Originally Posted by
Cathay Dragon 666
No one thinks that. But airlines like BA that games the system by providing their own amazing lounge for their top elites only, and offers a disgraceful "First Class Lounge" to satisfy OW requirements, do make us wonder why Cathay can't do the same.
BA is not providing their top level lounge for DM equivalents though, status access is for their DM+ equivalents of which only a few hundred exist. Cathay could (and imo should) do the same but the thousands of DMs would not have access.