Originally Posted by
Stil
LH doesn't even, as far as I know, provide contract lounges at German airports where they used to have their own lounges like CGN and BRE. No lounges at all.
They do contract a lounge at CGN according to the lounge finder. I also know from my own experience that they contract lounge at DRS for example.
Originally Posted by
Stil
Regarding lounge access it's only in the US there are restrictions for the use of (DL) lounges on solely dom. itineraries (US to US). And where it is a problem in reality.
Most ST Airlines grant access to their own FF on dom. itinerarys.
One of the largest drawbacks of ST in my book.
The Skyteam lounge access benefit is restricted to domestic flights everywhere, not just in the US. Yes, some carriers grant access on domestic flights to members of
their own programme, but not as an alliance benefit, so if you're flying outside your base airline, you're screwed.