Originally Posted by Dovster
It is a bit difficult to find but if you look through the English version of the KLM website you will see that it says that KLM Gold Medallions will be given access to Delta lounges. This would be odd as Delta Gold Medallions are not. I think the source of this confusion may come from the fact that until recently KLM's highest level was Gold Medallion.
Lounge access over here in Europe is a going perk for Elites...until last year even Silver Elite on KL had access to the lounge (now they need to pay 50€ yearly IIRC). Before Skyteam KLMs GE also had access to NW's worldclubs traveling domestically on NW/CO when NWs elites had not. So I expected that GEs would be admitted to Skyteam lounges when the announcement came on 9/15.
KLM has a four-level program for some years now (blue/silver/gold/platinum), and Gold Elite has always been the second-highest tier.
Before 2000 (if I'm not mistaken) they had only three level (blue wing/silver wing/royal wing), and when it changed, all Royal Wing members became Platinum, all Silvers remained at that level.
Greetings - Dirk