard, getting fast track immigration and security and often having more attention compared to what I had without status. But it's a free world...
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