No More Lounge Access BGI
Nov 23, 2017, 4:52 am
#1
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No More Lounge Access BGI
Flying “business class” to BGI has not been pleasant since the elimination of mainline. Now, a small perk, access to the Lounge has been eliminated. Really? This is just cheap.
Nov 23, 2017, 6:10 am
#2
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On the Cancun lounge thread another poster posted that there is no more access to the cotnract lounge there.
I'm guessing that based on CUN and BGI that AC has decided to eliminate lounge access for premium flyers on all Caribbean flightws - can anybody confirm? Also wonder if this will apply to rogue flights to Europe (e.g, BCN where they were using a contract rather than Star lounge).
Not a positive enhancement!
I'm guessing that based on CUN and BGI that AC has decided to eliminate lounge access for premium flyers on all Caribbean flightws - can anybody confirm? Also wonder if this will apply to rogue flights to Europe (e.g, BCN where they were using a contract rather than Star lounge).
Not a positive enhancement!
Nov 23, 2017, 6:50 am
#3
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Yes was in BGI a few weeeks ago....what a lousy airport to sit and wait without the lounge. And I was not a leisure pax....they sure do stuff to drive the Premium pax away.....
Nov 23, 2017, 10:26 am
#5
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This is the essence of my grievance about MCO. Tourism is not just vacations. It's an industry too. Anyone that works in the tourism business is getting ripped off of benefits enjoyed by those in other businesses.
Nov 23, 2017, 10:30 am
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Thankfully, Delta does think about it and does have a Skylounge at MCO. So guess who gets my business on MCO flights? It ain't rouge, I assure you.
Nov 23, 2017, 12:51 pm
#7
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With Amex Plat, you can have Priority Pass which accesses The Club at MCO. Depending on the flight time and whether full of overseas jumbo jet passengers, it will do, but it does not seem respectful of the considerable business there. OCCC is one of the largest convention centres in the US, not to mention the worldwide theme park business doesn't just entertain tourists but is actually headquartered there.
Nov 23, 2017, 3:11 pm
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Nov 23, 2017, 3:15 pm
#10
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Hopefully they haven't changed the access policy. I'm back in BGI for work in two weeks.
Nov 23, 2017, 4:07 pm
#11
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I couldn't agree more. Considering the number of conventions and trade shows hosted at the Orange County Convention Center every week, you would think they might consider lounge access for the thousands of non-Mickey Mouse pax that pass through there every day.
Thankfully, Delta does think about it and does have a Skylounge at MCO. So guess who gets my business on MCO flights? It ain't rouge, I assure you.
Thankfully, Delta does think about it and does have a Skylounge at MCO. So guess who gets my business on MCO flights? It ain't rouge, I assure you.
Nov 23, 2017, 6:55 pm
#12
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The Club at MCO is at the head of the pier that ACr leaves from (gate 95+/1) upstairs from the Pinkberry. It couldn't be much more convenient, but I still resent that AC makes it impractical to access a status-based lounge (i.e., UC).
Last edited by tcook052; Nov 23, 2017 at 10:57 pm Reason: off topic
Nov 24, 2017, 4:42 am
#13
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Sadly, I can confirm that as of October 1st 2017, Business class (premium scRouge) passengers don't get free access to the Airlines Executive Lounge in BGI. I was told that it was to bring it in line with other Rouge destinations. From that comment and comments above it appears MCO is the standard.
Nov 24, 2017, 7:19 am
#14
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Sadly, I can confirm that as of October 1st 2017, Business class (premium scRouge) passengers don't get free access to the Airlines Executive Lounge in BGI. I was told that it was to bring it in line with other Rouge destinations. From that comment and comments above it appears MCO is the standard.