STN Lounge no contract!
Jun 4, 2017, 11:56 am
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport
They're not daily routes, I think most run at the weekends when the aircraft are not in use at LCY. It's fairly new, from last year I think.
Jun 4, 2017, 12:11 pm
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It basically allows the BACF aircraft and staff to work a full 7 day week, when LCY is closed between Saturday afternoon and Sunday lunchtime. Some exceptions, but that is how it started. It means that some locations get BA aircraft from 4 separate London airports.
Jun 4, 2017, 1:29 pm
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Plus a town of a mere 64,000 souls, Faro.
[Retirement homes of BA management is of course a mere coincidence].
The record, of course, is Ibiza. In addition to the 4 London airports, it also benefits from BA services from Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin and Manchester.
[Retirement homes of BA management is of course a mere coincidence].
The record, of course, is Ibiza. In addition to the 4 London airports, it also benefits from BA services from Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin and Manchester.
Jun 4, 2017, 3:22 pm
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The benefits of Club Europe now say use of lounges where available with the last 2 words added....
Jun 4, 2017, 3:50 pm
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What makes you think that.. they deliberately chose not to sign the contract at KRK and haven't done so for 2 years andt thats after stepping up the frequencies on the route due to it's success.
The benefits of Club Europe now say use of lounges where available with the last 2 words added....
The benefits of Club Europe now say use of lounges where available with the last 2 words added....
Jun 4, 2017, 4:43 pm
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Apologies I didn't read it that way as there was no question mark. Maybe I was steered by the fact that KRK advised me repeated over the last 2 years that BA won't sign the contract despite being asked by KRK several times if they wanted to.
Jun 4, 2017, 5:24 pm
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Same with the new Ibiza lounge IIRC .... which ironically Iberia is paying for.
Jun 5, 2017, 12:19 pm
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What makes you think that.. they deliberately chose not to sign the contract at KRK and haven't done so for 2 years andt thats after stepping up the frequencies on the route due to it's success.
The benefits of Club Europe now say use of lounges where available with the last 2 words added....
The benefits of Club Europe now say use of lounges where available with the last 2 words added....
Jun 5, 2017, 1:02 pm
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I don't think the when available is new? I'm sure I remember being there when I was looking into a FCO booking that had a lounge when booked and then didn't due to the fire and that was some time ago right? 2 years I think?
Funny as I had actually read it as that manager until you pointed out it could be read differently; it does make sense to a degree otherwise lounges with monopolies could essentially charge what they liked and the airline would have to pay it to meet their advertisement.
You could always ask ASA to clarify with them, maybe suggest some better wording.
Funny as I had actually read it as that manager until you pointed out it could be read differently; it does make sense to a degree otherwise lounges with monopolies could essentially charge what they liked and the airline would have to pay it to meet their advertisement.
You could always ask ASA to clarify with them, maybe suggest some better wording.
Jun 5, 2017, 1:24 pm
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What BA should do is have a pop-up window in the booking process when you select a J/F fare through one of these airports, stating that there is no lounge provision.
The functionality is there - for example they have pop-ups about terminal changes etc. But I'm sure BA have very little desire to highlight this particular service deficiency.
The functionality is there - for example they have pop-ups about terminal changes etc. But I'm sure BA have very little desire to highlight this particular service deficiency.
Jun 5, 2017, 1:28 pm
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What BA should do is have a pop-up window in the booking process when you select a J/F fare through one of these airports, stating that there is no lounge provision.
The functionality is there - for example they have pop-ups about terminal changes etc. But I'm sure BA have very little desire to highlight this particular service deficiency.
The functionality is there - for example they have pop-ups about terminal changes etc. But I'm sure BA have very little desire to highlight this particular service deficiency.
Jun 5, 2017, 1:30 pm
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Stansted, remember, is 2x2 Embraers. No empty middle seat. All CE gets is lounge and better food (remember ET food and drink is still free on CityFlyer). If there is no lounge then that CE meal is costing you £100 .....
Jun 5, 2017, 1:46 pm
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And of course the lounge is available om most (?all) of the airports for the return. Looking at the prices for example...
IBZ £140ish extra return
TXL £107ish extra return
FAO £100ish extra return
AGP £150ish extra return
I do take your point, I wouldn't do it unless I needed the TPs, but then given a lot of people are silver+ on here anyways, they are essentially paying the extra on all CE routes even if there is a lounge for the above plus the middle seat.
