Prospero

DoctorCopper flew out of ORD T5 last night and confirmed the lounge has reopened.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28740201-post9.html

backofthefridge

Does CX check you in for the 807 flight directly from the BA F & J lounges?

jagmeets

Presume that you meant 'board' instead of 'check in'..2/3 of my ex-ORD departures boarded direct from the BA F lounge, while 1 had been from a gate a short walk away.

backofthefridge

Yep, meant "board"...thank you!

Flying CX J soon & also have Priority Pass; just wondering what my best lounge option is. I'll probably just stick with BA.

G-CIVC

There is no boarding from the lounge as the gate used is the one adjacent to it instead (M11).

But there are Cx staff in the BA Flounge that will individually announce to you that it's time to board (or if in F, walk with you out)- I guess it doesn't relate to your case anyway.

G-CIVC

ORD flyers may wish to take note that they have now moved to gate M15 - no idea if its permanent or temporary. It was a ridiculous long walk to immigration and wait for bags, if anything. As if the BA F lounge was not bad enough, now there isn't even the gorgeous 77W to stare at while waiting for boarding.

Gongzuokuang

Is M15 really that much further than M11? It doesn't look like it on the map. I'm on it in a few weeks.

FlyingHippo

Random question - Flying CX807 in a few weeks but arriving on AA on separate PNR so I will have to claim them re-check my bags. Was planning to spend some time in AA Flagship lounge in T3 but will I be able to clear security back into T3 after I leave?

Stgermainparis

Just for a DP: Inbound J on CX HKG-ORD and ongoing on separate PNR in econ. Slightly burdensome to check in to Admirals club in T3 b/c system wants to only recognize econ/final destination boarding pass. Agent was able to override (or something). Later I asked about Flagship access and was granted after producing J CX inbound boarding passes again. It's funny, I usually don't save them but this time I did. Flagship has much bigger selection of food but it frankly didn't look all that appetizing. Best part is the self serve premium liquor and the nice wine selection. We're here a couple of hours, so it will be nice with those perks.

B2707

I'm originating in ORD and would prefer the AA Flagship Lounge in T3 to the dismal BA First lounge in T5. Is it possible to present a CX boarding pass at T3 security, use the Flagship Lounge there, and take the bus to T5 for boarding?

shd9

Yes I have done this several times; you can even go through the TSA Precheck lane in T3. Just be careful there seems to be a shuttle driver's break during the time CX807 departures, so it is better to leave a little earlier.

B2707

Thanks for the information--especially the warning re the lunch hour for the connection-bus driver.

Entering via T3 becomes a double win: a better lounge experience (AA FL vs BA F lounge) and TSA Pre-Check, since it apparently still isn't available in T5. https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/myf...Pages/TSA.aspx

thatdarnpunk

ernestnywang

If you have checked bag and originates from ORD, you have to go to T5. Otherwise, you can get boarding pass by OLCI, or if you originate from another AA flight and have everything in one PNR, bags will be checked through and you would already be in T3.

B2707

Since I originated in Chicago and didn't need to check a bag I printed out my boarding pass and showed the person who guards the T3 precheck line the very fine grey print under the QR code that says "TSA PRECHECK". No problem. The TSA agent who scanned my boarding pass asked if I knew I was in the wrong terminal. When I explained that I was going to use the Flagship Lounge and then take the shuttle bus to T5, he said that's fine, as long as you know what you're doing.

There was a fairly unusual routing for the ORD-HKG flight: we flew east from Chicago rather than west (over eastern Canada and Greenland), so this became a true around-the-world trip since the return from HKG was also to the east (over Alaska and western/central Canada).