Originally Posted by justforfun

I kind of understand where the OP is coming from. Everywhere else in the world a premium class ticket gets you lounge access. Only in the US it doesn't. I'm guessing the OP is Europe based.

It really does suck, though. In the US you get a bigger seat but no lounge access. In Europe you get lounge access but a horrible seat. Asia seems to get it right, where you get both a bigger seat and lounge access.