FAQ: LHR AC Arrivals & *A lounge options
Sep 9, 2012, 12:04 pm
#61
Join Date: May 2001
Location: YVR
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Sep 9, 2012, 2:22 pm
#62
Join Date: Jan 2001
Programs: AC SEMM
Posts: 724
Happens far too frequently with the YVR flight. Last time It was so late I was refused a shower, and very snottily at that. AC needs to deal with this recurring issue, as otherwise the Arrivals Lounge is a great service.
Sep 9, 2012, 3:36 pm
#64
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: YVR
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Posts: 444
There's a huge *A lounge diagonally straight across the open atrium, right after you come through security... it's not affiliated with any airline as far as I can tell.
Sep 9, 2012, 6:08 pm
#65
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC QR WS*P
Posts: 372
Depending on connection time, I would still go through customs to the Arrivals Lounge (just for the sandwich), but having been to both the MLL (AC/SK) and the SQ lounge, I much prefer the MLL. Is this new one discussed in T3 as well?
Sep 9, 2012, 7:54 pm
#66
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: YVR
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Posts: 444
Sep 18, 2012, 11:34 pm
#67
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC P
Posts: 22
MLL after flight into LHR
Hey all,
If I'm reading the fine print on my MLL guest pass correctly, it's possible to use the pass to get into the Arrivals Lounge at LHR if we've arrived same-day on an Air Canada flight (and present our passes, of course). I ask because we'll be flying YYZ-LHR on AC, followed by an LHR-ARN leg on SAS that was booked separately.
Am I right in understanding that we'll be able to use passes to spend our layover time in the arrivals lounge? Is the arrivals lounge at LHR comparable to other MLLs?
Thanks!
If I'm reading the fine print on my MLL guest pass correctly, it's possible to use the pass to get into the Arrivals Lounge at LHR if we've arrived same-day on an Air Canada flight (and present our passes, of course). I ask because we'll be flying YYZ-LHR on AC, followed by an LHR-ARN leg on SAS that was booked separately.
Am I right in understanding that we'll be able to use passes to spend our layover time in the arrivals lounge? Is the arrivals lounge at LHR comparable to other MLLs?
Thanks!
Sep 18, 2012, 11:46 pm
#68
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YYZ (YUL/LHR)
Programs: AC - E50, CX - G, Accor Plat, SPG Gold
Posts: 903
Should serve all your AM needs. Very nicely staffed, excellent showers. More set up as an arrivals lounge for the shower, bite, and go crowd, but I've often spent a good three hours there comfortably waiting until a domestic BA leg booked separately. Not spacious, nor any natural light, the joint SAS-AC London Lounge is definitely preferable but i think you would have to be boarding an AC flight to have access (they may be flexible given you came off AC but never count on discretion for anything that is important) and T3 can get very ugly busy at moments. AC will check your bags all the way through, there is just a small chance you will have to be slightly insistent. SAS will probably extend the same courtesy if you have the same set up non-connecting consecutive flights on the return as it is a *partner, but I don't have any experience dealing with SAS to assure you of their policy.
Sep 18, 2012, 11:47 pm
#69
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,519
Hey all,
If I'm reading the fine print on my MLL guest pass correctly, it's possible to use the pass to get into the Arrivals Lounge at LHR if we've arrived same-day on an Air Canada flight (and present our passes, of course). I ask because we'll be flying YYZ-LHR on AC, followed by an LHR-ARN leg on SAS that was booked separately.
Am I right in understanding that we'll be able to use passes to spend our layover time in the arrivals lounge? Is the arrivals lounge at LHR comparable to other MLLs?
Thanks!
If I'm reading the fine print on my MLL guest pass correctly, it's possible to use the pass to get into the Arrivals Lounge at LHR if we've arrived same-day on an Air Canada flight (and present our passes, of course). I ask because we'll be flying YYZ-LHR on AC, followed by an LHR-ARN leg on SAS that was booked separately.
Am I right in understanding that we'll be able to use passes to spend our layover time in the arrivals lounge? Is the arrivals lounge at LHR comparable to other MLLs?
Thanks!
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...unges/lhr.html
Sep 21, 2012, 2:57 pm
#70
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: United Mileage Plus (1K), Starwood (Gold)
Posts: 29
Do any of you happen to know if the AC arrivals lounge is accessible to passengers arriving at other terminals? I'm coming in on UA in T4 and would love to have a shower.
PriorityPass's site says it's not open to arriving passengers in other terminals, but I wonder if that's because it's before the exit from customs or if it's a restriction in PP's agreement with AC. In my experience, the lounge agent doesn't inspect travel plans very carefully when I present a PP; they're happy to take the fee that PP gives them.
PriorityPass's site says it's not open to arriving passengers in other terminals, but I wonder if that's because it's before the exit from customs or if it's a restriction in PP's agreement with AC. In my experience, the lounge agent doesn't inspect travel plans very carefully when I present a PP; they're happy to take the fee that PP gives them.
Sep 21, 2012, 3:11 pm
#71
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC*SE 2MM
Posts: 16,655
AFAIK access is only granted to those arriving on an AC flight, although I believe SE's can also access it any time.
Sep 21, 2012, 3:25 pm
#72
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: Star Alliance G*, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium,
Posts: 3,585
union rules??
Where did you come up with this nonsense? The arrivals lounge closes at noon!! Union rules? What dribble is this??
Sep 21, 2012, 4:47 pm
#73
Join Date: Jan 2001
Programs: AC SEMM
Posts: 724
Arrivals Lounge closes at 1:30pm. If YVR flight is severely delayed (~2 hours delayed) they will refuse access to showers if less than ~30 minutes before closing time.
Nonsense? Dribble (I assume you did mean drivel!)? Very nice
Sep 21, 2012, 6:23 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2009
Programs: AC Elite
Posts: 34
See: http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...unges/lhr.html
Sep 21, 2012, 9:09 pm
#75
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,607
Do any of you happen to know if the AC arrivals lounge is accessible to passengers arriving at other terminals? I'm coming in on UA in T4 and would love to have a shower.
PriorityPass's site says it's not open to arriving passengers in other terminals, but I wonder if that's because it's before the exit from customs or if it's a restriction in PP's agreement with AC. In my experience, the lounge agent doesn't inspect travel plans very carefully when I present a PP; they're happy to take the fee that PP gives them.
PriorityPass's site says it's not open to arriving passengers in other terminals, but I wonder if that's because it's before the exit from customs or if it's a restriction in PP's agreement with AC. In my experience, the lounge agent doesn't inspect travel plans very carefully when I present a PP; they're happy to take the fee that PP gives them.
But this is the first mention I've seen of PP including it at all. I don't see it listed when I look at prioritypass's lounge finder for LHR. I would be kind of surprised.