Originally Posted by
subject2load
Personally, I would neither show up at the wrong desk (in this case, business class) nor even ask about using it.
That's because I know how much I resent others using facilities to which they're not entitled, and so I don't do it myself. If I were to travel in Y (which, admittedly I tend not to do for medium or long-haul stuff) and with a carrier where I have no status, then I would happily adjust my expectations accordingly.
I'm very conscious that some folk (perhaps even many ...?) would be inclined to say what the heck, this is no big deal. But I happen to believe that this is precisely how priority check-in and boarding zones can become unnecessarily crowded - at times, so much so, that their whole raison d'être can be defeated.
Not as simple as that. If 2nd leg is in J OP may want the checked bags priority tagged for delivery at final destination (which I think he/she would be rightfully entitled to), and/or hand baggage tags for ego-stroking
I think there is a point to be made for using the J counter, as well as against, and perhaps it should depend on how busy the check-in desks are generally. I virtually never have more than one person/party ahead of me at the J counters.