It's obviously after the fact for the person above who flew on Thursday, but the VC at EWR closes at 6:30 pm. Lufthansa closes at 9:30 pm and SAS is open until at least 11:00 pm, if not later.

Flying out of EWR on Flight TP 202...does any one know which lounge business class passengers can access? I see a few listed on their site, wondering which one is the best?

Lufthansa, which closes at 9:30 pm, and SAS, which is open much later. Both in Terminal B, across the hall from each other.

Polaris.

Thank you.

What is the UA policy with *G lounges at EWR? If I have a flight on UA can I go to Terminal B first to the lounge? Yesterday the bus nazi in Terminal C wouldn't even let us go to A to the lounge let alone lounges in B because 'There are three lounges here'.

Lounge access is listed as a *A Gold benefit, but United's shuttle people at EWR are the worst. Having been warned by other people here, I always say I'm going to A, and then mention to the shuttle driver that I'm going to B. (They're militant about trying to stop at B as infrequently as possible, but I've never had them check for an A boarding pass. Maybe they've gotten even worse since my last time through, or maybe you just caught someone having a really bad day. It's not like the shuttles are jam-packed, so there's no excuse for this nonsense.)

If they won't let you on the shuttle, or you get past the gate attendant but then the driver sticks it to you and will only drop you at A, you can always take the train over to B, but you'll need to clear non-TSA PRE security there. There's also no airside returning shuttle from B, so you'll always need to re-clear security at least once on such trips.

Yeah I don't know what the deal was. She wouldn't even let us go to A. Frankly I should be able to go to whatever eligible lounge I want.

EWR.

You'll get similar garbage from the redcoats who mind the security lines.

Their only pleasure seems to be spreading their misery to others.

She wouldn't even let us go to A either because our BP said C and we were in C.

I have more of a general question, but it sort of fits here. We are flying business on TP out of EWR at 1:35AM, well beyond closing time of lounges. Someone in another thread said they saw the SAS lounge open very late recently (past when the website says they close) and suggested it was because they were accommodating J pax on TP flight (or maybe other *A flights). So my question is this:

Do airlines work together to keep lounges open for their J pax, even beyond normal open/close hours? Like is this something I can somewhat expect? I've never flown so late before as J and so have no idea.

If TP is concerned about that they will arrange for the contracted lounge to stay open. I've travelled on TP from CNF on a longhaul flight and there was no lounge available. I suppose if SAS asked TP for money to stay open that late TP will politely decline ;)

Okay. So airlines/lounges within an alliance generally do not coordinate for their J pax.