Lounge access when flying UK Domestic connecting to CE flight
Jul 11, 2015, 10:28 pm
#1
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Lounge access when flying UK Domestic connecting to CE flight
I am looking to fly GLA-LHR-CDG, where GLA-LHR is UK Domestic class, and LHR-CDG is CE. I assume I get lounge access in LHR, but do I get it in GLA? The website seems to suggest so under 'View all features'. Just curious.
Jul 11, 2015, 11:15 pm
#2
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Is your domestic sector Business UK? If yes, then you have lounge access
check this link out as well, it should have all the details you need:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...dashboard.html
check this link out as well, it should have all the details you need:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...dashboard.html
Jul 12, 2015, 12:08 am
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Lounge access when flying UK Domestic connecting to CE flight
I believe that you get access by virtue of connecting to or from CE, whether or not your DOM sector shows Business UK.
My understanding is that the OW rule permits access for same day feeder flights on OW airlines to an OW-operated LH flight.
However, BA are more generous and extend this for their flights to feeder flights to CE, rather than just LH.
If your DOM BP shows Business UK, you will get access through that; otherwise you will need to show your CE BP.
Issue with Business UK being required is for feeders to WTP where standard revenue fares book into Business UK, thus permitting lounge access on domestic leg even though WTP does not permit lounge access. However, rewards don't book into Business UK and therefore you don't get this rather anomalous lounge access.
Hope that helps.
My understanding is that the OW rule permits access for same day feeder flights on OW airlines to an OW-operated LH flight.
However, BA are more generous and extend this for their flights to feeder flights to CE, rather than just LH.
If your DOM BP shows Business UK, you will get access through that; otherwise you will need to show your CE BP.
Issue with Business UK being required is for feeders to WTP where standard revenue fares book into Business UK, thus permitting lounge access on domestic leg even though WTP does not permit lounge access. However, rewards don't book into Business UK and therefore you don't get this rather anomalous lounge access.
Hope that helps.
Jul 12, 2015, 3:24 am
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Yes, you can use the lounges at GLA and LHR. You will likely need to show your CE boarding pass at GLA.
Jul 13, 2015, 9:21 am
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Just seems odd that you are going through all this painand to transit via LHR for the likes of CDG (Esp CE to CDG for when the boarding will take longer than the flight for CE rubbish) when you can go direct in hour hour fifteen minutes or so on EZY....but I guess each have their own reasons...
Jul 13, 2015, 10:44 am
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Just seems odd that you are going through all this painand to transit via LHR for the likes of CDG (Esp CE to CDG for when the boarding will take longer than the flight for CE rubbish) when you can go direct in hour hour fifteen minutes or so on EZY....but I guess each have their own reasons...