Originally Posted by
paperwastage
Contact lounge are always ymmv (access to business passengers may not extend to *G).
Same for *G vs specialized elites. Eg at SIN, ANA diamond/J get access to silverkris, *G access to krisgold. At NRT/HND ANA Diamond/F get access to ANA suite lounge, *G get access to regular ANA lounge
Yes, but if LH pays for acess to Senator, they are paying for Gold based access on LH operated flights, and that should also mean regular Star Golds should get a lounge. They can chose to pay for J only, and then Star Golds can take a hike.
In Singapore it is not like NH gives access to their Diamonds and not to *G. They give a better access to Diamonds, but still a lounge for any *G on NH.
I have never been anywhere where the carrier paying for the lounge access at a contract lounge gives access to their own *G, and not to partner *G.