when does the wing open
Jul 13, 2003 | 3:00 am
#4
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SFO/OAK
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by christep:
And I think the earliest you can check-in (at the Airport Express station) is when it opens on the day before your flight.</font>
And I think the earliest you can check-in (at the Airport Express station) is when it opens on the day before your flight.</font>
Aug 18, 2003 | 6:06 am
#10
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York
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This was Aug. 18.
Staff told me the Wing was to officially open at 7 a.m. but the smoking lounge and the nearby small lounge both downstairs were open when I went there at 6:20 a.m.
The staff came over to the downstairs lounges at around 6:45 a.m. to announce the opening of the Wing.
Staff told me the Wing was to officially open at 7 a.m. but the smoking lounge and the nearby small lounge both downstairs were open when I went there at 6:20 a.m.
The staff came over to the downstairs lounges at around 6:45 a.m. to announce the opening of the Wing.
Aug 18, 2003 | 1:30 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 1999
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6:30, 7:00. Doesn't really matter. My experience arriving from SFO sometimes earlier than schedule is that they'll let you in to use the lounge near the Smoking Bar until the rest of The Wing is ready.
Aug 18, 2003 | 8:10 pm
#13
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York
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I arrived something like 5:45 a.m. the other day. Did I like waiting for the rest of the lounge to open so that I can use showers and cabanas? No.
If this had been with SQ and in SIN, I don't think I would have had to wait in another lounge that has only the basics just to wait for a full-fledged service lounge to open.
If this had been with SQ and in SIN, I don't think I would have had to wait in another lounge that has only the basics just to wait for a full-fledged service lounge to open.
Aug 18, 2003 | 8:28 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2003
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by miki13331:
the pier is still closed even though there are a lot of flights departing from gates out there and the wing gets very crowded at peak periods. </font>
the pier is still closed even though there are a lot of flights departing from gates out there and the wing gets very crowded at peak periods. </font>
Considering only one flight is scheduled to arrive before 07:00 (at 06:30, from SFO), I don't think it is really reasonable to expect The Wing to open before that time. As things stand, CX are already being flexible enough to open the downstairs portion of the lounge to passengers who get in early, so I'm not sure what more one can in good faith expect.