BA Concorde Room Worth $300 For Visit?
Dec 13, 2021, 1:51 am
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BA Concorde Room Worth $300 For Visit?
Looking at a flight itinerary to Europe and am picking destination based on cheapest price for a F ticket. I can go to a T3-departure city for $300 less than the cheapest T5-departure city. So the question is... is the Concorde Room visit (the advantage of flying outta T5 rather than T3) worth the fare difference? I'm flying in from JFK so I would've seen the Concorde Room there just prior
Please help convince me one way or the other... I'm on the fence about it
(Also a quick check that one has access to the Concorde Room upon arrival from a F flight provided the connection is T5)
Please help convince me one way or the other... I'm on the fence about it
(Also a quick check that one has access to the Concorde Room upon arrival from a F flight provided the connection is T5)
Dec 13, 2021, 2:18 am
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Personal opinion: If the T3 lounges (I'm thinking Qantas, Cathay...) are open I'd 100% choose T3 over T5 (as I enjoy the food and drink on offer in those lounges more than the CCR, but that's me).
Regarding the status of the lounges, however, I'm not sure if they are open as usual or not.
Regarding the status of the lounges, however, I'm not sure if they are open as usual or not.
Dec 13, 2021, 2:27 am
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(if still available..)
Dec 13, 2021, 2:52 am
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Dec 13, 2021, 4:01 am
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Another option to factor in based on the travel date would be the ability to rebook free of charge at a later point when part of the booked trip gets canceled/rescheduled.
Dec 13, 2021, 11:52 am
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Like many (most?) posters here, I personally do not believe it is worth it. Having said that, my experience with many years on FT is that when someone asks a "is it worth it" question, generally, they have already decided to do it and are just looking for positive affirmations. On the occasions those positive affirmations don't come, the poster usually ends up doing it anyhow.
I guess we shall see how this one pans out...
Regards
I guess we shall see how this one pans out...
Regards
Dec 13, 2021, 11:55 am
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Dec 13, 2021, 12:27 pm
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It might be worth $300 to someone who's cash rich and on an exceptionally long layover if the alternative is browsing shops and waiting for the gate to open. To someone who has access to ok lounges anyway and wonders if CCR is worth a $300 premium ... As the man said, next question.