Airport-managed lounges discontinued for SAS passengers.
Oct 31, 2017, 3:38 am
#211
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,647
At Gdańsk the other day sitting just near the reception desk/bar, I counted at least 10 [SAS] passengers trying to get in and who seemed totally lost (and not happy either) when the agent explained that they no longer have access and that this has been the case for months now...
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Jun 28, 2018, 8:06 am
#212
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: SK-EBD
Posts: 1,273
Now, at least, Rome is served again. On June 29th Star Alliance will open a common lounge at FCO. It is situated in area D and operated by Aviapartner.
In the same announcement it says that a Star Alliance lounge will open in Amsterdam in early 2019. I look forward to (also this) opening, as the current offer at AMS is lousy.
In the same announcement it says that a Star Alliance lounge will open in Amsterdam in early 2019. I look forward to (also this) opening, as the current offer at AMS is lousy.
Jun 29, 2018, 4:27 am
#215
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,647
Jul 6, 2018, 1:50 am
#216
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: ARN
Posts: 1,034
United's lounge at LHR is an exception - it's probably the best United Club in the UA system. As for the other *A lounges at LHR, LH is by far the worst.
Personally, I'd choose:
UA for its showers (and shower amenities
)
AC/SQ for lack of crowds
SQ for its food
LH for convenience of the T2A flights only
Personally, I'd choose:
UA for its showers (and shower amenities
)AC/SQ for lack of crowds
SQ for its food
LH for convenience of the T2A flights only
Jan 30, 2019, 4:41 am
#217
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: CPH
Programs: SK, A3, QR
Posts: 220
I have received information from my travel agent about discontinuation of quite a few lounges:
From 1 Jan 2017 these will be discontinued:
Lounges: BLL, DBV, DUB, NCE, NRT, RIX, SPU, VCE, VNO
Fasttrack DUB, MXP, LIN, FCO, VNO
From 1 Feb 2017 these will be discontinued:
Lounges: AAL, ABZ, AGP, ALC, BCN, BHX, BLQ, BUD, EDI, FCO, FAO, GDN, KEF, KRK, LED, LHR, LIN, LPA, LPI, MAN, MLA, NCL, OLB, OTP, PMI, PMO, POZ, PRG, PSA, TLL, TLV, VLC, WRO
Fasttrack: GVA, AGP
SAS Business, SAS Plus ir Eurobonus EBG+ lounges and fast tracks from 2017:
SAS and Star Alliance lounges:
ARN, CPH, OSL, GOT, CDG, HEL, ORD, EWR, AES, TOS, TRD, LLA, MMX
ATH, BRU, DUS, FRA, GVA, HAM, LHR, MUC, MXP, SKG, STR, TXL, WAW, VIE, ZRH
SAS Business HKG, NRT, PEK, SHA, BOS IAD, LAX, MIA ORD, SFO
Fasttrack: ARN, CPH, OSL, GOT, AAL, AES, BGO, BLL, BOO, SVG, TRD
HEL, ABZ, AMS, ATH, BCN, BHX, BLQ, BRE, BRU, CDG, DUS, FRA, GDN, HAJ, HAM, INN, KRK, LHR, MAN, MUC, NCL, PMI, POZ, PRG, RIX, SKG, STR, TLL, SZG, WAW, WRO, VCE, VIE, ZRH
SAS Business: LAX, MIA, BOS, IAD, EWR, ORD, SFO, NRT
From 1 Jan 2017 these will be discontinued:
Lounges: BLL, DBV, DUB, NCE, NRT, RIX, SPU, VCE, VNO
Fasttrack DUB, MXP, LIN, FCO, VNO
From 1 Feb 2017 these will be discontinued:
Lounges: AAL, ABZ, AGP, ALC, BCN, BHX, BLQ, BUD, EDI, FCO, FAO, GDN, KEF, KRK, LED, LHR, LIN, LPA, LPI, MAN, MLA, NCL, OLB, OTP, PMI, PMO, POZ, PRG, PSA, TLL, TLV, VLC, WRO
Fasttrack: GVA, AGP
SAS Business, SAS Plus ir Eurobonus EBG+ lounges and fast tracks from 2017:
SAS and Star Alliance lounges:
ARN, CPH, OSL, GOT, CDG, HEL, ORD, EWR, AES, TOS, TRD, LLA, MMX
ATH, BRU, DUS, FRA, GVA, HAM, LHR, MUC, MXP, SKG, STR, TXL, WAW, VIE, ZRH
SAS Business HKG, NRT, PEK, SHA, BOS IAD, LAX, MIA ORD, SFO
Fasttrack: ARN, CPH, OSL, GOT, AAL, AES, BGO, BLL, BOO, SVG, TRD
HEL, ABZ, AMS, ATH, BCN, BHX, BLQ, BRE, BRU, CDG, DUS, FRA, GDN, HAJ, HAM, INN, KRK, LHR, MAN, MUC, NCL, PMI, POZ, PRG, RIX, SKG, STR, TLL, SZG, WAW, WRO, VCE, VIE, ZRH
SAS Business: LAX, MIA, BOS, IAD, EWR, ORD, SFO, NRT
TIA
Jan 30, 2019, 7:39 am
#218
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: London
Programs: *A G, OW S.
