Originally Posted by
ProleOnParole
Every business should continually adapt to meet the needs of its customers. If there are people doing this then the airlines should recognize the demand and reach out to allow them lounge access without the need for pretend flying. Monetize it ...
They do already. In most cases, lounges have a day pass option. Many of the posts we see here about people buying fraud tickets to get lounge access are for lounges that have a ~$50 day pass option. It's not that people can't get into the lounge, but that they don't want to pay the price.