FCL vs. Welcome Lounge FRA
Nov 19, 2009, 3:09 pm
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FCL vs. Welcome Lounge FRA
I will be traveling in F on LH from JNB to FRA. Transferring to TK and traveling to IST in C. LH flight arrives at 5:30am and TK flight departs at 7:35am.
My questions are:
Do I have access to the FCL upon arrival in FRA?
If I do not have access to the FCL then is the Welcome Lounge landside a viable option taking into account my connection time?
Thanks
Houston Traveler
My questions are:
Do I have access to the FCL upon arrival in FRA?
If I do not have access to the FCL then is the Welcome Lounge landside a viable option taking into account my connection time?
Thanks
Houston Traveler
Nov 19, 2009, 4:52 pm
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You will have access to the FCL, but not the FCT. Welcome Lounge is good, but not as nice, as the FCL, except the Welcome Lounge has more showers.
You will enjoy either of them for sure.
You will enjoy either of them for sure.
Nov 19, 2009, 5:31 pm
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Houston Traveler
Nov 19, 2009, 6:13 pm
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Lufthansa First Class Lounge
Lufthansa and SWISS First Class Ticket : Same day First Class Boarding Pass
and (for example)
Lufthansa Senator Lounge
STAR First Class Ticket : Same day departing STAR First Class Boarding Pass
So they will accept your LH boarding pass for JNB-FRA though it was actually issued the previous day because it's an overnight flight. Your TK boarding pass will not get you into the FCL.
Dec 30, 2010, 3:33 pm
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Luggage while using FCL as an arrival lounge?
Pardon the bumping of an old thread, but I have a tag on to this question:
I'm on LH F, terminating in FRA (actually a stopover before LH F FRA-CPT the next day) and checking luggage but, based on the above, would prefer to use the FCL for a shower and breakfast on arrival vs. the Welcome Lounge. However, my concern is for the luggage, which I assume would just be left on the belt while I'm in the lounge.
Two questions:
-What is the usual time for a bag (supposedly tagged "priority") to arrive on the belt from an arriving long-haul flight which usually parks at the far end of the B gates?
-Would an agent in the FCL be able to ring down to the baggage reclaim area upon my arrival to have someone collect my bag and hold it in left luggage or some equivalent until I'm done in the lounge?
Thanks for the feedback and helping me "maximise."
I'm on LH F, terminating in FRA (actually a stopover before LH F FRA-CPT the next day) and checking luggage but, based on the above, would prefer to use the FCL for a shower and breakfast on arrival vs. the Welcome Lounge. However, my concern is for the luggage, which I assume would just be left on the belt while I'm in the lounge.
Two questions:
-What is the usual time for a bag (supposedly tagged "priority") to arrive on the belt from an arriving long-haul flight which usually parks at the far end of the B gates?
-Would an agent in the FCL be able to ring down to the baggage reclaim area upon my arrival to have someone collect my bag and hold it in left luggage or some equivalent until I'm done in the lounge?
Thanks for the feedback and helping me "maximise."
Last edited by travelingman79; Dec 30, 2010 at 3:41 pm Reason: spelling and unintended anthropomorphism of FCL
Oct 31, 2013, 8:47 am
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Pardon the bumping of an old thread, but I have a tag on to this question:
I'm on LH F, terminating in FRA (actually a stopover before LH F FRA-CPT the next day) and checking luggage but, based on the above, would prefer to use the FCL for a shower and breakfast on arrival vs. the Welcome Lounge. However, my concern is for the luggage, which I assume would just be left on the belt while I'm in the lounge.
Two questions:
-What is the usual time for a bag (supposedly tagged "priority") to arrive on the belt from an arriving long-haul flight which usually parks at the far end of the B gates?
-Would an agent in the FCL be able to ring down to the baggage reclaim area upon my arrival to have someone collect my bag and hold it in left luggage or some equivalent until I'm done in the lounge?
Thanks for the feedback and helping me "maximise."
I'm on LH F, terminating in FRA (actually a stopover before LH F FRA-CPT the next day) and checking luggage but, based on the above, would prefer to use the FCL for a shower and breakfast on arrival vs. the Welcome Lounge. However, my concern is for the luggage, which I assume would just be left on the belt while I'm in the lounge.
Two questions:
-What is the usual time for a bag (supposedly tagged "priority") to arrive on the belt from an arriving long-haul flight which usually parks at the far end of the B gates?
-Would an agent in the FCL be able to ring down to the baggage reclaim area upon my arrival to have someone collect my bag and hold it in left luggage or some equivalent until I'm done in the lounge?
Thanks for the feedback and helping me "maximise."
Anybody able to help?
Just wondering how long it would take until they remove my luggage from the carousel.