LHR checkin and lounge openings
Jul 25, 2015, 1:56 pm
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LHR checkin and lounge openings
Hi,
Flying EY12 LHR >> AUH in F in early October. EY website says LHR checkin opens T -4hrs, I make that 05:30 for the 09:30 departure.
Is that correct and if so what time does the lounge open?
I read on a "lounge guide" site it's open 24 hrs! Surely not!
Thanks H
Flying EY12 LHR >> AUH in F in early October. EY website says LHR checkin opens T -4hrs, I make that 05:30 for the 09:30 departure.
Is that correct and if so what time does the lounge open?
I read on a "lounge guide" site it's open 24 hrs! Surely not!
Thanks H
Jul 25, 2015, 8:18 pm
#2
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Hi there,
The lounge in LHR opens during flights, it will be open during your departure in October. *HE
The lounge in LHR opens during flights, it will be open during your departure in October. *HE
Jul 26, 2015, 4:57 am
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EXACTLY what time does check in for flight EY12,LHR to AUH, open.
EXACTLY what time does the EY T4 lounge at LHR open for flight EY12.
I need to know besause:
we are overnighting at a hotel near Heathrow and need to arrange chauffeur pick up time. My wife has mobility problems so we do not want to arrive at LHR long before check in opens.Equally we do not ant to check in and arrive at the lounge for it to be closed.
We will probably leave the hotel before breakfast is being served and will eat in the lounge.
Thanks
Jul 26, 2015, 11:54 pm
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Etihad website says check in opens 4 hours before departure as per my OP
and this http://www.etihad.com/Documents/PDFs...-terminals.pdf
I wanted confirmation of this and lounge opening times.
Are you saying your website is wrong?
I also see from the linked document that check in at Abu Dhabi opens 4 hours before,is that correct?
Jul 27, 2015, 5:52 am
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It would be unusual for check-in to open more than 3 hours before the flight (unless it is the home base or the airline has a lot of departures throughout the day), not least because they probably pay a contractor to tprovide the service. I would suggest that organising the chauffeur to pick you up for a 7am arrival at LHR will give ample time to check-in and reach the lounge as you are travelling in F. In my experience the EY website is not always the most useful source of info and although Etihad help will not say that the website is wrong I would guess it is 
Last edited by pomkiwi; Jul 27, 2015 at 6:05 am
Jul 27, 2015, 6:00 am
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Apologies for the oversight. The check-in in LHR will indeed open 4 hours before. Same applies for the lounge.
We can also confirm you that the check-in in AUH opens 4 hours before departures as well.
Thanks *FT
We can also confirm you that the check-in in AUH opens 4 hours before departures as well.
Thanks *FT
Jul 27, 2015, 8:00 am
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The LHR lounge was nice but I would not spend more than 1hr30m there max.
A la carte food was decent but not amazing. Lounge is actually smaller than I expected.
Looking forward to trying the QR lounge at LHR and seeing whether they are any better - from what I've seen and read so far, that would appear to be the case.
A la carte food was decent but not amazing. Lounge is actually smaller than I expected.
Looking forward to trying the QR lounge at LHR and seeing whether they are any better - from what I've seen and read so far, that would appear to be the case.
Jul 27, 2015, 12:23 pm
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Thanks everyone. I have no intention of being there much too early, but with enough time for a leisurely breakfast.
It's the start of a special trip for us as it's our first first! I had to cancel one last autumn after I was diagnosed with cancer (happily I'm fit and well now)
It's also my wifes 65th birthday during our stopover in Abu Dhabi on route to Singapore and our 45th wedding anniversary during our stopover in Abu Dhabi on our way back home.
All we need now is for the refurbished F lounge in T3 to reopen before we travel on to Singapore.
It's the start of a special trip for us as it's our first first! I had to cancel one last autumn after I was diagnosed with cancer (happily I'm fit and well now)
It's also my wifes 65th birthday during our stopover in Abu Dhabi on route to Singapore and our 45th wedding anniversary during our stopover in Abu Dhabi on our way back home.
All we need now is for the refurbished F lounge in T3 to reopen before we travel on to Singapore.