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CX860 Mar 11, 2025 7:13 am


Originally Posted by tfung (Post 36950151)
Where is the first class terminal for SQ? Didn't know they have one... Or do you just mean a more exclusive check in area?

You're absolutely right. I thought it was separate terminal (it looked pretty seperate every time I passed it) but it's just a separate entrance. I guess that works too as long it's exclusive.

thomas164 Mar 11, 2025 7:18 am


Originally Posted by SLGO (Post 36950218)
Take away lounge access from silver, with a slight decrease in gold threshold, may do the trick

This would be the second Slap in the face in a year of Silver being very attractive with lounge access, after Vivian Lo saying short haul doesn’t need flat bed. Non-Diamond MPC will become very unattractive once again.

wadia13 Mar 11, 2025 7:22 am


Originally Posted by SLGO (Post 36950218)
Take away lounge access from silver, with a slight decrease in gold threshold, may do the trick

Do you have inside information that that is the plan? Or are you just speculating?

thomas164 Mar 11, 2025 7:41 am


Originally Posted by CX860 (Post 36950395)
You're absolutely right. I thought it was separate terminal (it looked pretty seperate every time I passed it) but it's just a separate entrance. I guess that works too as long it's exclusive.

Is there any space such that CX can have a First/DM+ checkin area and security, and straight through to the Wing First (after renovation)?

CX860 Mar 11, 2025 8:30 am


Originally Posted by thomas164 (Post 36950460)
Is there any space such that CX can have a First/DM+ checkin area and security, and straight through to the Wing First (after renovation)?

I think thats a question for HKIA and Immigration (as to whether they would be okay with staffing an exclusive area) not CX. You could also build another extension where the ubers and taxis pick up in car park 1 (and fix the disaster that is pick up while you're at it), that would lead you straight through the Wing but maybe not First.

CX860 Mar 11, 2025 8:39 am


Originally Posted by VE105 (Post 36950158)
DMP exclusive section in F lounges serving more premium food and drinks

That seems a bit awkward for both the pleb DMs and the DMPs. Wouldn't it be better to just have a separate lounge? Or at least like the Wing where you turn left for J and right for F when you come in the main entrance?


Originally Posted by VE105 (Post 36950158)
A certain number of upgrade vouchers each year

Only if they have a reasonable F network would that be useful though.


Originally Posted by VE105 (Post 36950158)
Guaranteed birthday and anniversary upgrades

But if F is full, its full so not sure how they can guarantee it?


Originally Posted by VE105 (Post 36950158)
Real priority check-in and boarding before DM/OWE, instead of sharing the same queue with them

Doesn't AF have escorts through the airport who take you through the queue so you just board at your leisure? I think thats the level that they need to be delivering.

cxwaterboy Mar 11, 2025 8:53 am


Originally Posted by thomas164 (Post 36950405)
after Vivian Lo saying short haul doesn’t need flat bed. Non-Diamond MPC will become very unattractive once again.

Where is this from? It seems contrary to their strategy for the new 330s.

HawaiiO Mar 11, 2025 8:57 am

maybe CX will try to follow SQ pps club thing where only buying business/first seats using cash qualify.
SQ pps members get certain redemption benefits, guaranteed upgrades and other stuff

G-CIVC Mar 11, 2025 9:04 am

I think we can just stop speculating here - I don't think the bulk of FTers have to worry much about the upcoming changes.

If anything (I need to add in a disclaimer here, it's purely my own speculation, entirely and merely :) ) the lounges are going to be more crowded than before.

CX860 Mar 11, 2025 9:09 am


Originally Posted by G-CIVC (Post 36950697)
I think we can just stop speculating here - I don't think the bulk of FTers have to worry much about the upcoming changes.

If anything (I need to add in a disclaimer here, it's purely my own speculation, entirely and merely :) ) the lounges are going to be more crowded than before.

More crowded lounges would make me worry...haha

CXj3j24 Mar 11, 2025 9:11 am


Originally Posted by G-CIVC (Post 36950697)
I think we can just stop speculating here - I don't think the bulk of FTers have to worry much about the upcoming changes.

If anything (I need to add in a disclaimer here, it's purely my own speculation, entirely and merely :) ) the lounges are going to be more crowded than before.

Can it be even more crowded?? :o

ernestnywang Mar 11, 2025 9:14 am


Originally Posted by SLGO (Post 36950218)
Take away lounge access from silver, with a slight decrease in gold threshold, may do the trick

I know you've read it before, but my thought (or rather, speculation) remains the same,

Originally Posted by ernestnywang (Post 36887279)
I believe J lounge for SL is the major selling point CX has. CX designed its lounge space with this in mind. I can see CX potentially limiting J lounge access for SL in airports without a CX lounge, but I do not see this coming for CX's own lounges.


ABC Traveler Mar 11, 2025 3:27 pm


Originally Posted by ernestnywang (Post 36950095)
If GO still gets mapped to Sapphire, I don't see much that can be taken away. By any chance do you know if GO will also be harder to attain for cheap-ticket flyers, after factoring both the lower earn rate and status requirement? GO is already not easy to retain for me. If they make it even harder, I may as well just give up.

They are crunching the numbers now, but yes, the goal is they are trying to find a way to reduce the bottom 5-10% of GO members and come up with a new system that drops them down to SL. It's two objectives: higher fare flyers will be rewarded to higher tiers more easily; lower-fare flyers will find it harder to attain premium tiers. If you are struggling to make GO now, and don't see an increase of premium flying in the future, I would start working out a plan B.

SLGO Mar 11, 2025 7:43 pm


Originally Posted by wadia13 (Post 36950412)
Do you have inside information that that is the plan? Or are you just speculating?

just a comment with 100% pure speculation I’m afraid, based on what everyone else was saying in this thread ;)

lsquare Mar 11, 2025 8:14 pm


Originally Posted by ABC Traveler (Post 36951609)
They are crunching the numbers now, but yes, the goal is they are trying to find a way to reduce the bottom 5-10% of GO members and come up with a new system that drops them down to SL. It's two objectives: higher fare flyers will be rewarded to higher tiers more easily; lower-fare flyers will find it harder to attain premium tiers. If you are struggling to make GO now, and don't see an increase of premium flying in the future, I would start working out a plan B.

I'm guessing if this happens, it'll be in 2026?


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