Originally Posted by
N227UA
If KE were to grant lounge access for ST elite members, their lounge will literally blow up. Imagine how many ST elite members are there. KE's Prestige lounge at ICN is already crowded because they allow KE's ST elite members to use the lounge up to four times every two years and the most absurdly they take all Priority Pass members in, which I think really degrades the lounge quality.
How many people do you think actually enter on a Priority Pass membership? Also realize that every time one of them enters it's a positive revenue event for KE vs. those who either paid for a membership who are now merely taking up space without adding additional revenue or those who enter on class of service alone.