Originally Posted by
synzero
You might love the Centurion Lounge LAX then since grab and go is all they have
Sadly, from experience, I get the humor of this!
Originally Posted by
synzero
To me, the whole point of a lounge is to stay, relax, possibly work, etc., so 30 minutes just seems like a waste when it comes to taking advantage of airport lounges. I find the experience of a nice relaxing lounge adds tremendously to the overall quality of my flight, but if I had 30 minutes I'd hardly bother. I arrive early just to get that experience, if the lounge is open and not super crowded. It's not a waste of time to me since I can settle in and get some work done, too.
The notion that if one's never missed a flight, then he/she has wasted too much time showing up early at the airport--this makes so much sense to me. But, I just can't seem to practice it, probably because from my early days, it had been drilled into me that "5 minutes early is on time." So, yeah. I prefer--not to suggest anyone else should--to show up early, settle, open up my laptop, relax and have a few drinks and, hopefully, a nice meal or snack. Even then, when knowing and having made the walk from the lounge to gate takes only, say, 10 minutes, I will still show up 5 minutes early.
Originally Posted by
synzero
The VS lounge was also great as an arrival lounge after a redeye (which is how I usually fly to New York, to avoid losing a day in travel).
Likewise. That's my preferred flight to NY too, and some kind of arrival lounge is one my "must haves" when considering flights. I'm hoping the SCs & ACs will reopen their showers soon, if they already haven't.