Originally Posted by
skrosvik
I spoke to the supervisor of the lounge last month, and she was very disappointed over Skyteam in this matter, as this policy generated a lot of money to the lounge, as Skyteam was bying it's way into the lounge for the Elite + members. They lost a lot of business when the new rules were effective, due to many Elite + member using the lounge when travelling in coach on Skyteam. She also recommended me to write a complaint to AF/KLM (as that's my FFP).
Of course the supervisor is disappointed; they're losing a ton of money.
The policy, as written, says:
International First and Business Class passengers as well as SkyTeam Elite Plus members traveling in Economy Class enjoy complimentary access to most SkyTeam partner lounges worldwide.
Since the lounge isn't a SkyTeam partner lounge the airlines do not have to grant you access. It would be nice if they did, but it is a contract lounge and it costs them a lot of money to do so; I wouldn't expect anything to change based on a few letters being written.