LX First class lounge ZRH?
Jun 21, 2022, 1:34 pm
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It’s really crazy that LH and LX don’t have (or apply?) the same lounge rules. On LH, if you arrive in FRA in F, you can use the FCL A (and B when it was open) (not the FCT) whether or not you have another flight / separate ticket or not. Ie you can use the FCL as an “arrival lounge”.
Jun 21, 2022, 1:38 pm
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Just to be clear, it seems the issue here for Nick Art was that his flight from ZRH to OSL was on a separate ticket. If it was on the same ticket as his F flight from JFK to GVA then he would have been granted access to the F lounge (presumably both A and E).
Jun 21, 2022, 1:40 pm
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Jun 21, 2022, 1:46 pm
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It’s really crazy that LH and LX don’t have (or apply?) the same lounge rules. On LH, if you arrive in FRA in F, you can use the FCL A (and B when it was open) (not the FCT) whether or not you have another flight / separate ticket or not. Ie you can use the FCL as an “arrival lounge”.
Otherwise you could fly LAX to FRA in F & then continue to CDG in whY on a separate ticket & get access to FCL A based on your inbound F BP & then walk to your CDG gate from FCL A … not going to happen
Jun 21, 2022, 2:57 pm
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Just to be clear: JFK-GVA-ZRH was on one ticket, the onward ticket to OSL can be ignored. Access on arrival without onward ticket used to work 100%, I usually did it when I arrived on F in ZRH both with and without onward ticket. Hence my question if the interpretation recently changed.
I find the contrast of we'll escort you through security to the lounge and to the plane in JFK and LOL you're on your own in GVA and ZRH quite ridiculous.
Jun 21, 2022, 11:03 pm
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It’s really crazy that LH and LX don’t have (or apply?) the same lounge rules. On LH, if you arrive in FRA in F, you can use the FCL A (and B when it was open) (not the FCT) whether or not you have another flight / separate ticket or not. Ie you can use the FCL as an “arrival lounge”.
Regrading ZRH:
I was able to get into FCL E 2 weeks ago when arriving in F and no onwards flight
Jun 22, 2022, 12:48 am
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FCT access with a connecting fight after arriving in F & on the same ticket is within the rules.
Jun 22, 2022, 12:49 am
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Jun 22, 2022, 5:01 am
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The current access rules for FCL A/E in ZRH are pretty clear, I'd say:
"SWISS First, First Class Lufthansa, HON Circle
Guests, who are using a connecting flight with their First Class flight, have access to the First Class lounges, provided the whole journey is booked in First Class."
"SWISS First, First Class Lufthansa, HON Circle
Guests, who are using a connecting flight with their First Class flight, have access to the First Class lounges, provided the whole journey is booked in First Class."
Jun 22, 2022, 7:45 am
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The current access rules for FCL A/E in ZRH are pretty clear, I'd say:
"SWISS First, First Class Lufthansa, HON Circle
Guests, who are using a connecting flight with their First Class flight, have access to the First Class lounges, provided the whole journey is booked in First Class."
"SWISS First, First Class Lufthansa, HON Circle
Guests, who are using a connecting flight with their First Class flight, have access to the First Class lounges, provided the whole journey is booked in First Class."
Jun 22, 2022, 1:02 pm
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My theory is, that the ZRH-OSL flight confused them and would I have only shown my two BPs for JFK-GVA and GVA-ZRH I would have probably been fine.
Jun 22, 2022, 2:24 pm
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You neither arrived ZRH in F (you arrived from GVA) nor departed ZRH in F (to OSL). Even if "F lounge access for arriving F pax without status without connecting flight on the same ticket" were a benefit, you would not have qualified on your itinerary.
You did have F lounge access in GVA, where you arrived in F and had an onward flight in a lower class of service.
You did have F lounge access in GVA, where you arrived in F and had an onward flight in a lower class of service.
Jun 22, 2022, 2:30 pm
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You neither arrived ZRH in F (you arrived from GVA) nor departed ZRH in F (to OSL). Even if "F lounge access for arriving F pax without status without connecting flight on the same ticket" were a benefit, you would not have qualified on your itinerary.
You did have F lounge access in GVA, where you arrived in F and had an onward flight in a lower class of service.
You did have F lounge access in GVA, where you arrived in F and had an onward flight in a lower class of service.
Jun 22, 2022, 2:33 pm
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I still don't think that's quite correct because A.) I've never been SEN nor HON and I've accessed the F lounge on arrival quite a few times without any issues and B.) the agent said if I had arrived on the direct LX JFK-ZRH flight I would have access.
My theory is, that the ZRH-OSL flight confused them and would I have only shown my two BPs for JFK-GVA and GVA-ZRH I would have probably been fine.
My theory is, that the ZRH-OSL flight confused them and would I have only shown my two BPs for JFK-GVA and GVA-ZRH I would have probably been fine.
The rules changed & are supposed to be group wide, FCL access is for HON or SEN only on arrival unless you have a connecting flight on the same F ticket