Outside the U.S., you'll often see that airports in small and medium sized cities have a lounge that in many cases serves elite passengers or lounge members from all airlines, even from competitive global alliances. One example I know well is at Kiev Boryspil Airport in Ukraine, where I've had access to the same lounge as a business class customer with both Star Alliance and SkyTeam, and also as a SkyClub member. I suspect that like most partner lounges, they collect a per-visit fee from the relevant airline.
I wonder if this could be a model within the U.S. Would be great if small out-stations where no airline could possibly run its own lounge could instead have a shared lounge.
Last edited by andrewk829; Jan 20, 2019 at 5:58 pm
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