Is it possible to guest an economy passenger into Business class lounge in Seoul
Jan 24, 2016, 2:13 pm
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Is it possible to guest an economy passenger into Business class lounge in Seoul
Greetings,
I am flying on Asiana 235 from ORD to ICN in Business class. He is in economy. We have a 5 hour layover before continuing on to NRT. Is there a procedure or pass I can pay for to guest him into the business class lounge?
I am flying on Asiana 235 from ORD to ICN in Business class. He is in economy. We have a 5 hour layover before continuing on to NRT. Is there a procedure or pass I can pay for to guest him into the business class lounge?
Jan 25, 2016, 12:27 am
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Theoretically your friend can pay 30000KRW to access the business class lounge if (s)he is departing with OZ. Having said that, I have never seen anyone actually pay at the counter to obtain access to the lounge. This might be a somewhat unusual procedure for the lounge attendant.
Jan 25, 2016, 2:27 am
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Theoretically your friend can pay 30000KRW to access the business class lounge if (s)he is departing with OZ. Having said that, I have never seen anyone actually pay at the counter to obtain access to the lounge. This might be a somewhat unusual procedure for the lounge attendant.
For many Korean passengers, there are also a lot of other non-airline lounges to which they might have access, e.g. through their credit card. I haven't been to one of those yet, but I'm told the Hyundai Card lounge has much more food available. The same applies for passengers in general with priority pass.
Jan 25, 2016, 6:16 am
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We are not so interested in food there are many restaurants
The few lounges I've been in are usually more comfortable than the gate area. And they have outlets for charging. Iirc this lounge has showers. So even though it's poor quality in relation to other lounges, imho it might be better than the alternative in a 5 hour layover from 4 am to 9 am.
Jan 25, 2016, 1:56 pm
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Basically to sum things up, if you have Star Alliance gold status, you can guest one person into the lounge regardless of the cabin you or your guest is flying in.
If you do not have Star Alliance gold status, you cannot guest anyone into the lounge even when you are flying in business class.
If you do not have Star Alliance gold status, you cannot guest anyone into the lounge even when you are flying in business class.
Jan 25, 2016, 4:32 pm
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Or, you can try and make friends with someone with Star Gold at the bottom of the escalator and get them to guest you in. I've done that to some people on occasion when I was previously a Star Gold. A long shot but it works sometime.
Jan 26, 2016, 6:37 am
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Jan 26, 2016, 2:09 pm
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Jan 29, 2016, 3:10 pm
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Since you're connecting on OZ, you'll be in the Main terminal. IMHO that OZ lounge is nice. It has been expanded to encompass what was also the OZ FC lounge, which has moved. I was there in November for a three hour layover and found the food decent and was quite comfortable. It used to be rather crowded, but after expansion it was just fine. OZ website states it opens at 0500.
Jan 30, 2016, 1:37 am
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Since you're connecting on OZ, you'll be in the Main terminal. IMHO that OZ lounge is nice. It has been expanded to encompass what was also the OZ FC lounge, which has moved. I was there in November for a three hour layover and found the food decent and was quite comfortable. It used to be rather crowded, but after expansion it was just fine. OZ website states it opens at 0500.
Feb 1, 2016, 3:31 am
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Nap Rooms
It's been a while since ive been into the OZ J Lounge - but are there any nap rooms now? I have a 7 hour connect at ICN.
Or are those partitioned Massage chairs still my best bet?
Thanks.
Or are those partitioned Massage chairs still my best bet?
Thanks.
