Lounge ZRH [merged Q&A thread]
Jul 4, 2018, 1:28 pm
#1306
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,141
Bold statement and not necessarily true 
*G through A3 (I hear it's quite easy/'cheap'), SK (based on segments), TK status match or totally free as in my own case (employer kindly paying for roughly 200+ flights a year) and I am sure there are several other cases 
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*G through A3 (I hear it's quite easy/'cheap'), SK (based on segments), TK status match or totally free as in my own case (employer kindly paying for roughly 200+ flights a year) and I am sure there are several other cases G
Anyway... Your employer doesn’t by any chance wants to pay for my flights too?
Last edited by Nick Art; Jul 4, 2018 at 1:35 pm
Jul 4, 2018, 1:30 pm
#1307
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,374
Bold statement and not necessarily true *G through A3 (I hear it's quite easy/'cheap'), SK (based on segments), TK status match or totally free as in my own case (employer kindly paying for roughly 200+ flights a year) and I am sure there are several other cases
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*G through A3 (I hear it's quite easy/'cheap'), SK (based on segments), TK status match or totally free as in my own case (employer kindly paying for roughly 200+ flights a year) and I am sure there are several other cases G
Either way, pretty much all my ex-ZRH flights leave out of E, so I'm not too upset. But still sad.
Jul 4, 2018, 1:34 pm
#1308
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,645
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Jul 4, 2018, 1:36 pm
#1309
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE (*A Gold), Bonvoy Platinum Elite, Hilton Gold, Amex Platinum / AP Reserve, NEXUS, Global Entry
Posts: 5,691
Indeed, we all pay dearly for it. But that's not even the point.
I get status by flying a Star Alliance airline based in my home country; this is probably the way most *G members obtain status. When I fly into Europe, I have the choice of using ZRH, FRA or MUC as the most logical hubs for connecting flights. Taking away access (that I've earned and paid for) to a quiet place at one of these airports will only cause me to fly through a different one. Maybe LX thinks they don't need the traffic through ZRH, who knows...
As a quick aside, my home airline recently opened a new lounge which is inaccessible to anyone not flying on a paid business class ticket; so *G or any top-tier frequent flyer sitting in economy or premium economy, or anyone flying on a business class reward ticket is turned away. The difference? This new lounge was built in addition to the existing one accessible to *G.
I get status by flying a Star Alliance airline based in my home country; this is probably the way most *G members obtain status. When I fly into Europe, I have the choice of using ZRH, FRA or MUC as the most logical hubs for connecting flights. Taking away access (that I've earned and paid for) to a quiet place at one of these airports will only cause me to fly through a different one. Maybe LX thinks they don't need the traffic through ZRH, who knows...
As a quick aside, my home airline recently opened a new lounge which is inaccessible to anyone not flying on a paid business class ticket; so *G or any top-tier frequent flyer sitting in economy or premium economy, or anyone flying on a business class reward ticket is turned away. The difference? This new lounge was built in addition to the existing one accessible to *G.
Jul 4, 2018, 1:40 pm
#1310
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,645
Jul 4, 2018, 2:10 pm
#1311
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,446
Their whole social media team better be looking for new jobs if they turn out to be wrong (since apparently *G and FTL do have access in real life..)
Or LX finally does realize they actually need pro's to run their social media in todays world.. paging Steffen
Or LX finally does realize they actually need pro's to run their social media in todays world.. paging Steffen
Jul 4, 2018, 2:35 pm
#1313
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,446
And here I am having written confirmation from someone else at LX that lounge access in A is the same as in E...
Seriously Swiss.. this wouldnt be even acceptable on a 2-men hobby project..
Seriously Swiss.. this wouldnt be even acceptable on a 2-men hobby project..
Jul 4, 2018, 2:51 pm
#1314
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: my heart is on the shores of the north Italian lakes
Programs: LX Senator Lifetime, Relais&Chateaux Club5C, ex ! "Amanjunkie", ex LHW LC, hate chain hotels
Posts: 2,515
Good news then. The solution is to designate LH group business lounges *G (also accessible to FTL) and finally enhance the SEN lounges for what their name says: SEN's (and *first). SEN status is well above most *G ones.
I think this would be fair. What do you think?
I think this would be fair. What do you think?
Jul 4, 2018, 3:00 pm
#1315
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,141
The Sen lounges are huge, I don’t think their size allows for tem
only to be accessed by SENs.
I also think that all own *G airline lounges should be accessible to all *G and not only their own elites. I think that would be fair. I mean as SEN you also have access to the SAS Gold lounge and not only their silver.
Jul 4, 2018, 3:43 pm
#1316
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ZRH
Programs: TK Miles&Smiles Elite, IB Plus Plata
Posts: 62
Jul 4, 2018, 11:25 pm
#1318
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,645
No changes after all?
I’ve sent my colleague a text first this morning (she’s based at head office in Switzerland and flies back home from ZRH either on a Wednesday night or Thursday morning) asking her about the new lounge (I played dumb): she obviously got in and, like myself, she’s Diamond/*G through SAS, she clearly wasn’t aware of the access palaver.
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Jul 5, 2018, 3:02 am
#1319
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: LX SEN
Posts: 313
Website now also shows that *G and FTL have access:
https://www.swiss.com/no/EN/fly/airp...h#t-page=pane2
https://www.swiss.com/no/EN/fly/airp...h#t-page=pane2
- SWISS Business Lounge ABusiness Class SWISS, Business Class Lufthansa Group, Business Class Star Alliance, Miles & More Frequent Travellers
- Senator Lounge AMiles & More Senator, Star Alliance Gold Member, First Class Star Alliance
Jul 5, 2018, 5:49 am
#1320
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE (*A Gold), Bonvoy Platinum Elite, Hilton Gold, Amex Platinum / AP Reserve, NEXUS, Global Entry
Posts: 5,691
Website now also shows that *G and FTL have access:
https://www.swiss.com/no/EN/fly/airp...h#t-page=pane2
https://www.swiss.com/no/EN/fly/airp...h#t-page=pane2
