Will lounge access improve with the addition of CO and NW?
Jul 22, 2004 | 8:44 pm
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Will lounge access improve with the addition of CO and NW?
My DL CRC membership has been golden at IAH's CO PC's when flying on CO but worthless when flying through there on DL flights. Will this change when CO joins SkyTeam? I would love to be able to use the PC when I am flying on DL (regardless of having to go to a different terminal).
Jul 23, 2004 | 3:09 am
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Originally Posted by graraps
They will let you in if you are Skyteam Elite Plus, not in the case of purchased access.
Jul 23, 2004 | 4:51 am
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Originally Posted by JOUY31
I don't think the SkyTeam Elite Plus access rule applies to domestic flights. Hopefully, this could be an enhancement to the existing benefit.
What were they thinking when they devised that rule? CDG-LHR is a lot shorter than CDG-MRS
Therefore we have an answer to the OP's question: yes to access but only when flying internationally.
Jul 23, 2004 | 7:59 am
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The reason for this restriction is because most US airlines sell access to lounge through payable membership programmes rather than give it to their elite members, as is normally the case in Europe.
You get comparable restrictions in other alliances although these are limited to the US airline FFP members (eg: case of UA for access to RCC in *A or North American members of NW WP)
If elites were to get access to lounges when flying domestically in the US, why on earth would they shell out for a distinct lounge access programme?
Which leads me to my question: is the international flight only rule actually enforced at CDG and MXP/FCO, as least as regards other European Skyteam FFPs?
You get comparable restrictions in other alliances although these are limited to the US airline FFP members (eg: case of UA for access to RCC in *A or North American members of NW WP)
If elites were to get access to lounges when flying domestically in the US, why on earth would they shell out for a distinct lounge access programme?
Which leads me to my question: is the international flight only rule actually enforced at CDG and MXP/FCO, as least as regards other European Skyteam FFPs?