Originally Posted by
NickB
You are not the only person to have posted in that thread and the statement was very relevant to post #3 by
jwhite9185.
Perhaps it is just me, but I would expect an airline to "make a habit", as you put it, to close its lounges when it has no flights.
That would be different, of course, if the lounge was designated to serve other airlines that do not have their own lounge. The opening hours of the lounge are also a clue that opening is linked to BA flights (and QR flights in the morning).
Were you flying with AA or US by any chance? If so, I have hear a rumour that AA/US may have one, or two, or three, or four lounges at PHL, which are the lounges primarily meant to be used AA/US flyers.
My bad, must have skipped over post #3. You're right, it is relevant. My apologies.
This is not that big a deal in the scheme of things, obviously, and I would agree with you that an airline would be reasonably expected to operate its lounge to suit its flight times. I was merely intending to express an opinion that a lounge's
advertised opening hours should under normal circumstances reflect the hours when it is
actually open. This is a basic expectation of any type of business, not just airlines.