Originally Posted by
shonerm
Thanks for the update. Do you know if this is a temporary measure or a longer term plan? We travel to/from SFO in First in early March?
Temporary - until BA go back to 'regular' catering in their lounges (as opposed to the QR code ordering).
Originally Posted by
Pilot37
I wonder is this being seen as a revenue generating move by CX to get cash from BA/AA/AY given the lack of pax on CX flights to really make this a worthwhile move for their own flights?
Originally Posted by
sigma421
They were the designated lounge for Finnair but given that the key Asian markets they connect to through HEL are still pretty locked down, I can’t image there are loads of passengers.
Is there some kind of requirement under the lease that might make CX have to open the lounge? Aside from that, maybe they got a contract from a specific airline that makes it worthwhile for them to open the lounge. I can't imagine that the handful of people who know about alternative lounges to the one their airline tells them to go to would make it worthwhile for CX to fire up the lounge.
Originally Posted by
Pilot37
Finnair use the CX lounge as their preferred option (i.e. that is where they direct their customers), and while they now have a reasonable amount of flights on the LHR - HEL route, I wouldn't have said they could justify both the Business & First class lounges being opened just for AY passengers!
In answer to these queries on use of the CX lounge, AY always used to use the lounges (pre-pandemic) and continue to do so, whilst AA have just contracted with CX to use the lounges whilst their own T3 lounges are closed. CX will not want to be paying rent with no income, hence the reopening of the lounge.