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Old Oct 13, 2017, 12:21 pm
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China Airlines lounge at SFO
Hi,
I have a flight in December leaving out of SFO. My question is this, if I hold a boarding card (premium economy) and would like to visit the China Airlines lounge, can I pay for a day pass? I don't know if the club is membership only with no day passes for sale.

Conversely, if anyone knows of a decent lounge inside the international terminal that sells day passes to anyone willing to pay, I would appreciate a recommendation.

Thanks for any information.
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Old Oct 13, 2017, 12:23 pm
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No day passes, but you don't want to go there anyway.
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Old Oct 13, 2017, 1:50 pm
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Originally Posted by fozziedoggie
Hi,
I have a flight in December leaving out of SFO. My question is this, if I hold a boarding card (premium economy) and would like to visit the China Airlines lounge, can I pay for a day pass? I don't know if the club is membership only with no day passes for sale.

Conversely, if anyone knows of a decent lounge inside the international terminal that sells day passes to anyone willing to pay, I would appreciate a recommendation.

Thanks for any information.
I believe you can purchase access to the AF lounge but it's not worth it imo.
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Old Oct 14, 2017, 2:42 am
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Echo lolstebbo. Not worth the visit.
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Old Oct 14, 2017, 2:46 am
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I am unsure if there is actually any lounge that's worth visiting in SFO at this point with UA fixing their lounges and crowding everywhere else.

Centurion maybe?
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Old Oct 14, 2017, 12:26 pm
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Yes, thanks. I already have access to AF/KLM via Priority Pass. I need to burn through a $300 travel rebate via my Chase Visa card by the end of this year. Credit must be used for airline incidentals (seat upgrade, luggage fee, IFE, food and airport lounge access). Wanted to try the AmEx Centurian Lounge, but they don't sell day passes.

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I believe you can purchase access to the AF lounge but it's not worth it imo.
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Old Oct 24, 2017, 11:06 pm
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Originally Posted by coolfish1103
I am unsure if there is actually any lounge that's worth visiting in SFO at this point with UA fixing their lounges and crowding everywhere else.
SkyClub.
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Old Oct 25, 2017, 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
SkyClub.
Can you purchase a day-pass here, or is it only open to DL and Skyteam members?
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Old Oct 25, 2017, 2:35 pm
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Originally Posted by fozziedoggie
Can you purchase a day-pass here, or is it only open to DL and Skyteam members?
I believe you can get a one-time pass even if you aren't a DL/SkyTeam passenger, but don't quote me on that.
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Old Oct 25, 2017, 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by lolstebbo
I believe you can get a one-time pass even if you aren't a DL/SkyTeam passenger, but don't quote me on that.
You can but lounge is behind security in T1 so if you are not flying from T1 you will have to clear security twice.
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Old Oct 25, 2017, 7:43 pm
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Originally Posted by 1353513636
You can but lounge is behind security in T1 so if you are not flying from T1 you will have to clear security twice.
Precheck is pretty quick in both T1 and the International Terminal.

Right now the larger problem is you have to take the AirTrain to get between T1 and the International Terminal since the old A section has been torn down for redevelopment.
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Old Oct 26, 2017, 11:12 am
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Originally Posted by lolstebbo
Precheck is pretty quick in both T1 and the International Terminal.

Right now the larger problem is you have to take the AirTrain to get between T1 and the International Terminal since the old A section has been torn down for redevelopment.
OP won't have PreCheck on a CI ticket though?

The DL Sky Club is nice, certainly better than the AF/KL lounge and way ahead of the CI shoebox lounge. However besides clearing security twice, another consideration is that if you are on the midnight CI departure, the DL club often gets crowded around the bank of red-eyes.

So unless you have the time to kill, or really really want a shower before the flight, I'd just stick with the AF/KL lounge, it's decent enough. And look for other creative ways to use up the $300 credit, e.g. some gift card purchases made directly through an airline web site count. See the wiki on the top of the relevant thread in the Chase forum for things known to qualify for the credit:

Chase Sapphire Reserve $300 Annual Travel Credit
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Old Oct 26, 2017, 3:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Zorak
OP won't have PreCheck on a CI ticket though?
Oh. Right. Yeah I wouldn't recommend going over to DL in that case.

Originally Posted by Zorak
See the wiki on the top of the relevant thread in the Chase forum for things known to qualify for the credit:

Chase Sapphire Reserve $300 Annual Travel Credit
I'm gonna assume OP has the Ritz Carlton card instead based on how he described his $300 credit.
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Old Oct 26, 2017, 3:20 pm
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Originally Posted by fozziedoggie
Wanted to try the AmEx Centurian Lounge, but they don't sell day passes.
They "no longer" sell day passes.

In the past, visit by payment was possible.
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Old Oct 26, 2017, 10:52 pm
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Originally Posted by lolstebbo
I'm gonna assume OP has the Ritz Carlton card instead based on how he described his $300 credit.
On the nose
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