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Sep 16, 2002, 12:15 am
#16
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SYDguy:
BWatson Yes QF F+J pax have access to BA Arrivals lounge at LHR.</font>
BWatson Yes QF F+J pax have access to BA Arrivals lounge at LHR.</font>
I arrived at LHR in a J seat but a Y ticket - I had upgraded using status credits. I was not granted access to the arrivals lounge, they said it was for J and P "ticket holders" only.
Dave
Sep 16, 2002, 1:53 am
#17
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thadocta:
Point of order, m'lard.
I arrived at LHR in a J seat but a Y ticket - I had upgraded using status credits. I was not granted access to the arrivals lounge, they said it was for J and P "ticket holders" only.
Dave</font>
Point of order, m'lard.
I arrived at LHR in a J seat but a Y ticket - I had upgraded using status credits. I was not granted access to the arrivals lounge, they said it was for J and P "ticket holders" only.
Dave</font>
Sep 16, 2002, 2:01 am
#18
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NM:
How would they have known? The boarding pass does not show that it was a U class upgraded fare. And anyway, the way you got the ticket should not matter - paid, upgrade, award, freebe - a J boarding pass is a J boarding pass.
Originally posted by thadocta:
Point of order, m'lard.
I arrived at LHR in a J seat but a Y ticket - I had upgraded using status credits. I was not granted access to the arrivals lounge, they said it was for J and P "ticket holders" only.
Dave</font>
Point of order, m'lard.
I arrived at LHR in a J seat but a Y ticket - I had upgraded using status credits. I was not granted access to the arrivals lounge, they said it was for J and P "ticket holders" only.
Dave</font>
Dave
Sep 16, 2002, 2:08 am
#19
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thadocta:
They specifically asked for the ticket - it said "L" class, and they denied me entry, despite my boarding class stating "Business Class".
Dave</font>
They specifically asked for the ticket - it said "L" class, and they denied me entry, despite my boarding class stating "Business Class".
Dave</font>
Sep 16, 2002, 2:29 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozzie:
Platinums are granted access to the arrivals lounge regardless of class of service.</font>
Platinums are granted access to the arrivals lounge regardless of class of service.</font>
Dave
Sep 16, 2002, 12:45 pm
#21
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Interesting. The boarding pass is usually enough, along with the 'ave a shower on us' paper.
Only time I have had to show the ticket is when I couldn't show the boarding pass.
Maybe someone had warned them about you Dave?
;-)
Only time I have had to show the ticket is when I couldn't show the boarding pass.
Maybe someone had warned them about you Dave?
;-)
Sep 16, 2002, 1:09 pm
#22
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BA are quite strict on this. I have often heard them asking if someone was upgraded. A couple of years ago at LAX, a couple in front of me tried to gain entry to the Lounge and were refused. The lounge attendant pointed out that they had been "involuntary upgraded" (it so on the BP) and were not entitled to entry. They were a bit miffed!
Sep 16, 2002, 1:44 pm
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When I have arrived into Heathrow and tried to gain access to the lounge, they have checked with the computer to check where I had come in from even though I had a BP there. I assume that they would have been able to tell if I had been upgraded from that
Dave
Dave