Crown Lounge Schengen - SkyPri access
Apr 1, 2024, 7:20 am
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Crown Lounge Schengen - SkyPri access
I have always thought (and read) that SkyPri would give lounge access when travelling with KLM. However today I had to pay for a second guest. The second person (my wife, silver but with SkyPri boarding card) was defined as my guest, and I had to pay for the child. I had to ask the dragon again, if this was correct, and I was told (contrary to belief) that SkyPri did not matter - only Flying Blue status.
Apr 1, 2024, 7:36 am
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I have always thought (and read) that SkyPri would give lounge access when travelling with KLM. However today I had to pay for a second guest. The second person (my wife, silver but with SkyPri boarding card) was defined as my guest, and I had to pay for the child. I had to ask the dragon again, if this was correct, and I was told (contrary to belief) that SkyPri did not matter - only Flying Blue status
--> If you have Flying Blue Platinum status (or higher), your child can join you for free. If you have Flying Blue Gold status or hold Skyteam Elite Plus through another program, you have to pay for the child.
Apr 1, 2024, 8:29 am
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I have always thought (and read) that SkyPri would give lounge access when travelling with KLM. However today I had to pay for a second guest. The second person (my wife, silver but with SkyPri boarding card) was defined as my guest, and I had to pay for the child. I had to ask the dragon again, if this was correct, and I was told (contrary to belief) that SkyPri did not matter - only Flying Blue status.
Apr 1, 2024, 12:02 pm
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SkyPriority is about "speeding your journey through the airport"; as such, lounge access could never be seen as consistent with that goal (don't get me wrong; having access to a lounge is nice, but it doesn't expedite your journey)
Anyone who has lounge access (meaning: First or Business Class ticket, or the relevant Skyteam status) by definition also has SkyPriority. However, not everyone who has SkyPriority has lounge access. It's not part of the SkyPriority "package"
https://www.skyteam.com/en/skypriority-page/
