SQ Silver Kris / BR Eva Lounge in SFO with NH*G and US Domestic itinerary
Oct 16, 2013, 6:12 pm
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Yes, generally international and domestic flights are completely separated in airports outside the US, so I don't think this is testable.
Kudos to ANAStarFlyer for following up with NH on this. Let us know if they keep giving you the run-around and I'll see if I can follow up with NH here in Japan.
Kudos to ANAStarFlyer for following up with NH on this. Let us know if they keep giving you the run-around and I'll see if I can follow up with NH here in Japan.
Oct 16, 2013, 6:18 pm
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You can't test it in Haneda, the domestic and international terminal buildings are different. I am not sure about TPE, but it seems separated. For TSA, the building is the same, but the international section separated from the domestic section so there would be no chance to get to the international lounge with a domestic ticket, or vice versa. In GMP (though this would be OZ) the lounge is outside security, and you would be able to walk up with a domestic ticket and a SAG card. I am not sure if it is meant as both a domestic and international lounge to begin with, as I have only had international departures.
Oct 17, 2013, 2:21 am
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Interesting re GMP! Yes, you confirmed my suspicions on the other airports. Hmm.. The SFO situation is unique with the terminals being connected behind security. It strikes me as odd that with the TSA and DHS so security focused in America that we only seem to have situations like this which could be interpreted as lax security within our borders.
Oct 18, 2013, 1:18 pm
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Although we cannot compare BR's non-compliant lounge access policy to NH, since domestic and international departures are separated in Japan, a carrier which complies to 'Star Alliance Lounge Access Policy' is Lufthansa.
If any of you *G's are traveling domestically from/through Washington Dulles (IAD), you can enter the LH Senator Lounge by gate B51. Granted, you need to take a shuttle train from the C/D concourses where UA/US departs, but the 10 minute transit is well worth your time, considering the UA Club is a joke.
The LH Senator Lounge offers a full meal spread, high-quality espresso machine, open bar (without being guilt-tripped into tipping grumpy bar staff, i.e. UA/US), and showers.
If any of you *G's are traveling domestically from/through Washington Dulles (IAD), you can enter the LH Senator Lounge by gate B51. Granted, you need to take a shuttle train from the C/D concourses where UA/US departs, but the 10 minute transit is well worth your time, considering the UA Club is a joke.
The LH Senator Lounge offers a full meal spread, high-quality espresso machine, open bar (without being guilt-tripped into tipping grumpy bar staff, i.e. UA/US), and showers.
Oct 18, 2013, 9:02 pm
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Although we cannot compare BR's non-compliant lounge access policy to NH, since domestic and international departures are separated in Japan, a carrier which complies to 'Star Alliance Lounge Access Policy' is Lufthansa.
If any of you *G's are traveling domestically from/through Washington Dulles (IAD), you can enter the LH Senator Lounge by gate B51. Granted, you need to take a shuttle train from the C/D concourses where UA/US departs, but the 10 minute transit is well worth your time, considering the UA Club is a joke.
The LH Senator Lounge offers a full meal spread, high-quality espresso machine, open bar (without being guilt-tripped into tipping grumpy bar staff, i.e. UA/US), and showers.
If any of you *G's are traveling domestically from/through Washington Dulles (IAD), you can enter the LH Senator Lounge by gate B51. Granted, you need to take a shuttle train from the C/D concourses where UA/US departs, but the 10 minute transit is well worth your time, considering the UA Club is a joke.
The LH Senator Lounge offers a full meal spread, high-quality espresso machine, open bar (without being guilt-tripped into tipping grumpy bar staff, i.e. UA/US), and showers.
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