*A First Class lounges
Feb 16, 2012 | 1:42 pm
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*A First Class lounges
What is it about these places that makes them feel so unpleasant?
I've been to the ones at LHR, CDG and LAX and they're all indentically grim.
What were *A thinking of? Or were these group lounges designed by UA?
I've been to the ones at LHR, CDG and LAX and they're all indentically grim.
What were *A thinking of? Or were these group lounges designed by UA?
Feb 16, 2012 | 2:12 pm
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I think at LHR, you can blame BA for the locations. So like the rest of he BMI board, who will all be blaming (or slightly miffed) at BA soon .....
Feb 16, 2012 | 3:05 pm
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I've tried the F-lounges in FRA (LH), ICN (OZ), NRT (NH), NRT (UA), ZRH (LX). Apart from the UA lounge in NRT they were all brilliant.
Feb 16, 2012 | 5:59 pm
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I believe he's talking about the Star Alliance-branded lounges which have no particular carrier's branding but instead used by all the Star airlines in a given airport/terminal.
In which case, yes, they are all pretty forgettable. For C lounges, they're not noticeably inferior, but given what the airlines offer in their own-branded F lounges, the Star F ones do seem very, very dull.
In which case, yes, they are all pretty forgettable. For C lounges, they're not noticeably inferior, but given what the airlines offer in their own-branded F lounges, the Star F ones do seem very, very dull.
Feb 16, 2012 | 6:23 pm
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It seems you've encountered some bad ones. My experience is that all F-lounges I've been in has been better than the best C/*G-lounge (which do vary a lot).
I've tried the F-lounges in FRA (LH), ICN (OZ), NRT (NH), NRT (UA), ZRH (LX). Apart from the UA lounge in NRT they were all brilliant.
I've tried the F-lounges in FRA (LH), ICN (OZ), NRT (NH), NRT (UA), ZRH (LX). Apart from the UA lounge in NRT they were all brilliant.
Feb 16, 2012 | 11:23 pm
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I believe he's talking about the Star Alliance-branded lounges which have no particular carrier's branding but instead used by all the Star airlines in a given airport/terminal.
In which case, yes, they are all pretty forgettable. For C lounges, they're not noticeably inferior, but given what the airlines offer in their own-branded F lounges, the Star F ones do seem very, very dull.
In which case, yes, they are all pretty forgettable. For C lounges, they're not noticeably inferior, but given what the airlines offer in their own-branded F lounges, the Star F ones do seem very, very dull.
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Feb 17, 2012 | 12:47 am
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Sorry the LX F lounge in ZRH is only for LH group F passengers and their HON members, the designated F *alliance lounge in ZRH is the LX Senator lounge. The same applies to the F terminal in FRA.