Who Pays for Lounge Access in Star Alliance?
Jul 11, 2017, 5:34 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LIS/ATL/other
Programs: UA 1K, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Plat, Marriott Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 1,983
I now see the brilliant move by LH with the Senator lounge access for *A. They get to charge the other airline for the lounge access even if the pax is flying LH J.
Jul 16, 2017, 1:31 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC, NY
Programs: UA 1K 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold,
Posts: 1,178
Charges for lounge access are tallied along with other incurred costs in the clearing house used by *A members.
At some airports airlines designate certain lounges to manage pax flows better and avoid crowding. DEL is a prime example: LX sends their pax to a contract lounge, SQ lounge agents pretend to be not aware of *A access rights and LH sends their F pax to the premium plaza lounge upstairs.
At some airports airlines designate certain lounges to manage pax flows better and avoid crowding. DEL is a prime example: LX sends their pax to a contract lounge, SQ lounge agents pretend to be not aware of *A access rights and LH sends their F pax to the premium plaza lounge upstairs.
-G
Jul 17, 2017, 2:25 am
#18
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,168
LH was the first of the lot to open their own lounge in DEL T3, way before AI joined *A, AFAIR in 2009. Allways is in the lounge area initially meant for KFA or 9W. The LH lounge was initially spilit C/FTL and SEN, but they removed the partition because both sides became too crowded. When LX/OS/LH had flights to MUC/FRA/ZRH/VIE within 4 hours that place had no standing room at times. With OS gone and LX moved, its a bit better.
SQ wouldn't let me in to their lounge even with a LH F BP and LH*G some years ago. Now they are a bit better,
SQ wouldn't let me in to their lounge even with a LH F BP and LH*G some years ago. Now they are a bit better,
Oct 9, 2017, 1:02 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ Diamond/*G, IHG Diamond Amb, Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,239
Does anyone know if the payouts differ between "*G" lounges and "C" lounges, when separation exists. For instance, does UA get the same when someone enters the UC with their *G card vs. entering Polaris Lounge with C BP, since technically *G are permitted business class lounge access in accordance with *A rules, so does that allow them to charge the same price as for departing C passengers to the airline but provide a lesser lounge product?