Flying C class on Skyteam...can I use any Skyteam airline lounge?
Feb 16, 2004, 7:55 am
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Flying C class on Skyteam...can I use any Skyteam airline lounge?
I'm finally burning some skymiles and taking a few flights on DL and Korean in C class. Is it possible to use any Skyteam airline lounge, or only the lounges for the airlines I'm flying?
I know on *A you can visit any and all if you want which makes your airport transit time a little more enjoyable.
I know on *A you can visit any and all if you want which makes your airport transit time a little more enjoyable.
Feb 16, 2004, 7:26 pm
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Feb 16, 2004, 10:39 pm
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Actually, there are very few cities that have more than one skyteam lounge. And you won't have access to the first class lounges in, say, Paris or Seoul. But other than that, everything should be fine.
Feb 17, 2004, 12:41 am
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I don't know what the rules are with Korean Air, but in Rome you can't use the lounges for Alitalia or Air France. I fly the Rome - JFK route on DL every few months and I try each time to no avail.
Feb 17, 2004, 5:00 am
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Apparently, Skyteam members have a lot of discretion as to when they will let you use their lounge. In Jo'burg, for instance, there is no Delta lounge and Air France will only let you use the lounge if you are connecting to a AF flight. Conversely, I've been able to use the Alitalia lounge in Rome even though I was flying Lufthansa, but found that sitting in the terminal amongst the hoi polloi was preferable.
Feb 17, 2004, 8:01 am
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Thanks for all the replies...I have moved my status over to United. So all I will have to gain admittance is my C class ticket. LAX and BKK both have AF lounges that will be open while I'm transiting, and both are probably nicer than the KE lounges, so I'll give it a go and see what happens.
Feb 17, 2004, 8:14 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jmscsc:
I don't know what the rules are with Korean Air, but in Rome you can't use the lounges for Alitalia or Air France. I fly the Rome - JFK route on DL every few months and I try each time to no avail.</font>
I don't know what the rules are with Korean Air, but in Rome you can't use the lounges for Alitalia or Air France. I fly the Rome - JFK route on DL every few months and I try each time to no avail.</font>
I routinely use the AF lounge while flying AZ out of Terminal B and have never once had a problem. It's far less crowded than the AZ lounge across the hall and is one of the few places at FCO with a legal smoking area (not that that stops most Europeans).
Feb 18, 2004, 8:03 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jmscsc:
I don't know what the rules are with Korean Air, but in Rome you can't use the lounges for Alitalia or Air France. I fly the Rome - JFK route on DL every few months and I try each time to no avail.</font>
I don't know what the rules are with Korean Air, but in Rome you can't use the lounges for Alitalia or Air France. I fly the Rome - JFK route on DL every few months and I try each time to no avail.</font>
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Feb 18, 2004, 11:11 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by EmoryFlyer:
Thanks for all the replies...I have moved my status over to United. So all I will have to gain admittance is my C class ticket. LAX and BKK both have AF lounges that will be open while I'm transiting, and both are probably nicer than the KE lounges, so I'll give it a go and see what happens.</font>
Thanks for all the replies...I have moved my status over to United. So all I will have to gain admittance is my C class ticket. LAX and BKK both have AF lounges that will be open while I'm transiting, and both are probably nicer than the KE lounges, so I'll give it a go and see what happens.</font>
[edited to add "at LAX" for clarity]
[This message has been edited by eefor jfp (edited Feb 18, 2004).]