Guests in Emirates Lounge
Jun 23, 2014, 10:24 am
#16
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And not only is your BP scanned, but Emirates management scans this forum, and similar forums too. They've seen all the tricks over the years.
Nice try though ......
Nice try though ......
Jun 23, 2014, 10:33 am
#17
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
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Well, what if you walk out and enter another lounge and tell them that you can't find your BP and get another BP issued and then guest someone in...
Jun 23, 2014, 11:10 am
#18
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Location: OSL
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Not sure how their system works, but would expect that on entry they would scan your BP, along with that of the guest, and "link" them as your guest.
Jun 23, 2014, 11:11 am
#19
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Are regular flyers (and hopefully decent people in their normal lives) SO desperate to get someone into an airline lounge that they will stoop to such con tricks .......
Oh dear
Oh dear
Jun 23, 2014, 12:09 pm
#20
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
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. How about this - Enter the J lounge opposite/ upstairs (or for that matter any F lounge in a different concourse) with your first guest and leave him there. Then take your other guest and enter the F lounge and tell the dragon that you entered the J lounge by mistake and they sent you and the guest (the second one) over to the F lounge...And if you are worried about the marking at the back of the BP, just make the same sign at the back of the second guest's BP (or leave blank) as the dragon might do at the back of the first guest's BP
Jun 23, 2014, 12:31 pm
#21
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BTW, just in case your other two guests are your wife and child - they typically allow them both in the F lounge and I am sure they will do the same in the J lounge as well...
Jun 23, 2014, 12:56 pm
#22
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Yep, I guess if you put your mind to it (and are happy to lie through your teeth) then there's no end to the sort of tricks to be tried !
My experience of Emirates Lounges (ie those directly under their control) is that they are - for the most part - relatively uncrowded and well-managed. But that's not always the case with third party/shared lounges - as per my own experience, and that of many other travellers/posters.
Next time you have difficulty finding a seat in some lounge or other around the world, you might want to ask yourself whether any of the 'guests' perhaps have no genuine entitlement to be there ? And then also ask yourself how you would feel if that became a regular pattern in Emirates lounges too, such that they would slowly but surely begin to lose some of their much-valued benefit.
Just a thought .......
My experience of Emirates Lounges (ie those directly under their control) is that they are - for the most part - relatively uncrowded and well-managed. But that's not always the case with third party/shared lounges - as per my own experience, and that of many other travellers/posters.
Next time you have difficulty finding a seat in some lounge or other around the world, you might want to ask yourself whether any of the 'guests' perhaps have no genuine entitlement to be there ? And then also ask yourself how you would feel if that became a regular pattern in Emirates lounges too, such that they would slowly but surely begin to lose some of their much-valued benefit.
Just a thought .......
Jun 23, 2014, 1:10 pm
#23
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Location: BOM
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Yep, I guess if you put your mind to it (and are happy to lie through your teeth) then there's no end to the sort of tricks to be tried !
My experience of Emirates Lounges (ie those directly under their control) is that they are - for the most part - relatively uncrowded and well-managed. But that's not always the case with third party/shared lounges - as per my own experience, and that of many other travellers/posters.
Next time you have difficulty finding a seat in some lounge or other around the world, you might want to ask yourself whether any of the 'guests' perhaps have no genuine entitlement to be there ? And then also ask yourself how you would feel if that became a regular pattern in Emirates lounges too, such that they would slowly but surely begin to lose some of their much-valued benefit.
Just a thought .......
My experience of Emirates Lounges (ie those directly under their control) is that they are - for the most part - relatively uncrowded and well-managed. But that's not always the case with third party/shared lounges - as per my own experience, and that of many other travellers/posters.
Next time you have difficulty finding a seat in some lounge or other around the world, you might want to ask yourself whether any of the 'guests' perhaps have no genuine entitlement to be there ? And then also ask yourself how you would feel if that became a regular pattern in Emirates lounges too, such that they would slowly but surely begin to lose some of their much-valued benefit.
Just a thought .......
Jun 23, 2014, 1:22 pm
#24
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Okay, if they're just 'thoughts' then fair enough, no harm done in just thinking out loud I guess ......
In any event, if I DID have a clever solution to bypass the system AND I was minded to put it to use ........then I sure wouldn't post it here - simply because EK management drop by to read the forum too. They wouldn't be slow in closing the loopholes .......
In any event, if I DID have a clever solution to bypass the system AND I was minded to put it to use ........then I sure wouldn't post it here - simply because EK management drop by to read the forum too. They wouldn't be slow in closing the loopholes .......
Jun 23, 2014, 1:41 pm
#25
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Okay, if they're just 'thoughts' then fair enough, no harm done in just thinking out loud I guess ......
In any event, if I DID have a clever solution to bypass the system AND I was minded to put it to use ........then I sure wouldn't post it here - simply because EK management drop by to read the forum too. They wouldn't be slow in closing the loopholes .......
In any event, if I DID have a clever solution to bypass the system AND I was minded to put it to use ........then I sure wouldn't post it here - simply because EK management drop by to read the forum too. They wouldn't be slow in closing the loopholes .......
Jun 23, 2014, 10:06 pm
#27
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
Contrary to some expectations, most lounge receptionists I have spoken to at relatively low traffic lounges like the DXB F lounges or outstations actually remember the faces (if not the names) of their recent arrivals and if they have already brought a guest 
And yes, which pax have logged into which lounge at what time by which receptionist is also recorded, as how will EK management know who to send warning letters to in case a pax misses their flight whilst officially being "in a lounge"...
And yes, which pax have logged into which lounge at what time by which receptionist is also recorded, as how will EK management know who to send warning letters to in case a pax misses their flight whilst officially being "in a lounge"...
Jun 23, 2014, 11:39 pm
#28
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Contrary to some expectations, most lounge receptionists I have spoken to at relatively low traffic lounges like the DXB F lounges or outstations actually remember the faces (if not the names) of their recent arrivals and if they have already brought a guest And yes, which pax have logged into which lounge at what time by which receptionist is also recorded, as how will EK management know who to send warning letters to in case a pax misses their flight whilst officially being "in a lounge"...
And yes, which pax have logged into which lounge at what time by which receptionist is also recorded, as how will EK management know who to send warning letters to in case a pax misses their flight whilst officially being "in a lounge"...I agree that there should be a check on who is inside and who is outside (for fire regs etc).
Also there are several entrances to lounges.(J lounge in B concourse has at least 3 AFAIK). They do have another layer of dragons doing a secondary check of the BP's at some entrances (if you look dodgy)
I have to admit that its easier for the dragons at outstations to keep track as the pax volumes are lower and there are usually a couple of hours between each EK flight.I have seen them do a manual sweep of the lounge and ask pax which flight they are on so that they can ensure that they are not missing their flight.This is obviously impossible at DXB.
Last edited by ukdoctor; Jun 23, 2014 at 11:45 pm
Jun 23, 2014, 11:48 pm
#30
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Contrary to some expectations, most lounge receptionists I have spoken to at relatively low traffic lounges like the DXB F lounges or outstations actually remember the faces (if not the names) of their recent arrivals and if they have already brought a guest And yes, which pax have logged into which lounge at what time by which receptionist is also recorded, as how will EK management know who to send warning letters to in case a pax misses their flight whilst officially being "in a lounge"...
And yes, which pax have logged into which lounge at what time by which receptionist is also recorded, as how will EK management know who to send warning letters to in case a pax misses their flight whilst officially being "in a lounge"...