An $8000 "entry fee" for LH Gold lounge
Apr 16, 2007, 2:49 pm
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An $8000 "entry fee" for LH Gold lounge
I arrived in FRA very early morning, waiting for a friend who would be arriving at a close-by gate several hours later. I was not flying onward and neither was she. I simply wanted a quiet place to sit.....I did not want to eat, I did not want to shower......just sit and wait.
Since I am Gold *A, I asked if I might wait at the Gold/Senator Lounge at B42. She "graciously" declined to let me in, since I did not have an onward ticket.
So, I went 100 yards down the terminal to the ticket counter, and bought a fully refundable one-way ticket to MUC that afternoon. I could always go back and refund the ticket later.
I went to the Senator Lounge....showed her my ticket....and she said that since I was flying onward domestic, I should use the Senator Lounge at A26.
So, I went back to the ticket counter, turned in my Euro 360 and got a refund. Agent played around on the system, and found an F seat available on the afternoon Hong Kong flight.
Showed the lounge agent that ticket, and she huffed and puffed, and let me in.
I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.
Many ways to skin a LH cat.
Since I am Gold *A, I asked if I might wait at the Gold/Senator Lounge at B42. She "graciously" declined to let me in, since I did not have an onward ticket.
So, I went 100 yards down the terminal to the ticket counter, and bought a fully refundable one-way ticket to MUC that afternoon. I could always go back and refund the ticket later.
I went to the Senator Lounge....showed her my ticket....and she said that since I was flying onward domestic, I should use the Senator Lounge at A26.
So, I went back to the ticket counter, turned in my Euro 360 and got a refund. Agent played around on the system, and found an F seat available on the afternoon Hong Kong flight.
Showed the lounge agent that ticket, and she huffed and puffed, and let me in.
I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.
Many ways to skin a LH cat.
Apr 16, 2007, 2:58 pm
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And you are proud of it
Apr 16, 2007, 3:00 pm
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But to be honest, for that money you had the opportunity to go to the FC-Terminal or an F-Class-Lounge and take a shower with an original Lufthansa First Class rubber duck!
Apr 16, 2007, 3:14 pm
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I arrived in FRA very early morning, waiting for a friend who would be arriving at a close-by gate several hours later. I was not flying onward and neither was she. I simply wanted a quiet place to sit.....I did not want to eat, I did not want to shower......just sit and wait.
Since I am Gold *A, I asked if I might wait at the Gold/Senator Lounge at B42. She "graciously" declined to let me in, since I did not have an onward ticket.
So, I went 100 yards down the terminal to the ticket counter, and bought a fully refundable one-way ticket to MUC that afternoon. I could always go back and refund the ticket later.
I went to the Senator Lounge....showed her my ticket....and she said that since I was flying onward domestic, I should use the Senator Lounge at A26.
So, I went back to the ticket counter, turned in my Euro 360 and got a refund. Agent played around on the system, and found an F seat available on the afternoon Hong Kong flight.
Showed the lounge agent that ticket, and she huffed and puffed, and let me in.
I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.
Many ways to skin a LH cat.
Since I am Gold *A, I asked if I might wait at the Gold/Senator Lounge at B42. She "graciously" declined to let me in, since I did not have an onward ticket.
So, I went 100 yards down the terminal to the ticket counter, and bought a fully refundable one-way ticket to MUC that afternoon. I could always go back and refund the ticket later.
I went to the Senator Lounge....showed her my ticket....and she said that since I was flying onward domestic, I should use the Senator Lounge at A26.
So, I went back to the ticket counter, turned in my Euro 360 and got a refund. Agent played around on the system, and found an F seat available on the afternoon Hong Kong flight.
Showed the lounge agent that ticket, and she huffed and puffed, and let me in.
I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.
Many ways to skin a LH cat.
Apr 16, 2007, 3:18 pm
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If you arrived in LH C or F, you had access to the Business lounge or F lounges as a part of LH's arrival services. Just show your BP stub.
If you arrived on UA, you could have used UA's arrival services in FRA.
Also, buying a ticket at a German counter involves a nonrefundable TSC, and since you bought 2 tickets, you probably paid around US$100 in order to get into the SEN lounge.
I hope it was worth it.
If you arrived on UA, you could have used UA's arrival services in FRA.
Also, buying a ticket at a German counter involves a nonrefundable TSC, and since you bought 2 tickets, you probably paid around US$100 in order to get into the SEN lounge.
I hope it was worth it.
Apr 16, 2007, 3:19 pm
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And, play the game if you will, but don't underestimate LH's ability to dork up the refund 
Apr 16, 2007, 3:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Grog
And, play the game if you will, but don't underestimate LH's ability to dork up the refund
Apr 16, 2007, 3:26 pm
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Didn't want to go to the FCT....altho a duckie would have been fun. I just wanted to sit quietly and wait, and we had made plans before either of us was airborne to meet at that lounge.
Luckily--I guess--both refunds have already posted to my account, at 100% of the purchase price.
Luckily--I guess--both refunds have already posted to my account, at 100% of the purchase price.
Apr 16, 2007, 3:33 pm
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I arrived in FRA very early morning, waiting for a friend who would be arriving at a close-by gate several hours later. I was not flying onward and neither was she. I simply wanted a quiet place to sit.....I did not want to eat, I did not want to shower......just sit and wait.
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I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.
Many ways to skin a LH cat.
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I returned the ticket after my friend had arrived.
Many ways to skin a LH cat.
Apr 16, 2007, 3:34 pm
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Apr 16, 2007, 3:43 pm
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Apr 16, 2007, 3:44 pm
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Apr 16, 2007, 4:10 pm
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This is very unlikely. Maybe you should check your CC statement again about the 100%.
Apr 16, 2007, 4:31 pm
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Ya gotta admit, amongst frequent fliers, those LH red boarding passes are recognizable from 20 paces!
Thank you for your concern.
+ Euro369
- Euro369
+ Euro7683
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Comes up Euro 0.00 with my abbacus.
Granted, I told the ticket agenct what I was doing--she said she'd done numerous tickets like that before, and she was going to "hold" the tickets aside for me until I returned them. Don;t know if that made a diff or not.
+ Euro369
- Euro369
+ Euro7683
- Euro7683
_________
Comes up Euro 0.00 with my abbacus.
Granted, I told the ticket agenct what I was doing--she said she'd done numerous tickets like that before, and she was going to "hold" the tickets aside for me until I returned them. Don;t know if that made a diff or not.