Not so fun for the staff when you are the 1000th person that day asking for special treatment though! Par for the course in hospitality though - pax trying it on. No problem there as graciously rejecting is part of the job.

The problem is when you get a pax who argues about it (e.g. has lost face in front of their family/guest) or goes on an angry rant or even one pax whom security had to be called to due to the obscenities he came up with after rejection!

Probably why it is much less successful at the J lounge and outstations than F at DXB