Originally Posted by
AdBoy
Often HBO fares (admittedly booked late) are much more expensive than the cheapest ET tickets status holders have booked - so I don't follow your logic. Would those status holders on IF non HBO fares who paid far less than others in ET still be granted access?
IF this was the way they wanted to play it - and it's risky, because if you're flying on a good number of G/O/Q fares you're either flying a LOT or booking some expensive fares to go with them - then it would make sense to limit it by fare bucket so that the very cheapest fares were excluded.
Of course it would give a lot of status card holders a taste for EasyJet or RyanAir. If I'm travelling short-haul on business, the ability to work in the lounge without having to worry about buying/expensing lounge access is hugely important as it means I can arrive early and do any non-sensitive calls from a quiet part of the lounge, rather than having to work in a noisier public environment.