Originally Posted by
michaeldovecharlie
No disrespect to you personally, but ex-BA loyalists are part of the problem. Lounges are already overcrowded and I imagine with FB undoubtably being the easiest status to obtain from the Big 3 carriers (100 European flights on LH on Y, 7.5K spend on BA vs 36 Euro Y flights on AFKL) means that something needs to change. FB is behind the times (in a good way) but I am sure things will need to change at some point for the programme to be viable.
I don't find any of the Air France lounges at CDG overcrowded. I've always managed to get a good seat, even at peak times (can't comment on AMS as it's been a while I flew through it). Certainly compared the zoos that are the BA Galleries lounges at LHR T5, the Air France lounges are an oasis of quietness!
A few 100s of BA refugees won't really have an impact on crowding as they won't all fly at the same time, and might otherwise have gotten lounge access already due to travelling in business class on AF/KL, rather than through the FFP.