Posts: 996
A new *A lounge is due to open at AMS by the end of February, presumably SAS passengers will get access on the same basis as they do to any other *A lounge.
There's more about it in this thread: Star Alliance lounge Amsterdam AMS
There's more about it in this thread: Star Alliance lounge Amsterdam AMS
Jun 13, 2019, 10:46 am
#219
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: ZRH
Programs: SK*G, OW S
Posts: 128
What I don’t understand about this is the way SAS is acting. How is it possible that *A G (not EBG or D) are not given lounge access if under the *A system, it is not SAS but the FFP the one paying for their access to the lounge? I mean, when I fly SK in economy, TK is supposed to be paying for my lounge access due to my *A G card, ain’t I correct?
Jun 13, 2019, 11:07 am
#220
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
What I don’t understand about this is the way SAS is acting. How is it possible that *A G (not EBG or D) are not given lounge access if under the *A system, it is not SAS but the FFP the one paying for their access to the lounge? I mean, when I fly SK in economy, TK is supposed to be paying for my lounge access due to my *A G card, ain’t I correct?
Jun 13, 2019, 12:01 pm
#221
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,647
It’s now been well over 2 years and, still, I often see people ‘arguing’ with the lounge agents over the access policy (it is nonetheless clear that a good number of passengers just plays the ‘dumb card’, hoping for a ‘lenient’ approach from the other side...). The other day at Gdańsk, sitting on one of the sofas next to reception and waiting for a LOT flight to Warsaw, I noticed a good number of passengers in their efforts to ‘persuade’ the agent (“...but I’m Gold with Aegean/Turkish, not with SAS, I’m therefore allowed access” or simply “How long has this new policy been in place for?”).
I genuinely hope that it will be revisited at some point in the near future, even just for the Diamond members (‘selling point’ i.e. “As a EuroBonus Diamond member, enjoy lounge access everywhere” or some marketing BS along the lines of that), it would make a massive difference in my humble opinion.
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I genuinely hope that it will be revisited at some point in the near future, even just for the Diamond members (‘selling point’ i.e. “As a EuroBonus Diamond member, enjoy lounge access everywhere” or some marketing BS along the lines of that), it would make a massive difference in my humble opinion.
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Last edited by AlicorporateUK; Jun 13, 2019 at 12:07 pm
Jun 13, 2019, 1:02 pm
#222
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,962
What I don’t understand about this is the way SAS is acting. How is it possible that *A G (not EBG or D) are not given lounge access if under the *A system, it is not SAS but the FFP the one paying for their access to the lounge? I mean, when I fly SK in economy, TK is supposed to be paying for my lounge access due to my *A G card, ain’t I correct?
Jun 13, 2019, 1:50 pm
#223
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Operating carrier pays for the contract lounge access used by its premium passengers — partner airline *G in economy class or otherwise.
Jun 14, 2019, 10:07 am
#224
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: 280 from HMR DVOR
Programs: EBG
Posts: 332
TBH SAS has a terrible way to communicate. I am flying to Alicante in Spain. I am damn sure that I will not be able to access the lounge as its a contract but I had a look on SAS web page about accessing the lounges. It just directs me to the Star alliance "lounge finder" which says a contract lounge is avaliable there. I looked up the terms to enter and as far as I can tell I should be able to get in. But, I know SAS enough now to guess that this is going to be a huge disappointment even if they say it might not be.
Terms to enter Alicante lounge...
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-finder (type in Alicante)
Terms to enter Alicante lounge...
Star Alliance Gold Customers travelling in any class of travel
As a Star Alliance Gold customer travelling in any class on a Star Alliance member airline operated flight, you have access to any member airline lounge at the airport where your flight departs, if the following conditions are met:
Links that I used.- You present your boarding pass of a Star Alliance member airline operated flight which departs at the same day as your visit or latest by 05:00 AM the next morning.
- If your boarding pass does not carry the Star Alliance Gold indicator, you will need to also show your valid Star Alliance Gold card.
- The lounge displays the Star Alliance Gold logo at the entrance.
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-finder (type in Alicante)
Jun 14, 2019, 10:29 am
#225
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Posts: 1,673
Terms to enter Alicante lounge...Star Alliance Gold Customers travelling in any class of travel
Links that I used.
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-finder (type in Alicante)
As a Star Alliance Gold customer travelling in any class on a Star Alliance member airline operated flight, you have access to any member airline lounge at the airport where your flight departs, if the following conditions are met:
- You present your boarding pass of a Star Alliance member airline operated flight which departs at the same day as your visit or latest by 05:00 AM the next morning.
- If your boarding pass does not carry the Star Alliance Gold indicator, you will need to also show your valid Star Alliance Gold card.
- The lounge displays the Star Alliance Gold logo at the entrance.
Links that I used.
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-finder (type in Alicante)