Still, that doesn't explain why the OSL Lounge doesn't offer entrance upon credit card payment. As to the case being a SAS problem, please read my previous messages where I explaned that unless the services in OSL are improved, it will will not be an attractive gateway airport for many. Who is likely to lose money? The answer is: SAS.

A lounge with an entrance fee is not likely used by a huge percentage, probably max 0,05 % or even less for SAS' customers. I realize there should have been a domestic lounge, but a lounge with an entrance fee would be for very few "interested" passengers. Most travelers who would like to use a lounge travel enough to hold FT-cards or a business ticket. Travelers on LCCs may like a lounge, but who cares if they get it? The LCCs don't, and why should SAS? Such lounge, with an entrance fee, would be most interesting for LCC-travelers, e.g. DY.

I do not think SAS loose any money by flying to an airport without an "entrance-fee lounge"... I have actually never heard any question for such lounge.

FYI, I am employed by the SAS Group - and work at Oslo Airport.

This just shows how OSL really isn't up to the present-day standards. My last experience of OSL? At the gate I asked whether they would have places available more in the front of the cabin, just for a simple OSL-CPH flight in Y. The rude lady answered me: "That's something you gotta talk with somebody else about, not with me". (She obviously thought erroneously that I was begging for an upgrade, which seems to be a sort of crime in Norway). This way of taking "care" of EBG customers told me already everything about the "standards" in OSL and this lounge thing only confirms my bad impressions - not to mention the extremely high prices.

There is something strange about the Norwegians. Everything what is obvious and even self-evident elsewhere, you have to explain, explain and explain to them - and most often without any results at all. ;)

I think most passengers (maybe not you) rate an airport's "present-day standards" by a little more than if the airport in question has a lounge which you can enter by paying a cash fee or with a Priority Pass... The examples you give, such as TLL, isn't really up to present-day standards if you ask me, at least not until the re-fubrishment is done.

But I guess that the standard of TLL airport is the fault of SAS as well, since the major operator at TLL airport is Estonian Air, which is owned mostly by SAS... :rolleyes:

FlyingPrince22, sounds to me like the gate attendant you spoke to was a new, inexperienced boarding agent, and you would have to wait for the gate coordinator to change seats.

I don't understand your irony at all. As a small regional airport TLL is just fine. As to the lounges, they have two - one *A and one "independent" - both available also upon credit card payment.

And I don't understand those (obviously) Norwegians who write here and are reluctant to accept any negative feedback or even costructive ideas regarding probably the most expensive airport in Europe, namely OSL.

It´s obvious that even airports in Norway are expensive as everything else is too. That´s why I don´t like going there, it´s not good value for money. But that´s only my opinion and many disagree as people are still going to see the fjords.

Oh, then we have SAS to thank for TLL airport then, using your logic? If SAS is to blame for OSL airport not being up to present day standards (which in your view seems to be measured mainly on the fact if the airport has a lounge which you could enter with cash or not), then SAS is to be thanked for TLL being a good airport, since SAS owns the majority stock in the airline which is the biggest operator there?

BTW - I'm not Norwegian.

I already explained why and how it would be within the interests of SAS to improve the services at OSL. As to the lounges, they are below the level of TLL, which is only a small regional airport.

SAS already has 2 lounges at OSL, why should they provide more? After OSL isn't that big

Do you have any other services in mind than an upfront payment-lounge, that will be of SAS' interest?

Forget the p-class concept. It´s too Ryanair.

I definitely see that OSL should have a lounge, which would accept PriorityPass (I am PriorityPass holder) but I don't see how it would help SAS at all. SAS already has enough lounges there. Okay, in case I would be going through OSL and I wouldn't have EBG (or traveling in Business class) and if I would have BA Gold then I would of course choose BA rather than SAS if the price is pretty similar in case there wouldn't be PriorityPass lounge.

But then ... if there would be a PriorityPass lounge in OSL then I might choose BA anyway, or AY. Even in case I have EBG so SAS would lose some business. :D

Anyway, I think having a PriorityPass/DC lounge is more a business to the airport and independent lounge operator than anything with SAS. I hardly can imagine a case where it would help anything for SAS. Having a PriorityPass is a nice thing because it makes me more willing to fly with someone else than SAS, if there isn't any other lounges than SAS lounges then I am more willing to fly with SAS because I have EBG.

Not off topic at all! You are absolutely correct. With a RCC membership you gain access to SAS Business Lounges.

So FlyingPrince22, here's your solution. Just enroll your friend in the RCC (500 USD pr. year fee).

http://www.united.com/page/article/0,1360,3113,00.html

As for the debate that has been going on for a few pages now: SAS has no influence on how things are run at OSL, OSL is owned and run by Avinor. There are two major carriers at OSL and many other carriers, it's not SAS's task to offer a lounge product pay-as-you-go for Economy Class passengers with no status. It's the same with ALL Star carriers in Europe. They don't sell lounge access, they sell a product that includes it. End of story. If you have a beef with anyone, it's Priority Club or your credit card company.

As for OSL having enough lounges, I disagree. SAS NO has a much larger market domestic than SK SE and SK DK. OSL is the only major airport in Scandinavia that doesn't offer their most frequent customers a domestic lounge. Not fair at all! SAS should most definitely offer a domestic lounge at OSL like they do at ARN and CPH. But that's a debate for another time

Well, I have a EBG and Priority Pass as well. Still I think that having such a lounge would be within the interests of SAS. ;) The more services, the more attractive an airport is, the more people will want to travel via it! :) I simply can't understand how the OSL situation with "wholly three lounges" would be normal, when airports like TLL have 2 PP lounges and HEL even 8 lounges and out of them 3 PP lounges. :confused:

Advertising Fly-Business-With-Us-And-You-Will-Be-Able-To-Use-The Lounge sounds very familiar to me. It was the rule twenty years ago! :D