Swiss First Class Lounge just for Swiss
Jan 18, 2019, 2:13 am
#437
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An SQ F passenger is a star alliance F passenger and therefore would expect to be able to use any star alliance F lounge. As they can througout the USA, and in BKK, NRT/HND, ICN, SIN and anywhere else SQ or others offer F lounges. But LH and LX is different. Yet SQ F pax know the score.
You won't find a Star-Alliance-logo / *G-logo anywhere near those lounges. The same is true for the spa of the TG F lounge at BKK. Yes, TG grants access to F passengers of other airlines. But it only offers the spa to TG F passengers.
Speaking of SQ: Private Room isn't a *A F lounge either.
Jan 18, 2019, 4:50 am
#438
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In any case as mentioned before United no longer sells F tickets as codeshare. Yes you can still buy tickets plated on United 016 stock but it will carry the LX flight number and hence the original problem described in this thread (no access to F services if flight was purchased as United codeshare) is history.
Jan 18, 2019, 5:44 am
#439
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The second point was merely that the argument of 'what's next, no food or drink for UA pax on LX flights?' is absurd. Just because you don't get lounge access doesn't mean you won't get the full service on baord, as anyone who has flown LX F would know.
Jan 18, 2019, 5:56 am
#440
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My point was that you can't have a poor innocent passenger who had their ticket purchsed by their secretary all of a sudden become lounge savvy at the airport and feel humiliated that ehy didn't get access to the F lounge. If the passenger really is that naive, they'd be more than happy to go to the Senator lounge as directed.
The second point was merely that the argument of 'what's next, no food or drink for UA pax on LX flights?' is absurd. Just because you don't get lounge access doesn't mean you won't get the full service on baord, as anyone who has flown LX F would know.
The second point was merely that the argument of 'what's next, no food or drink for UA pax on LX flights?' is absurd. Just because you don't get lounge access doesn't mean you won't get the full service on baord, as anyone who has flown LX F would know.
Jan 18, 2019, 9:10 am
#441
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SQ F pax I know are far from happy to be using SEN lounges but they are on SQ metal, SQ F tickets on LH metal do indeed get FCT or FCL access.
Jan 18, 2019, 9:12 am
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Jan 18, 2019, 2:55 pm
#443
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Jan 18, 2019, 3:04 pm
#444
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your request is hardly a huge ask.....
Jan 18, 2019, 3:27 pm
#445
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Unbelievable, your HON contact should be able to make it happen. Wish you both a great flight nevertheless.
Jan 18, 2019, 4:37 pm
#446
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An SQ F passenger is a star alliance F passenger and therefore would expect to be able to use any star alliance F lounge. As they can througout the USA, and in BKK, NRT/HND, ICN, SIN and anywhere else SQ or others offer F lounges. But LH and LX is different. Yet SQ F pax know the score.
Jan 18, 2019, 6:50 pm
#447
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People can argue any point to death, but the concept of flying on LX metal in F yet not getting access to the F lounge is illogical, shortsighted and pigheaded.
Jan 19, 2019, 12:59 am
#448
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And it was the one big exception in the industry. For all other situations described in this thread metal is the main factor.
Jan 19, 2019, 2:09 am
#449
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i really wish there was a true F lounge in SFO. Polaris lets in Star business passengers.