access to *A lounges
Aug 30, 2009 | 7:20 pm
#2
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First, welcome to FT exbrit.
You will find several threads on this using search, but a quick answer is: Always have your *G card with you. Some airlines won't bother you, but you can't get into a LH lounge without the card.
You will find several threads on this using search, but a quick answer is: Always have your *G card with you. Some airlines won't bother you, but you can't get into a LH lounge without the card.
Aug 31, 2009 | 12:15 am
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Aug 31, 2009 | 1:37 am
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Aug 31, 2009 | 3:09 am
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cheers,
Henry
Aug 31, 2009 | 3:44 am
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Let's say your flying C with TG and have no *A status. Could you besides TG's business lounge also use (if present) UA's lounge, SQ's lounge (and so on) ?
Aug 31, 2009 | 3:57 am
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In principle yes. In practice, at some stations, lounge agents can try to discourage you and force you to use the lounge of the airline you are flying with, even though this is contrary to *A rules.
Aug 31, 2009 | 4:08 am
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There are LH lounges and there are LH lounges. Flying business class on LH (with no status on LH or any other *A carrier) you are allowed in the business class lounge only. There is also what they call the Senator lounge, but that requires a Gold card (or a first class ticket).
cheers,
Henry
cheers,
Henry
Aug 31, 2009 | 12:50 pm
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Aug 31, 2009 | 2:11 pm
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If you are trying to gain access on the basis of your *G status then you're right they can and often do insist on seeing your card.
If you're trying to gain access on the basis of your boarding pass then a business class boarding pass gets you access to most *A lounges. You don't need your card or any status at all, it's part of your business class ticket. In some airports there are multiple *A lounges and some of them will be "business lounges" and some will be reserved for either first class and/or *G.
I don't see what's so complicated about this.