1500+ tier points, can I use 1st class lounge?
May 22, 2018, 6:27 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2018
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1500+ tier points, can I use 1st class lounge?
Any thoughts on whether I'll get access to BA SFO 1st lounge tonight?
Outbound tipped me over the magical 1,500 tier points - but gold card not issued via app yet.
Intrigued about what may be behind the secret door... or maybe nothing special?
Experience or advice - worth asking the staff?
Thanks
Outbound tipped me over the magical 1,500 tier points - but gold card not issued via app yet.
Intrigued about what may be behind the secret door... or maybe nothing special?
Experience or advice - worth asking the staff?
Thanks
May 22, 2018, 6:29 am
#3
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It's thoroughly underwhelming - I popped in (unchecked!) and out again last month for a couple of glasses of fizz but remained in the main lounge
**edit** just seen it's your first post MadNat so welcome !!!
**edit** just seen it's your first post MadNat so welcome !!!
May 22, 2018, 6:37 am
#4
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Welcome to FlyerTalk MadNat and especially to the BA branch. Congratulations on achieving Gold ^
Now that you've taken the courage to post I hope we hear more from you.
If your flights were a few days ago it might be worth logging out of the App and log back in to force a reset of the data.
Now that you've taken the courage to post I hope we hear more from you.
If your flights were a few days ago it might be worth logging out of the App and log back in to force a reset of the data.
May 22, 2018, 7:30 am
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May 22, 2018, 7:37 am
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Welcome to FlyerTalk MadNat and especially to the BA branch. Congratulations on achieving Gold ^
Now that you've taken the courage to post I hope we hear more from you.
If your flights were a few days ago it might be worth logging out of the App and log back in to force a reset of the data.
Now that you've taken the courage to post I hope we hear more from you.
If your flights were a few days ago it might be worth logging out of the App and log back in to force a reset of the data.
The BA app is good in my opinion - but perplexes my why when it says you've achieved a new level (same for bronze and silver), it doesn't render the app as your new level? It's software after all. Patience is apparently a virtue!
May 22, 2018, 7:48 am
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Thanks Tobias - will see what Gold delivers. I have done it the hard way - company policy is no Business class (even CEO).
The BA app is good in my opinion - but perplexes my why when it says you've achieved a new level (same for bronze and silver), it doesn't render the app as your new level? It's software after all. Patience is apparently a virtue!
My Computer Studies O Level was some years ago however.
May 22, 2018, 7:49 am
#8
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Yes you would rather think something along the lines of 'if points greater than 1499 then the app shows gold status' would be simple enough to add to the software.
So like many things in life, it's not that simple.
May 22, 2018, 8:20 am
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Congratulations on getting to Gold, and welcome to the BAEC board.
If your tier points have posted and it shows “you have achieved Gold” in the status tracker on the app but everything else looks Silver then I would ask if you can use the F lounge. They let me into the Gatwick First lounge when I was in that position earlier this year.
Took 2 days for the qualification flight to post and another day for app to upgrade - I had to log out and back in again to get it to show properly as IIRC it went a bit bonkers.
If your tier points have posted and it shows “you have achieved Gold” in the status tracker on the app but everything else looks Silver then I would ask if you can use the F lounge. They let me into the Gatwick First lounge when I was in that position earlier this year.
Took 2 days for the qualification flight to post and another day for app to upgrade - I had to log out and back in again to get it to show properly as IIRC it went a bit bonkers.
May 22, 2018, 8:24 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2018
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I've found it's not uncommon in SFO, particularly for the A380 departure, for the first class part of the lounge to be limited to passengers in first class only, so even if you can get the app to update or otherwise persuade them that you qualify normally you may find you're out of luck.
In this situation though I've often been directed towards the Cathay lounge which is much bigger and the sun doesn't shine directly through the windows creating a greenhouse effect like can often happen in the BA lounge. The noodle bar hours are timed for the Cathay flight though so not always available but the other options are not really worse than the very limited selection in the BA lounge in my opinion. The only things you really miss out on are direct boarding from the lounge, which only applies for the 747 flight as the A380 has to park at a different gate, and the ice cream trolley that used to come round although I've not seen that for a couple of years so it may have been enhanced away.
In this situation though I've often been directed towards the Cathay lounge which is much bigger and the sun doesn't shine directly through the windows creating a greenhouse effect like can often happen in the BA lounge. The noodle bar hours are timed for the Cathay flight though so not always available but the other options are not really worse than the very limited selection in the BA lounge in my opinion. The only things you really miss out on are direct boarding from the lounge, which only applies for the 747 flight as the A380 has to park at a different gate, and the ice cream trolley that used to come round although I've not seen that for a couple of years so it may have been enhanced away.
Last edited by farcaster; May 22, 2018 at 8:35 am
May 22, 2018, 8:34 am
#13
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As others have said try logging out of the app and signing back in. When I last got the Silver to Gold bump I had another flight two days later, both the qualifying flight and the next one were on BA. The status upgraded on the day of travel and I had already OLCI'd. I got the check-in desk to reprint the boarding pass and it showed me as BA Gold, I was able to get a new boarding pass on the app too.
That said, the SFO First lounge really isn't anything to get excited about!
That said, the SFO First lounge really isn't anything to get excited about!
May 22, 2018, 3:13 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Any thoughts on whether I'll get access to BA SFO 1st lounge tonight?
Outbound tipped me over the magical 1,500 tier points - but gold card not issued via app yet.
Intrigued about what may be behind the secret door... or maybe nothing special?
Experience or advice - worth asking the staff?
Thanks
Outbound tipped me over the magical 1,500 tier points - but gold card not issued via app yet.
Intrigued about what may be behind the secret door... or maybe nothing special?
Experience or advice - worth asking the staff?
Thanks