Concorde Room Access in JFK on a BA/Alaska Ticket during layover.
Oct 12, 2018, 3:32 pm
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Thanks. So it looks like customers getting CCR access with an onward IB flight at LHR T5 is actually not permitted?
Oct 12, 2018, 3:37 pm
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Oct 12, 2018, 4:18 pm
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Just to confirm the speculation mentioned earlier, QF are now based in T8 at JFK rather than T7. This move happened in April as part of the refurbishment work at T7.
Oct 12, 2018, 4:20 pm
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On this basis, I imagine somebody arrivongninto JFK in F on the first flight of the day (for instance) could do business in the city and then home on a flight later that day in a cabin lower than F and still have access to the CCR at JFK.
Oct 12, 2018, 9:10 pm
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I assume BA would have a decent argument that this is not a "connection".
Oct 12, 2018, 9:31 pm
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Assuming they didn’t see this as a connection, how about LHR/JFK/LCY? You could travel between LHR/LCY via JFK just as you could via many EU destinations.
Oct 13, 2018, 12:02 am
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Given that they allow access the following day at T5 when arriving in F (and no time stipulation in this) I don’t see why not.
Assuming they didn’t see this as a connection, how about LHR/JFK/LCY? You could travel between LHR/LCY via JFK just as you could via many EU destinations.
2. LHR/LGW/LCY are all co-terminals of London, i.e. treated as same city for the purposes of fare construction.
3. Not sure of the relevance of T5/next day/time stipulation point here.
Oct 13, 2018, 12:36 am
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I have an upcoming flight that is unfortunately booked on British Airways first class from London Heathrow to JFK, with an onward connection to Los Angeles in Alaska Airlines first class, all under the same itinerary. Upon re-clearing the mess that is security in their dreadful terminal 7 for the domestic leg of the trip, will I be able to use the Concorde Room?
On a side note, when first class transatlantic travel is viewed as a misfortune, it may be time to re-evaluate life goals.
Oct 13, 2018, 2:49 am
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Oct 13, 2018, 5:57 am
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not according to the rules. However as noted above I suspect you would actually get access as there is a lot of smudging of flight numbers and operating airline between IB and BA flights at T5.
Oct 13, 2018, 6:35 pm
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Only for another 10 days though.
Oct 13, 2018, 7:00 pm
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Let OP experience the AS lounge and he'll never whinge about other travel again.
Oct 13, 2018, 10:17 pm
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Oct 16, 2018, 1:11 pm
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I'm feel 'unfortunate' is being more than generous to this Spanish drunk tourist shuttle of an airline. My hope was that while transferring there was at least a chance to freshen up, since a partner airline would include such a benefit, as well as many others (say, decent catering and ground services.)
