Cathay Pacific – Chicago (ORD) Lounge
Oct 10, 2014, 11:56 pm
#91
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Oct 13, 2014, 11:09 am
#92
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Cathay Pacific – Chicago (ORD) Lounge
I itinerary will be AUS-ORD-HKG in F. Sadly, the last direction flight between AUS to ORD lands at 7:25pm, which leaves me with FIVE hours at the airport. Since I'll be arriving on a AA flight to ORD and flying first class to HKG in CX, could I access the AA flagship lounge?
Oct 13, 2014, 7:24 pm
#93
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I itinerary will be AUS-ORD-HKG in F. Sadly, the last direction flight between AUS to ORD lands at 7:25pm, which leaves me with FIVE hours at the airport. Since I'll be arriving on a AA flight to ORD and flying first class to HKG in CX, could I access the AA flagship lounge?
AA uses Terminal 3 ORD
The Flagship Lounge is in Terminal 3
CX uses Terminal 5 (so much for seamless oneworld transit! There is no airside transit)
So you need to take the free people mover train to Terminal 5 and go thru security with your boarding pass
Note that CX offers no Priority security lane at Terminal 5
CX departs from Terminal 5 hence you need to use the BA F lounge in Terminal 5
Oct 13, 2014, 7:33 pm
#94
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Although the CX lounge girl was there at 1200 hrs
Quite funny, ethnic Chinese but spoke no Mandarin nor Cantonese
The ‘dining room’ is a 2 meter long trolley with some sandwiches on it
http://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access/
British Airways Terraces / First Lounge
Location details: Terminal 5 Airside between gates M11 and M12
Opening hours: Daily: 14:00 till final BA Departure
Notes: Access to First Lounge is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class
Quite funny, ethnic Chinese but spoke no Mandarin nor Cantonese
The ‘dining room’ is a 2 meter long trolley with some sandwiches on it
http://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-access/
British Airways Terraces / First Lounge
Location details: Terminal 5 Airside between gates M11 and M12
Opening hours: Daily: 14:00 till final BA Departure
Notes: Access to First Lounge is restricted to Emerald members or those travelling in First Class
Oct 16, 2014, 1:11 pm
#95
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Originally Posted by Marco Polo
Note that CX offers no Priority security lane at Terminal 5
CX departs from Terminal 5 hence you need to use the BA F lounge in Terminal 5
CX departs from Terminal 5 hence you need to use the BA F lounge in Terminal 5
Are BA dragons finally allowing CX DMs to use their lounge now at T5? When I flew out ORD quite often I was denied 3 times, I stopped trying after the third time. (Each time the answer was: you have your own lounge, we are over capacity; the lounge was quite empty each time I asked)
Oct 16, 2014, 1:18 pm
#96
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Are BA dragons finally allowing CX DMs to use their lounge now at T5? When I flew out ORD quite often I was denied 3 times, I stopped trying after the third time. (Each time the answer was: you have your own lounge, we are over capacity; the lounge was quite empty each time I asked)
Last edited by SeeBuyFly; Oct 16, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Oct 16, 2014, 1:44 pm
#97
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If you are DM (or traveling First Class), at check-in tell the agent you would like an escort through security. They will assign a staff that walks you up the priority line to go through ID security, and then escort you to use the First/Business Class line for baggage security line.
Are BA dragons finally allowing CX DMs to use their lounge now at T5? When I flew out ORD quite often I was denied 3 times, I stopped trying after the third time. (Each time the answer was: you have your own lounge, we are over capacity; the lounge was quite empty each time I asked)
Are BA dragons finally allowing CX DMs to use their lounge now at T5? When I flew out ORD quite often I was denied 3 times, I stopped trying after the third time. (Each time the answer was: you have your own lounge, we are over capacity; the lounge was quite empty each time I asked)
Oct 16, 2014, 8:29 pm
#99
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So for BE passengers at ORD, are they also able to use the BA lounge, or just F passengers. Is there a distinction bewteen an F lounge and BE lounge. Sorry for asking I'm new to CX, coming over from DL, where it's one size fits all for their SkyClubs.
Oct 16, 2014, 11:48 pm
#101
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I itinerary will be AUS-ORD-HKG in F. Sadly, the last direction flight between AUS to ORD lands at 7:25pm, which leaves me with FIVE hours at the airport. Since I'll be arriving on a AA flight to ORD and flying first class to HKG in CX, could I access the AA flagship lounge?
Oct 17, 2014, 2:43 am
#102
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So it sounds like the BA lounge is nothing special at ORD for business class passengers, may be I should just hang out at the AA club in T3 until it's time to depart for HKG on CX in Business Class. I suppose I could also use the DL SkyClub as I'm a member there also.
Oct 18, 2014, 8:31 pm
#103
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If you are DM (or traveling First Class), at check-in tell the agent you would like an escort through security. They will assign a staff that walks you up the priority line to go through ID security, and then escort you to use the First/Business Class line for baggage security line
Oct 18, 2014, 8:34 pm
#104
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Yikes, sorry, just read my post and realized "demanding" was a poor choice of words. Sorry. What I meant to say is that you really need to ask for things with CX. And when you do, I'm told they respond well. But otherwise you are largely ignored.
Oct 19, 2014, 1:40 am
#105
Join Date: May 2009
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In fact, I fly out of ORD tomorrow, will see what happens when I go to the First Class counter.