Originally Posted by
KQ321
I haven't seen anything official from SkyTeam yet, but according to this article (
SkyTeam Heathrow Lounge is open to passengers of all classes - in Spanish) the LHR/T4 SkyTeam lounge is now accessible to non-ST E+ pax travelling in economy upon payment of a 'small fee' at the door (amount not stated).
While I understand the airlines are keen to maximise their revenue any way possible and, for example, the KLM Crown lounges are already open to some fee-paying pax (only FB Silvers) - I would be concerned if this new policy led to over-crowding of the LHR/T4 lounge for ST E+ and J-class pax. If the Holideck lounge is still there (?) then I don't really see the need for the SkyTeam lounge to take fee-paying pax as well...
I fully agree with you. But I think what we see here is an adverse effect of DL transferring many flights to T3 due to their new JV with VS. And so they are trying to compensate the related loss of pax.