Lounge access on Etihad with Alata/Alata Plus
Aug 10, 2015, 11:56 pm
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Lounge access on Etihad with Alata/Alata Plus
Hi,
Recently been given Alata Plus status match from the current promotion, and will be flying on Etihad economy.
Alitalia have confirmed reciprocal benefits from 1st May when travelling on Etihad -
http://www.alitalia.com/en_en/millem...irways_partner
Which confirms lounge access for Alata and Alata Plus members into Etihad owned lounges (Abu Dhabi, Washington DC, Paris, Frankfurt, Heathrow, Manchester, Sydney, Dublin).
So this mean no access to Etihad partner lounges in other locations when travelling on Etihad economy with Alata status?
Thanks for any clarification!
Recently been given Alata Plus status match from the current promotion, and will be flying on Etihad economy.
Alitalia have confirmed reciprocal benefits from 1st May when travelling on Etihad -
http://www.alitalia.com/en_en/millem...irways_partner
Which confirms lounge access for Alata and Alata Plus members into Etihad owned lounges (Abu Dhabi, Washington DC, Paris, Frankfurt, Heathrow, Manchester, Sydney, Dublin).
So this mean no access to Etihad partner lounges in other locations when travelling on Etihad economy with Alata status?
Thanks for any clarification!
Aug 11, 2015, 2:28 am
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Which confirms lounge access for Alata and Alata Plus members into Etihad owned lounges (Abu Dhabi, Washington DC, Paris, Frankfurt, Heathrow, Manchester, Sydney, Dublin).
So this mean no access to Etihad partner lounges in other locations when travelling on Etihad economy with Alata status?
So this mean no access to Etihad partner lounges in other locations when travelling on Etihad economy with Alata status?
Etihad lounges: Dublin, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Manchester, Paris, Sydney, Washington DC only. NOT ABU DHABI
Alitalia lounges: Milan, Rome
Al Reem lounge: Abu Dhabi
The Etihad First & Business lounges in Abu Dhabi are only open to passengers travelling in First or Business Class on Etihad flights, or to Etihad Guest Platinum status members travelling in Economy.
All other status customers - including Etihad's own Gold and Silver card holders - must use the Al Reem lounge at Abu Dhabi
Aug 11, 2015, 4:36 am
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The Etihad First & Business lounges in Abu Dhabi are only open to passengers travelling in First or Business Class on Etihad flights, or to Etihad Guest Platinum status members travelling in Economy.
All other status customers - including Etihad's own Gold and Silver card holders - must use the Al Reem lounge at Abu Dhabi
All other status customers - including Etihad's own Gold and Silver card holders - must use the Al Reem lounge at Abu Dhabi
Thanks for clearing that up. I hadn't realised that was a different lounge in AUH unless you're actually flying business or first.
Aug 11, 2015, 7:07 am
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AUH is so overcrowded these days; although the new Premium lounge reopened only a few weeks ago in T1, they are still enforcing the rule that only First and Business pax (with the exception of Etihad Guest Platinum passengers travelling in Economy - and I guess there probably are not many Platinums travelling in Economy!) can use the Etihad lounges.
Hopefully, when the midfield terminal opens (in many, many years
) then all status customers - even of partners - will have access to the new Etihad lounges contained therein.
Don't get your hopes up. The Al Reem lounge is not worth getting excited about. But still, it's better than the crowds outside!!!
Hopefully, when the midfield terminal opens (in many, many years
) then all status customers - even of partners - will have access to the new Etihad lounges contained therein.Don't get your hopes up. The Al Reem lounge is not worth getting excited about. But still, it's better than the crowds outside!!!
Aug 14, 2015, 2:45 am
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To access Skyteam lounges, you must be flying on a Skyteam flight.
When flying in economy on Etihad, the lounges to which you have access with Alitalia status have been listed above. They are all lounges operated by Etihad or Alitalia. The only third-party lounge anywhere in the world you can access with AZ status when travelling on Etihad is the Al-Reem lounge in Abu Dhabi.
This goes for all further "which lounge do I get with my AZ card when travelling on Etihad in economy?" questions.
The list is above. There are no other exceptions.
Nov 16, 2015, 2:55 am
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I have Freccia Alata Plus status. Will be flying on Air Seychelles Y from Paris to Victoria. I should have access to the Etihad lounge at CDG, but does anyone know if I can bring a guest with me? The guest is also flying on HM.
Nov 16, 2015, 12:21 pm
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This is not specified anywhere, but it should be that way. Let us know when you find out :-)
Nov 16, 2015, 1:48 pm
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Nov 30, 2015, 2:11 pm
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I'm back. No problem bringing a guest to the Etihad lounge with Freccia Alata for an Air Seychelles flight, though it took a little convincing that both AZ and HM are Etihad partners.
Dec 16, 2015, 3:10 am
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http://www.alitalia.com/en_en/millem...eychelles.html
Dec 16, 2015, 5:58 am
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It shouldn't have happened, but the EY lounge agent was clearly uncertain enough to err on the side of caution.
This should not be taken as a precedent or indicating that all economy HM passengers will now be accepted at the EY lounge in CDG when showing an AZ status card.
Perhaps if EY ever gets around to actually creating a true alliance amongst its partners these sort of "surprises" will no longer happen - but EY seems to prefer to keep things on a stricly bilateral basis. In the Etihad Airways Partner grouping, if you bring a third airline into the equation (ie: status on carrier 1, metal provided by carrier 2, lounge provided by carrier 3) you are SOL and not entitled to lounge access.
This should not be taken as a precedent or indicating that all economy HM passengers will now be accepted at the EY lounge in CDG when showing an AZ status card.
Perhaps if EY ever gets around to actually creating a true alliance amongst its partners these sort of "surprises" will no longer happen - but EY seems to prefer to keep things on a stricly bilateral basis. In the Etihad Airways Partner grouping, if you bring a third airline into the equation (ie: status on carrier 1, metal provided by carrier 2, lounge provided by carrier 3) you are SOL and not entitled to lounge access.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:14 am
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Can I ask you to stop my eyes from bleeding and call it FRECCIA ALATA (winged arrow) and not giust ALATA?
Thanks from the bottom of my heart :-)
Thanks from the bottom of my heart :-)