Lounge Access Question
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Lounge Access Question
Traveling DAC-YYZ on CX soon w/ 10+ hour connection at HKG.
(a) Do regular MPC Green members get any benefit (lounge access, meal voucher etc) for such long connections at HKG? Something like EK's lounge access at DXB?
(b) Is it possible to visit two lounges prior to the same flight? For example, if I visit The Cabin (usually closer to the gate where DAC flight arrives) in the morning and then The Wing later in the day? I think at check-in, CX agent prints a Lounge Access card. One Card = One Time Access??
(b) I am a MPC Silver while my wife is MPC Green. If I would like to access The Wing/Cabin, can I pay a certain fee to take her with me to the lounge?
(a) Do regular MPC Green members get any benefit (lounge access, meal voucher etc) for such long connections at HKG? Something like EK's lounge access at DXB?
(b) Is it possible to visit two lounges prior to the same flight? For example, if I visit The Cabin (usually closer to the gate where DAC flight arrives) in the morning and then The Wing later in the day? I think at check-in, CX agent prints a Lounge Access card. One Card = One Time Access??
(b) I am a MPC Silver while my wife is MPC Green. If I would like to access The Wing/Cabin, can I pay a certain fee to take her with me to the lounge?
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a) Don't think so.
b) Yes, when you give your lounge invitation to the receptionist, ask for your BP to be stamped with a re-entry stamp.
c) No guests for Silver members, only you can enter. I don't believe you can pay for entry (well... aside from upgrading to J/F).
b) Yes, when you give your lounge invitation to the receptionist, ask for your BP to be stamped with a re-entry stamp.
c) No guests for Silver members, only you can enter. I don't believe you can pay for entry (well... aside from upgrading to J/F).
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Traveling DAC-YYZ on CX soon w/ 10+ hour connection at HKG.
(a) Do regular MPC Green members get any benefit (lounge access, meal voucher etc) for such long connections at HKG? Something like EK's lounge access at DXB?
(b) Is it possible to visit two lounges prior to the same flight? For example, if I visit The Cabin (usually closer to the gate where DAC flight arrives) in the morning and then The Wing later in the day? I think at check-in, CX agent prints a Lounge Access card. One Card = One Time Access??
(b) I am a MPC Silver while my wife is MPC Green. If I would like to access The Wing/Cabin, can I pay a certain fee to take her with me to the lounge?
(a) Do regular MPC Green members get any benefit (lounge access, meal voucher etc) for such long connections at HKG? Something like EK's lounge access at DXB?
(b) Is it possible to visit two lounges prior to the same flight? For example, if I visit The Cabin (usually closer to the gate where DAC flight arrives) in the morning and then The Wing later in the day? I think at check-in, CX agent prints a Lounge Access card. One Card = One Time Access??
(b) I am a MPC Silver while my wife is MPC Green. If I would like to access The Wing/Cabin, can I pay a certain fee to take her with me to the lounge?
b.) Yes. As long as you have the ability to access the lounge (Silver or above), you can visit as many lounges as many times as you like. Sometimes they stamp your BP with a "lounge re-entry" stamp, but it's not necessary to have so long as your benefits allow you to be in the lounge.
c.) It is a big waste of Asia Miles to bring your wife into the lounge, unless you have a massive quantity of them. Burning Asia Miles at a decent rate - $0.02 USD cents/mile - implies a $140 USD value for your wife to enter the lounge. Sometimes you can burn miles at a rate of $0.05 USD cent/mile or higher. That would imply $350 USD for your wife to enter! Fortunately, there are two easy solutions to this:
i.) Ask nicely. Although you're not GO or DM, I think if you present it in a very polite way you've got a shot at getting her in with you for free. Just note that if SHE leaves the lounge, she will need that "lounge re-entry" stamp since she's not supposed to be there in the first place. Your lounge hopping abilities will admittedly probably need to be curtailed because I don't think every lounge dragon is going to agree.
ii.) Go into Hong Kong with your ten hours. Plenty of time to get to TST or Central and poke around. It's only $20 USD round-trip per person on the Airport Express train.
iii.) Stay in the airport and ditch the lounges. There are plenty of places to eat (including full service restaurants and fast food), especially if you're willing to spend up to $140 USD (the approximate value of those 7,000 Asia Miles you're considering burning). Plus there's free wifi all over HKIA (which, ironically is faster than CX's lounge connections), and nearly endless seating and great spots for looking over the tarmac.
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i.) Ask nicely. Although you're not GO or DM, I think if you present it in a very polite way you've got a shot at getting her in with you for free. Just note that if SHE leaves the lounge, she will need that "lounge re-entry" stamp since she's not supposed to be there in the first place. Your lounge hopping abilities will admittedly probably need to be curtailed because I don't think every lounge dragon is going to agree.
ii.) Go into Hong Kong with your ten hours. Plenty of time to get to TST or Central and poke around. It's only $20 USD round-trip per person on the Airport Express train.
iii.) Stay in the airport and ditch the lounges. There are plenty of places to eat (including full service restaurants and fast food), especially if you're willing to spend up to $140 USD (the approximate value of those 7,000 Asia Miles you're considering burning). Plus there's free wifi all over HKIA (which, ironically is faster than CX's lounge connections), and nearly endless seating and great spots for looking over the tarmac.
ii.) Go into Hong Kong with your ten hours. Plenty of time to get to TST or Central and poke around. It's only $20 USD round-trip per person on the Airport Express train.
iii.) Stay in the airport and ditch the lounges. There are plenty of places to eat (including full service restaurants and fast food), especially if you're willing to spend up to $140 USD (the approximate value of those 7,000 Asia Miles you're considering burning). Plus there's free wifi all over HKIA (which, ironically is faster than CX's lounge connections), and nearly endless seating and great spots for looking over the tarmac.
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instead of starting a new thread....
if I fly HKG-TPE on Economy and TPE-HKG on SAME DAY return in Business revenue ticket, do I get to access lounge at HKG airport prior to my HKG-TPE flight? Obviously I don't have status
if I fly HKG-TPE on Economy and TPE-HKG on SAME DAY return in Business revenue ticket, do I get to access lounge at HKG airport prior to my HKG-TPE flight? Obviously I don't have status
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If you can get your TPE-HKG J Class boarding pass in advance, I don't see why they will stop you.
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I am not saying per the rule OP can get it. It is simply that CX/KA at HKG may extend a little "courtesy" based on J travel.
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