Will Canadian officially join STAR on June 1?
May 30, 2000, 3:48 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: YUL
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Agree on the fall schedule. It seems impossible to me that within 2 days of June 1st and still no word about CP joining *A on that date. There is too much people involved in this to keep such a thing secret and there would be no reason to wait until the last second to announce it.
Besides that I really hope that September will be the latest because most of other One World partners will be gone and we will be stuck with very little opportunity when it is time for flying outside Canada.
Besides that I really hope that September will be the latest because most of other One World partners will be gone and we will be stuck with very little opportunity when it is time for flying outside Canada.
Jun 3, 2000, 8:18 am
#17
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Canada
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At least you will have Star Alliance lounge access now http://www.cdnair.ca/eng/cpi/01discover/index.html :
"Effective June 1st, 2000, Canadian Plus Executive Platinum, Gold and Empress Lounge members, with one guest, will have access to over 300 Star Alliance Gold Lounges worldwide. Star Alliance is the global alliance of Air Canada, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Ansett Australia, Austrian Airlines Group (Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air and Tyrolean Airways), Lufthansa, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Thai, United and Varig. "
"Effective June 1st, 2000, Canadian Plus Executive Platinum, Gold and Empress Lounge members, with one guest, will have access to over 300 Star Alliance Gold Lounges worldwide. Star Alliance is the global alliance of Air Canada, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Ansett Australia, Austrian Airlines Group (Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air and Tyrolean Airways), Lufthansa, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Thai, United and Varig. "
Jun 3, 2000, 8:25 am
#18
Company Representative - Air Canada
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Canada
Posts: 24,215
Maybe I missed it in the Star Alliance website but I can't find the Star Alliance Gold Lounge list.
Can anyone give me a list of Star Alliance GOLD Lounge or at least let me know which lounge I can use in HKG.
Thanks,
Empress
Can anyone give me a list of Star Alliance GOLD Lounge or at least let me know which lounge I can use in HKG.
Thanks,
Empress
Jun 3, 2000, 9:47 am
#19
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It's there but for only 35 cities and not in list form:
http://www.star-alliance.com/cgi-bin...serTemplate/16
http://www.star-alliance.com/cgi-bin...serTemplate/16
Jun 3, 2000, 9:47 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Oakville, Ont, Canada
Posts: 407
Empress:
I agree that the *A website leaves something to be desired. But anyway, you can click on destinations, enter your city, and it will bring up various information (weather, currency converter, *A airlines serving that airport, etc). It will also tell you which lounges are there and the carrier that operates them. For example, at HKG, I saw that ANA had two, Air New Zealand one, Ansett one, and United had a RCC. Having never been there, I do not know which ones are better, nicer, easier access, etc.
I agree that the *A website leaves something to be desired. But anyway, you can click on destinations, enter your city, and it will bring up various information (weather, currency converter, *A airlines serving that airport, etc). It will also tell you which lounges are there and the carrier that operates them. For example, at HKG, I saw that ANA had two, Air New Zealand one, Ansett one, and United had a RCC. Having never been there, I do not know which ones are better, nicer, easier access, etc.
Jun 3, 2000, 10:01 am
#21
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programs: OWEmerald; STARGold; BonvoyPlat; IHGPlat/Amb; HiltonGold; A|ClubPat; AirMilesPlat
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I suggest spending an hour or so going through postings on the STAR forums. There have been several in the past two months dealing with lounge access, and certain restrictions beased on the fare class or carrier you are flying. Because STAR only has the GOLD level (compared to SAPHHIRE and EMERALD in oneworld) there are distinctions which are not officially posted, but which it seems STAR members encounter when trying to enter a lounge. Generally, what might be termed as the First Class lounge (versus the club or Business Class lounge) tend to not admit STAR members unless they are flying First Class on that carrier. STAR members must use the Business Class lounge where a carrier operates separate facilities.
Jun 3, 2000, 10:20 am
#22
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I have posted (500K file!) a list of lounges that can be printed on a 8.5 X 11 paper. It has most but not all. Some in Africa (e.g. JNB for LH) are not listed nor are they listed on the Star Alliance website (e.g JNB). New Star partners (joining after AC, CP, NZ, ANA, AN, LH, SAS, TG, UA, Varig) are not listed (e.g. SQ)
Couldn't get the size down but is now in a Word 97 document so it is easier to print. http://members.home.net/deercroft/download.html and follow instructions
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Couldn't get the size down but is now in a Word 97 document so it is easier to print. http://members.home.net/deercroft/download.html and follow instructions
[This message has been edited by BlondeBomber (edited 06-03-2000).]
Jun 3, 2000, 11:15 am
#23
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Not quite true Shareholder. We now get access to Senator lounges on LH (except Stuttgart and some at Hamburg), not just the Business lounges (amazing when you think that it applies to 35K Aeroplan Elite compared to LH's Senators which takes 100 or 150K miles to achieve!). You can use Senator at Terminal 4 in Hamburg.
Also applies to Varig First Class lounges (except in some at Buenos Aires, Rio and Sao Paulo). You can use Varig at Entrance A Buenos Aires and Terminal 1 in Rio and Terminal 2 in Sao Paulo though!
. . . and to NZ Club and International lounges (not the First Class in Auckland)
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Also applies to Varig First Class lounges (except in some at Buenos Aires, Rio and Sao Paulo). You can use Varig at Entrance A Buenos Aires and Terminal 1 in Rio and Terminal 2 in Sao Paulo though!
. . . and to NZ Club and International lounges (not the First Class in Auckland)
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