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Old Dec 28, 2016, 6:33 am
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tiltslope
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Programs: SK*(LT)G, AY
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Originally Posted by another_shot
So when/if I will be flying LH/OS/LO/SN cheapo economy from those airports, SAS will actually pay the lounge for me flying a competitor using my EBD card but the day I decide to give some money to SK (quite likely a Plus fare) I will have no lounge? Brilliant idea I must admit
I believe that the carrier you choose to fly pays for the lounge and this bill is not forwarded to SK.

Originally Posted by view
This is the deal if you want to be part of an alliance, so for SK to get out of paying for Star Gold lounges, they would in fact need to leave Star alliance altogether.
Of course, SK could just stop flying to airports with Star Gold lounges.
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