I arrived in FRA very early morning, waiting for a friend who would be arriving at a close-by gate several hours later. I was not flying onward and neither was she. I simply wanted a quiet place to sit.....I did not want to eat, I did not want to shower......just sit and wait.

Since I am Gold *A, I asked if I might wait at the Gold/Senator Lounge at B42. She "graciously" declined to let me in, since I did not have an onward ticket.

So, I went 100 yards down the terminal to the ticket counter, and bought a fully refundable one-way ticket to MUC that afternoon. I could always go back and refund the ticket later.

I went to the Senator Lounge....showed her my ticket....and she said that since I was flying onward domestic, I should use the Senator Lounge at A26.

So, I went back to the ticket counter, turned in my Euro 360 and got a refund. Agent played around on the system, and found an F seat available on the afternoon Hong Kong flight.

Showed the lounge agent that ticket, and she huffed and puffed, and let me in.

I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.

Many ways to skin a LH cat.