SASegments

Will be traveling to Asia on LH with the family and we have quite long stops in MUC, FRA, BKK and SIN. We are two adults and 3 kids (youngest is 7) and both adults have EBG. I don’t suppose there is any chance to get the last kid into the lounges - or do they make exceptions sometimes?

Am I also right that only LH’s own frequent flyers are able to purchase access?

Am I missing anything that could give us all access on Economy tickets?

CPH-Flyer

Pre pandemic Lufthansa sold access to their business lounges, but not Senator. I am not sure if they still do that.

In Bangkok and Singapore it will be at the graces of Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines, no Lufthansa lounges there. I am pretty certain SQ does not sell access, nor be particularly grandiose with the exceptions, so in Singapore you will more than likely need to avail on terminal F&B. I don't know about Thai, but a guess would be the same end result as for Singapore.

Deckter

If you happen to have an Amex Platinum, that would sort out your lounge access in FRA and MUC.

SASegments

I don't (live in Denmark) but I have a Priority Pass. In FRA at least I don't think there are any lounges airside and I don't assume there will be any third party lounges in any of those airports that accept both Priority Pass and (free) access for *A Gold.

Anyways, thanks for your responses.

SkOrdBgo

I was in FRA in April and unable to buy access to the LH lounges, regardless of which LH lounge. I have EBD, but I was connecting on an airline that was not part of the LH/Star Alliance lounge program.

edit: just to clarify, I flew in on LH but was connecting to a non-LH/Star alliance flight (but somehow it was ticketed and codeshared as LH). So not sure if they would have allowed me to buy lounge access as non *A gold but flying in LH metal?

CPH-Flyer

Back pre pandemic you needed to be on a Lufthansa flight.

gojko88

LH no longer sells access to own lounges at FRA/MUC, they may still do so at outstations.

CPH-Flyer

Good to know. Was not sure if it went away.

nacho

Forget about them giving you exception. These dragons even put up their faces when we were approaching the lounge desk with the kids. They have almost prepare their speech of saying you can't guest more than 1. I normally grabbed all the BPs and told them that we are all *G. A lot of them look shocked.

A lot of EBG thinks that bringing their whole family is a *G policy and I saw a EBG arguing with a lounge dragon at IST lounge because the husband has EBG and want to bring in the wife and a 2 years old. The wife kept saying "the child is only 2 year old" and "SAS always let us into the lounge".

Anyways, maybe another pax going into the lounge can guest your youngest in? I don't know if *A has rolled out the policy that someone you guest has to be on the same flight as you.

If you have long stops at FRA and MUC, there are supermarkets at the landside where you can buy something cheap to eat. Also, if the stops are long enough, you can even go out as MUC has a shopping center like thing just outside the terminal.

I think AMEX plat can let in 4. We were lucky enough at LHR that the dragon said if we write a good review she would let us in and we did. I did give a good review in return.

Check loungebuddy if they sell the access that you need. Normally they are too expensive to be worthwhile in my opinion.

Deckter

Unfortunately:

"You are entitled to bring one guest travelling on any Star Alliance flight departing from the same airport on the same day. As of May 3, 2021, the guest must be travelling on the same flight."

https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy

oliver2002

Only Senators and HON can bring in a guest, their partner and children under 18. All need to be on the same flight. *G is one guest only, sometimes infants <2 yr are allowed. SAS is equally vigorous and offer entry to additional guests for 250 SEK/person. Lufthansa currently has no payment collection system installed at lounges so you can only get lounge passes via lounge buddy in advance.

GUWonder

United Club and AC Maple Leaf Club members — those are considered paid memberships — can bring one guest even when the same day flights from the same airport are for different Star Alliance flights. Just something to consider if wanting to bring in a person on a different Star Alliance flight.

Tennen

Both BKK and SIN have a ton of Priority Pass lounges. IIRC, none of them have restrictions on the number of guests you can bring in, but obviously, it's always subject to availability. Of course, depending on your PP membership type/source, whether or not both you and your SO have it, and how much you have to pay for guests, it may or may not be worth it for all five of you. Also, in BKK, there appears to be a TK lounge that's part of PP. You can definitely get access, but you may have to use your PP for yourself and 2 kids while your SO uses their EBG + 1 kid. (EBG and PP might not stack. Since PP requires a BP in your name, you probably can't do EBG +1, EBG +1, and PP for the last kid)

AFAIK, the children under 2 exemption should be *A wide (Guests section), but individual lounge agents may or may not agree...

GUWonder

Indeed. It says “Children under the age of two may accompany the customer to the lounge and are not considered as guests.”

Nick Art

While the OP does have EBG, this thread deals mostly with LH lounge access rules and is therefore better suited in the LH M&M forums.

- Nick | SAS Moderator