Originally Posted by
alserire
EI don't afaik. If you're coming J from the US on to say LHR/LIN/BER don't you get to use the lounge even though EI is economy in Europe?
And after his experience, explained to the lounge manager, it was a bit of a jobsworth decision.
Not really, it's just the rules.
Everyone will use any excuse under the sun to get lounge access when they shouldn't, so I don't see it as a jobsworth decision at all. It's literally their job to enforce the rules and not bend them for anyone.