Flip-flops allowed at ANA Lounge?
Jul 20, 2017, 7:24 am
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Flip-flops allowed at ANA Lounge?
I'll be flying out of HND in a few days but, for various reasons, I'm down to only a pair of flip flops on this trip. Planning to use ANA Lounge. I'm pretty certain they won't care (UA Club doesn't), but I thought I'd ask here to be sure. Id rather not have to buy another pair of shoes (got plenty back home).
Jul 20, 2017, 9:56 am
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I'll be flying out of HND in a few days but, for various reasons, I'm down to only a pair of flip flops on this trip. Planning to use ANA Lounge. I'm pretty certain they won't care (UA Club doesn't), but I thought I'd ask here to be sure. Id rather not have to buy another pair of shoes (got plenty back home).
Flip-flops are not the safest thing to wear on a wet floor - which can happen as I've seen food and drink spilled.
You may get some stares from business travellers who seem to be a large portion of those in the business lounge. Vacationers might not care.
Finally, despite everyone wanting to enjoy summer and flip flops, they are never recommended for flight. Should there be am emergency and you have to deplane quickly or run, your flip flops will not be the best choice.
(I'm not the flip flop police
, but I've seen way too many people slip, fall or lose one and then get left with no proper footwear)YMMV
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Jul 21, 2017, 2:39 am
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Jul 21, 2017, 9:34 am
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Thanks a lot, everyone.
Relieved to read confirmation that flip-flops won't be a problem. Hopefully I won't get a lot of stares, either. Imho flip-flops are less egregious in a lounge than bringing along a 2 year-old you can't control or Japanese businessmen sniffling loudly while hovering over food spread. Then again dress codes would be much easier to enforce. I'll try to not get arrested en route to the airport!
Relieved to read confirmation that flip-flops won't be a problem. Hopefully I won't get a lot of stares, either. Imho flip-flops are less egregious in a lounge than bringing along a 2 year-old you can't control or Japanese businessmen sniffling loudly while hovering over food spread. Then again dress codes would be much easier to enforce. I'll try to not get arrested en route to the airport!
Jul 21, 2017, 1:05 pm
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Thanks a lot, everyone.
Relieved to read confirmation that flip-flops won't be a problem. Hopefully I won't get a lot of stares, either. Imho flip-flops are less egregious in a lounge than bringing along a 2 year-old you can't control or Japanese businessmen sniffling loudly while hovering over food spread. Then again dress codes would be much easier to enforce. I'll try to not get arrested en route to the airport!
Relieved to read confirmation that flip-flops won't be a problem. Hopefully I won't get a lot of stares, either. Imho flip-flops are less egregious in a lounge than bringing along a 2 year-old you can't control or Japanese businessmen sniffling loudly while hovering over food spread. Then again dress codes would be much easier to enforce. I'll try to not get arrested en route to the airport!
Based on what I see in J cabins, 2 year-olds often seem much better behaved than some suited businessmen who have status.
Jul 22, 2017, 12:57 pm
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Flip flops are for servants.
Can you downgrade yourself to economy or find yourself a cheap pair of shoes?
Lounges and higher classes of travel exist so we don't have to deal with the riff-raff and their lifestyle. If you don't belong, please stay away. It is not asking for much to expect you to hide your feet and other organs that usually are not shown in public in high end places. Please.
Can you downgrade yourself to economy or find yourself a cheap pair of shoes?
Lounges and higher classes of travel exist so we don't have to deal with the riff-raff and their lifestyle. If you don't belong, please stay away. It is not asking for much to expect you to hide your feet and other organs that usually are not shown in public in high end places. Please.
Jul 22, 2017, 8:21 pm
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I do it all the time and infact most of the times, I'm the only guy that's not wearing a suit 
T-Shirt and Shorts as if I were about to go play basketball or tennis. Than followed by the brand name wearable's and cases.
T-Shirt and Shorts as if I were about to go play basketball or tennis. Than followed by the brand name wearable's and cases.
Jul 23, 2017, 3:14 am
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And here I thought, based on the thread subject, that this was another "flip flopping" between NH and UA lounges @ NRT question. lol.
Jul 26, 2017, 7:37 am
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Anyway, glad you enjoyed your visit.
Jul 26, 2017, 7:58 am
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Flip flops are for servants.
Can you downgrade yourself to economy or find yourself a cheap pair of shoes?
Lounges and higher classes of travel exist so we don't have to deal with the riff-raff and their lifestyle. If you don't belong, please stay away. It is not asking for much to expect you to hide your feet and other organs that usually are not shown in public in high end places. Please.
Can you downgrade yourself to economy or find yourself a cheap pair of shoes?
Lounges and higher classes of travel exist so we don't have to deal with the riff-raff and their lifestyle. If you don't belong, please stay away. It is not asking for much to expect you to hide your feet and other organs that usually are not shown in public in high end places. Please.
Jul 26, 2017, 8:36 am
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The tone is half-joking, nonetheless I am serious. If you want a semi-public space, hotel, restaurant, aircraft cabin or lounge, to feel premium, you expect this space to meet certain standards. And a minimal dress code for employees and patrons is not unusual. As a patron myself, I have the right to dislike certain behaviors and feel they do not belong to a type of place. If I pay to access a lounge where I see the same kind of ugliness I can see in the concourse, why is it worth it for me to pay?
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Jul 26, 2017, 8:02 pm
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If you want a semi-public space, hotel, restaurant, aircraft cabin or lounge, to feel premium, you expect this space to meet certain standards. And a minimal dress code for employees and patrons is not unusual. As a patron myself, I have the right to dislike certain behaviors and feel they do not belong to a type of place. If I pay to access a lounge where I see the same kind of ugliness I can see in the concourse, why is it worth it for me to pay?
My feet are meticulously clean, btw.