First Class Lounge in A [opened 05MAR2018]
Mar 8, 2018, 9:01 am
#31
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Geneva
Programs: LX SEN, AFKL Platinum, BA Bronze,
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I wonder if E to A will be aircraft to A or E-lounge to A..?
Maybe the no transfer for HON isn’t just for capacity and budget reasons, but an LH directive.. otherwise why would transfer pax like me ever go through FRA again? I could do without the 20min+ trek from Z to B or FCT (which incidentally I had to do this morning so my displeasure is especially fresh lol)...
Maybe the no transfer for HON isn’t just for capacity and budget reasons, but an LH directive.. otherwise why would transfer pax like me ever go through FRA again? I could do without the 20min+ trek from Z to B or FCT (which incidentally I had to do this morning so my displeasure is especially fresh lol)...
The PA service in outstations and the FRA limo pickup started for HON and were later extended to F, IIRC. This is the first instance of F benefit not available to HON that I am aware of.
Agree re FRA, though most of my short haul still gets an apron position. I avoided FRA as much as possible before I became HON. Aside, I find that I have to walk more in MUC since the opening of the satellite.
Mar 8, 2018, 9:53 am
#32
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,731
It would, however, reflect the recent trend to honor ticket price over status. Let's see what really happens.
Mar 8, 2018, 4:16 pm
#33
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Programs: LH HON, SQ QPPS, QR Gold, Sixt Diamond
Posts: 228
Spent two hours in the new Swiss First Class lounge in Terminal A today, arriving from an intercontinental flight in E, taking the Heidi train to A and walking to the lounge.
In summary, I was disappointed.
The lounge appears small in comparison to the old lounge. There are no windows to the outside, only inside to the area bellow between the pharmacy and entrance to the security checks of terminal 1. It is dominated by the bar in the center, with constant emissions of the sound of the espresso machine. The small booths for making calls in private are open on the top and one is permanently disturbed by the sound from the espresso machines, bottles and china from the bar and the open kitchen area. Impossible to make calls on private or concentrate. The lack of complete enclosure of the booths is a complete design failure.
The toilets and bathrooms are also small in comparison to the toilets in the first lounges in Frankfurt.
Unfortunately I am already missing the old First Class Lounge.
My recommendation, when connecting to/from an intercontinental flight, go to the E lounges.
In summary, I was disappointed.
The lounge appears small in comparison to the old lounge. There are no windows to the outside, only inside to the area bellow between the pharmacy and entrance to the security checks of terminal 1. It is dominated by the bar in the center, with constant emissions of the sound of the espresso machine. The small booths for making calls in private are open on the top and one is permanently disturbed by the sound from the espresso machines, bottles and china from the bar and the open kitchen area. Impossible to make calls on private or concentrate. The lack of complete enclosure of the booths is a complete design failure.
The toilets and bathrooms are also small in comparison to the toilets in the first lounges in Frankfurt.
Unfortunately I am already missing the old First Class Lounge.
My recommendation, when connecting to/from an intercontinental flight, go to the E lounges.
Last edited by Ziegenhorn; Mar 10, 2018 at 12:59 am
Mar 8, 2018, 9:00 pm
#34
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Stoke on Trent, UK (MAN ), BUE, BKK, DBV
Programs: LH HON***,UA,BA.EK Gold,AV.
Posts: 11,646
The FCL/FCT Staff tell me the number of HON’s keep going down, first because of no HON miles in Y & then the reduced miles in Z & P, P class can be expensive too & the miles are a joke, I end up on a lot of P fares intra EU if it were not for my A & F fares HON would no longer be achievable for me.
Mar 11, 2018, 3:13 pm
#35
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Eurostar Carte Blanche, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub
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Spent two hours in the new Swiss First Class lounge in Terminal A today, arriving from an intercontinental flight in E, taking the Heidi train to A and walking to the lounge.
In summary, I was disappointed.
The lounge appears small in comparison to the old lounge. There are no windows to the outside, only inside to the area bellow between the pharmacy and entrance to the security checks of terminal 1. It is dominated by the bar in the center, with constant emissions of the sound of the espresso machine. The small booths for making calls in private are open on the top and one is permanently disturbed by the sound from the espresso machines, bottles and china from the bar and the open kitchen area. Impossible to make calls on private or concentrate. The lack of complete enclosure of the booths is a complete design failure.
The toilets and bathrooms are also small in comparison to the toilets in the first lounges in Frankfurt.
Unfortunately I am already missing the old First Class Lounge.
My recommendation, when connecting to/from an intercontinental flight, go to the E lounges.
In summary, I was disappointed.
The lounge appears small in comparison to the old lounge. There are no windows to the outside, only inside to the area bellow between the pharmacy and entrance to the security checks of terminal 1. It is dominated by the bar in the center, with constant emissions of the sound of the espresso machine. The small booths for making calls in private are open on the top and one is permanently disturbed by the sound from the espresso machines, bottles and china from the bar and the open kitchen area. Impossible to make calls on private or concentrate. The lack of complete enclosure of the booths is a complete design failure.
The toilets and bathrooms are also small in comparison to the toilets in the first lounges in Frankfurt.
Unfortunately I am already missing the old First Class Lounge.
My recommendation, when connecting to/from an intercontinental flight, go to the E lounges.
However, that first impression I got was that the lounge felt crowded. Tables were scrammed in, with two tables by some wooden wall right next to where people walk past. No real views outside. But then again, I still have to discover it in detail. I hear there is a terrace, haven't seen that yet for instance.
I'll be there again tomorrow afternoon and will then have more time to find out. However, I do know that I'll like the dedicated security checkpoint, which I hope has metal detectors that are slightly less sensitive than the ones in the main central checking areas.
Mar 15, 2018, 3:22 pm
#40
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,731
Last week it was still there and I don‘t see a reason why you should have to take your luggage to the lounge.
Mar 16, 2018, 6:53 am
#43
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: LH M&M, BA EC, DL SM
Posts: 5,731
I didn‘t try, to be honest. It seemed much more convenient to come in from the street, where I was greeted by two friendly staff at the first check-in right behind the door (I think they call it the First Checkin Lounge), got rid of my luggage there, from where it‘s a 30 second walk to the security checkpoints and the adjacent stairs to the FCL.
Mar 16, 2018, 6:00 pm
#45
Join Date: Oct 2004
Programs: LH HON
Posts: 3,421