Silver lounge update - reopens
 

Reopen from 27 feb, no more 1000 miles if you are silver and pass through dxb. Good news for silvers and looks like lounge access to to all lounges!!! Maybe I'm reading that mail wrong!

The final touches have been added to the refurbished Emirates Business Class Lounge in Concourse C where we look forward to welcoming you back. From 27 February you can enjoy the comfort and relaxed surroundings of all Emirates Business Class Lounges at Dubai International Airport including our new dedicated A380 Concourse.

With a Business Class Lounge in every Concourse, enjoy the convenience of using a Lounge located closest to your departure gate and keep walking distances to a minimum. Our lounge locations:


Membership Number:
XXX XXX XXX

Skywards Miles:
XX XXX (As of 23/02/2013)





Concourse A situated one level above and opposite the main lifts on the departure level
Concourse B situated one level above and opposite the main lifts on the departure level
Concourse C situated near Gate C22
With lounge access reinstated and now expanded, the 1,000 Skywards Bonus Miles will no longer be credited to your account each time you fly.

Thank you for your patience and support and we look forward to welcoming you again to our lounges soon.

Just got my email and was about to post the update. Looking forward to next trip as the lounge has been closed since before I got Silver

Same here. Can anyone traveling after 27th of this month have a look at it and let us know. It seems that we will have access to all business class lounges at DXB(With lounge access reinstated and now expanded) What does expanded mean here?

It means not just the lounge in terminal c as used to be the case. Hope they have the numbers right!

I'm flying out on 3rd March - will report back.
At last - and improved access with all three lounges available!

Will be waiting for your feedback. I will report when I fly on March 15.

I am in and out all week. I will let you guys know what the lounges look like. I am anticipating the worst... May have to fly F if it is that bad... :cool:

i am sure the dragons wont like this but us poor silvers have something to look forward to in Dubai.... and that too a new lounge! yipee!

Silver: Business Class lounge access.
 

I received the e-mail this evening. It is, indeed, good news.
Following the unsupportive comments from some fellow Skywards frequent flyers concerning whether Silvers should have lounge access at all, may I suggest a dedicated new lounge for Platinum in a quieter area of the UAE, like Abu Dhabi!!!!!

I fly through DXB on 1st Mar. Will post my experience at the J lounge in concourse B.

Damn it, I turned Silver yesterday and I was counting on these 1000 miles :D

No, just kidding. I'll visit that new Silver Lounge in 10 days, as I'm transiting DXB on March 5th... Let's see how is it compared to the noisy Marhaba Lounge.

I (Silver) received the same email today, I am travelling on 28th Feb, SIN-DXB-LGW, but I have only 1hr 50 min connection, so not sure I'll have time to fully enjoy the benefits, but just wanted to take a look anyway.
The missus (Blue) has decided to travel with me on this occasion, both in Y but different PNR.
Now, in a huge risk of upsetting many members on here, that think there are too many 'free loading guests' invading their precious lounge space, I will ask the question - can she come in with me or do I leave her at the door on her own ???

At the door.

Thanks ft101.

Oh well at the door it is, I am sure she will be alright.
I might even take a couple of pics to show her on the DXB-LGW leg :p

My friend who's silver contacted EK and was told that he can only access one lounge???.
Could be an ignorant call centre staff though.:confused:

I think that its only those lounge agents will be aware of these changes. Lets wait for our friends who will be flying this week and see.

I think we should wait for clarification on the web site (which has not been updated yet), because the email is slightly ambiguous. If they are giving access to all lounges then it will probably depend on which terminal your next flight is leaving from.

Anyway, thankfully, it looks like the senior that I spoke to a month or two ago, who told me the lounge would be closed all 2013, was wrong. He did say that they were promising "something special", though, so maybe he was right on that one ^

I can only assume it means all lounges, because if your flight is departing from Concourse A it makes no sense travelling over to Concource C to gain access to the lounge at Gate 22. Now lets hear those gold suspects scream!!!!

So, has anyone had a chance to check it (them) out? I notice that neither the emirates nor the skywards websites have been updated so far.

Any photos of the new lounge? If my stoppover is long enough tomorrow I'll take a few and post them.

Will be waiting for your photos :)

I'll be interested to see them too.

My feeling is that any changes will be minimal, but let's see.

I'm travelling in a couple of weeks DXB-CDG (C class) and I'll be looking to get into the EK T1 FCL. Anything to avoid the EK DXB Bus class lounges.

Otherwise, my Priority pass will get me into the DCA FCL in T1 (which is really quite nice and quiet).

Given the T1 J lounge is now open, is the T1 FCL still accepting Gold and J pax?

Oh god the pressure =p. My connection is only 2.5hours. All going well I'll land in DXB with plenty of time to have a wonder and will post videos/photos here. If not I wont be back in to DXB by 25th.

Well that came back to bite me in the bum !!!!
Delayed from SIN by ¾ hour and as suggested in another post yes we had to wait for a slot to land for a further ½ hour.
I was lucking to make the connecting flight to LGW.
So no Lounge, no 1000 miles, and nothing to report back to you guys. Apologies.
The missus wasn't fussed though :rolleyes:

Sorry but same news for me. My GLA flight was an hour delayed - just circling in the air. Arrived at Concourse B and my gate for CMB is about two minutes away from the J lounge. Not enough time to make it there and back. I'm sure somebody else will be able to enlighten us all to any changes.

Well if not I'll go into the DCA FCL.

From the above posts, perhaps the "refurbished" lounge is a mirage.

Silver member here (long time reader, first time poster).

I can confirm, having travelled on EK837 this morning, that the main Business Lounge (concourse B) would seem to be allowing silvers in on economy PNRs.

I'm flying Y in half an hour to DXB from NCE, and my BP says Lounge Access in DXB... and no upgrades for me today :(

You must be connnecting in DXB and going on elsewhere surely?

Does the BP mention a specific Concourse or Lounge?

When I flew J on the 1st my boarding card said "Welcome to lounge the Emirates Business Class Lounge situated closest to your departure gate."

I have a 7hour layover in a couple weeks though, Im going to ignore that and try visit the two new ones.

Was a Gold in Y on the 2nd of Mar and it said the same "Welcome to the Emirates Business Class Lounge situated closest to your departure gate."

Though I am sure they would let you into any of the lounges so long as you promise them that you'll leave early enough to make it to your gate.

In fact, they are filtering at the entrance... As I'm flying to BOM on Gate 23, I'm in the big HUGE Business Lounge facing the First Class Lounge, just in front on the Trains to Concourse A.

Had hoped to use the new Silver on March 3/4th but because of a one hour delay and time limits used the J lounge in B.
It wasnt too busy.
Hoping to use the new A lounge or if time check out the silver lounge on my return flight.
Impressed by A concourse!

That is done at all lounges to ensure only the travelers with access are allowed in. However, did the turn away anyone because their gate was not at that terminal where the lounge was?

Yes, she clearly told my neighbour to get to the other lounge... He was Y Silver too.

I just find it interesting that no-one has actually reported going into the T3 "refurbished" bus class lounge.

Is this a conspiracy or what?

I can confirm that Silver members can use the Business Class lounge in T3 when traveling economy. I am flying DXB-EBL and am sitting in the lounge right now. Must admit was a little surprised to see the lounge invitation on the BP as I never got the email.

I'll take it though....

This is bizarre.

The thread is supposed to be about the reopening of the "refurbished" T1 Gate 22 lounge and no-one seems to have visited it.

What am I to think?