Originally Posted by
Maestro Ramen
Moments like this make me regret my choice of alliance 🙃
Yeah. Unless you fly mostly first class on AF, lounge provision is a weak point of ST. This is especially true if you are flying East (from Europe), given the absence of Asian airlines with quality lounges in ST. A particular strength of OW for individuals who are OW Emerald (i.e. equivalent to FB Plat) is access to (most) first class lounges in the alliance.
Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
Too bad that with the demise of Malev and Air Berlin, OW is toast in the continent. Flying all the way to Spain, England or even Finland to transfer every time is untenable.
TBH, I am not sure that Malev and Air Berlin made a huge difference (unless you were based in Germany). Malev was only useful if flying to Eastern Europe and Air Berlin's network was patchy at best, and with a level of service which was not exactly stellar.