Covid 19: Lufthansa lounges reopening/status
#691
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#692
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Yes there's a roped off area in the corner by the giant CITY LIGHTS sign, opposite to the bar. I'd feel a right pillock sitting there though. It's only dining tables and looks very stiff. I can imagine Hyacinth Bucket pushing pax out of the way to get there and being rather disappointed!
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Yes there's a roped off area in the corner by the giant CITY LIGHTS sign, opposite to the bar. I'd feel a right pillock sitting there though. It's only dining tables and looks very stiff. I can imagine Hyacinth Bucket pushing pax out of the way to get there and being rather disappointed!
Do my best to avoid that then !
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Is this problem due to the fact that a lot of lounges are still closed, so everybody is stuffing themselves into the remaining open lounges? For me, one of the biggest problems is kids in lounges. I'm one of these that thinks business lounges are not places for kids, but you have to be a bit careful what you write here because a lot of FTers have kids (which is good of course). So we just have to muck in together and try and get on together!
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#696
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Kids under 12 should not be allowed in, or at least not into higher than business lounges... They gain nothing from it and their parents are just being selfish because, instead of taking them somewhere more suited to kids, they insist on making use of their lounge entitlement and making the ambiance miserable for everyone else. I think it shouldnt be allowed.
I've earned access to SEN lounges and my kids should be allowed in and I am responsible that they act appropriately.
If you have an issue with disruptive people in lounges you should really complain to at least the dragons, if not LH feedback channels.
You should do that whether they are misbehaving kids or some DYKWIA shouting into his conference call from the middle of the quiet area.
#697
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Thats the point: I dont know about every individual but Im assuming most kids havent earned status in their own right. If they have, and if there are enough of them, LH could make special provision for them rather than impact the peace and quiet of status lounges.
... Which will elicit a standard sorry to hear reply....
I object to them just as much.
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Ah here we go again, everyones favorite topic.
My kids have been frequent FCL/FCT and other lounge visitors and have behaved much better than many of the other guests. My kids dont shout at their assistants through mobile phones, they remain polite to staff and they leave the lounges in a similar state to how they found them.
Not saying adults should be banned from the lounges as it is much more nuanced than that. It is about peoples behavior and that is valid for children as much as it is for adults.
You cant blame parents who are going on holiday bringing their kids into the lounge. Maybe you can blame LH for not having enough capacity and at a stretch you could make a point that lounge access for family members should be restricted when lounges are at capacity. But mostly you can blame individual parents of misbehaving children and those of misbehaving adults as well, as pointless as it might be. Do not generalize and punish the well behaved families because of a few bad apples.
My kids have been frequent FCL/FCT and other lounge visitors and have behaved much better than many of the other guests. My kids dont shout at their assistants through mobile phones, they remain polite to staff and they leave the lounges in a similar state to how they found them.
Not saying adults should be banned from the lounges as it is much more nuanced than that. It is about peoples behavior and that is valid for children as much as it is for adults.
You cant blame parents who are going on holiday bringing their kids into the lounge. Maybe you can blame LH for not having enough capacity and at a stretch you could make a point that lounge access for family members should be restricted when lounges are at capacity. But mostly you can blame individual parents of misbehaving children and those of misbehaving adults as well, as pointless as it might be. Do not generalize and punish the well behaved families because of a few bad apples.
#699
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All rules entail some generalisation. There are lots of rules around lounges already. I would like one around a sensible age for access.
#700
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There is no nuance in "ban all kids under 12".
So ban adult guests too? They have not earned their access. They are sometimes disruptive. Fits your criteria for a ban.
Thats the point: I dont know about every individual but Im assuming most kids havent earned status in their own right. If they have, and if there are enough of them, LH could make special provision for them rather than impact the peace and quiet of status lounges.
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#702
Ah here we go again, everyone’s favorite topic.
My kids have been frequent FCL/FCT and other lounge visitors and have behaved much better than many of the other guests. My kids don’t shout at their assistants through mobile phones, they remain polite to staff and they leave the lounges in a similar state to how they found them.
Not saying adults should be banned from the lounges as it is much more nuanced than that. It is about people’s behavior and that is valid for children as much as it is for adults.
You can’t blame parents who are going on holiday bringing their kids into the lounge. Maybe you can blame LH for not having enough capacity and at a stretch you could make a point that lounge access for family members should be restricted when lounges are at capacity. But mostly you can blame individual parents of misbehaving children and those of misbehaving adults as well, as pointless as it might be. Do not generalize and punish the well behaved families because of a few bad apples.
My kids have been frequent FCL/FCT and other lounge visitors and have behaved much better than many of the other guests. My kids don’t shout at their assistants through mobile phones, they remain polite to staff and they leave the lounges in a similar state to how they found them.
Not saying adults should be banned from the lounges as it is much more nuanced than that. It is about people’s behavior and that is valid for children as much as it is for adults.
You can’t blame parents who are going on holiday bringing their kids into the lounge. Maybe you can blame LH for not having enough capacity and at a stretch you could make a point that lounge access for family members should be restricted when lounges are at capacity. But mostly you can blame individual parents of misbehaving children and those of misbehaving adults as well, as pointless as it might be. Do not generalize and punish the well behaved families because of a few bad apples.
I think the issue lies in the lack of capacity, the lack of care from some parents and the fact that it appears everybody and their dog is at least FTL nowadays (*G can't actually bring more than one guest in to the lounge), which is of course untrue, but everybody is being cramped in to two or three lounges were there used to be ten or more so it does appear that way.
I personally have a distaste of overcrowded places and I do dislike the lack of quite areas in lounges, but banning the kids is not a solution imho... Banning ill behaved adults on the other hand... We might be on to something there.
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I know, a bit off topic, but couldn't help to answer there rhetorical question
Last edited by Traveller121; Aug 6, 2021 at 11:24 am
#705
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Do you still need the luca app to access lounges?
what's its full title,it doesn't appear on the Irish play store for android
I know you can fill out a locator form at the desk but tge app seems handy
Tbanks
what's its full title,it doesn't appear on the Irish play store for android
I know you can fill out a locator form at the desk but tge app seems handy
Tbanks