Originally Posted by
LondonElite
Don't give out cash. It's weird and tacky, and completely unnecessary. You should simply hand over your BP and expect to be let in. If you are not permitted access you can ask nicely and if you are still refused just live with that. The rules are the rules. Your passion for aviation should not be affected by whether you are allowed to sit in a lounge or a restaurant for 30 minutes.
Perfect advice + perspective offered here by LondonElite ^
I too am struggling to see any link between a
'passion for aviation' and the notion of bribing one's way into what are, essentially, glorified cafes !
Originally Posted by
skywardhunter
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The OP just needs to appear to be accompanied by an adult, whether they're on the same flight should be irrelevant.
I don't know for sure but would imagine that lounge staff may very well want to check that both a minor and any accompanying adult are indeed on the same flight - specifically to prevent a situation whereby the adult exits the lounge after perhaps 30 mins with the minor (whose own flight happens to be say another 2 or 3 hours from departure) being left in the lounge, but now UNaccompanied.