Manila: worst TG lounge in the world??
Sep 30, 2017, 3:14 am
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exceptions are clearly defined for certain F Lounges
http://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
SQ in Singapore offers a secondLounge beside their SilverKris Lounge for *A Gold and other *A Biz Class passengers, but if they do not offer this, those can use local SiverKris lounge
Sep 30, 2017, 4:34 am
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it is a *A rule that *A Biz ticket holder can access their Lounges
exceptions are clearly defined for certain F Lounges
http://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
SQ in Singapore offers a secondLounge beside their SilverKris Lounge for *A Gold and other *A Biz Class passengers, but if they do not offer this, those can use local SiverKris lounge
exceptions are clearly defined for certain F Lounges
http://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy
SQ in Singapore offers a secondLounge beside their SilverKris Lounge for *A Gold and other *A Biz Class passengers, but if they do not offer this, those can use local SiverKris lounge
Sep 30, 2017, 4:56 am
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Anyway the question was re Manila Silverkris Lounge and there you can certainly enter with any *A J ticket
Sep 30, 2017, 5:15 am
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same for me as I usually take TG to and from SIN and they are in terminal 2 with their own Lounge. But Silverkris certainly does not allow *A Gold flying in Y, they have to go into a pretty mediocre other SQ Lounge. Maybe nowadays they let other *A J passengers now in.
Anyway the question was re Manila Silverkris Lounge and there you can certainly enter with any *A J ticket
Sep 30, 2017, 5:43 am
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same for me as I usually take TG to and from SIN and they are in terminal 2 with their own Lounge. But Silverkris certainly does not allow *A Gold flying in Y, they have to go into a pretty mediocre other SQ Lounge. Maybe nowadays they let other *A J passengers now in.
Anyway the question was re Manila Silverkris Lounge and there you can certainly enter with any *A J ticket
Sep 30, 2017, 8:08 am
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Sep 30, 2017, 8:14 am
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Royal Orchid Lounge is the Name for the E west Lounge because it has beside the normal J Lounge also a small F section. All other J Lounges are called Royal Silk
Officially the D Lounge caters only for J passengers and not for *G flying cattle, but I have not heard that this is strictly enforded
all other Royal Silk and the Royal Orchid caters also for *G flying cattle
Sep 30, 2017, 1:11 pm
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I do not think so!
Royal Orchid Lounge is the Name for the E west Lounge because it has beside the normal J Lounge also a small F section. All other J Lounges are called Royal Silk
Officially the D Lounge caters only for J passengers and not for *G flying cattle, but I have not heard that this is strictly enforded
all other Royal Silk and the Royal Orchid caters also for *G flying cattle
Royal Orchid Lounge is the Name for the E west Lounge because it has beside the normal J Lounge also a small F section. All other J Lounges are called Royal Silk
Officially the D Lounge caters only for J passengers and not for *G flying cattle, but I have not heard that this is strictly enforded
all other Royal Silk and the Royal Orchid caters also for *G flying cattle
The Royal Silk lounge access rules vary from concourse to concourse. The most restrictive appears to be the one in D Concourse, which is limited to TG Biz ticket holders and ROP Platinum cardholders. The other lounges allow entry to TG Biz flyers and *A Gold cardholders flying economy.
Of course, I don't know how strictly these rules are enforced, as I don't fly Thai very often (thus my questions). Also, *A Golds flying economy have access to the Orchid and Silk lounges [except D], whereas *A First and Biz non-Gold flyers are limited to the Orchid Lounge in Thai's offerings.
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Sep 30, 2017, 6:27 pm
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It does get a bit complicated...as Thai has so many lounges at Bangkok and the access rules vary slightly among them. As I understand it, the Royal Orchid lounge is the least "prestigious" of them (just the decor seems to confirm this) and is provided for the use of *A [non-TG] First and Biz class flyers and Economy flyers with premium mileage membership cards with any *A carrier [including TG].
The Royal Silk lounge access rules vary from concourse to concourse. The most restrictive appears to be the one in D Concourse, which is limited to TG Biz ticket holders and ROP Platinum cardholders. The other lounges allow entry to TG Biz flyers and *A Gold cardholders flying economy.
Of course, I don't know how strictly these rules are enforced, as I don't fly Thai very often (thus my questions). Also, *A Golds flying economy have access to the Orchid and Silk lounges [except D], whereas *A First and Biz non-Gold flyers are limited to the Orchid Lounge in Thai's offerings.
The Royal Silk lounge access rules vary from concourse to concourse. The most restrictive appears to be the one in D Concourse, which is limited to TG Biz ticket holders and ROP Platinum cardholders. The other lounges allow entry to TG Biz flyers and *A Gold cardholders flying economy.
Of course, I don't know how strictly these rules are enforced, as I don't fly Thai very often (thus my questions). Also, *A Golds flying economy have access to the Orchid and Silk lounges [except D], whereas *A First and Biz non-Gold flyers are limited to the Orchid Lounge in Thai's offerings.
The lounges in C and E are accessible to any J/F pax and *G. The D concourse lounges are supposed to only be accessible only to forward cabin pax.
There is also an F section in one of the E concourse lounges.
See how simple it is?
Sep 30, 2017, 7:13 pm
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It's not complicated at all, though you are doing your best to make it so.
The lounges in C and E are accessible to any J/F pax and *G. The D concourse lounges are supposed to only be accessible only to forward cabin pax.
There is also an F section in one of the E concourse lounges.
See how simple it is?
The lounges in C and E are accessible to any J/F pax and *G. The D concourse lounges are supposed to only be accessible only to forward cabin pax.
There is also an F section in one of the E concourse lounges.
See how simple it is?
As you say, the F Concourse Orchid lounge is open to any TG or *A premium class ticket holder or mileage member.
Sep 30, 2017, 7:58 pm
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Sep 30, 2017, 8:06 pm
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Well I think it IS a bit more complicated. For example, Thai's website doesn't say the D Concourse Silk lounge is only open to TG F and C fliers and ROP Platinum cardholders.
As you say, the F Concourse Orchid lounge is open to any TG or *A premium class ticket holder or mileage member.
As you say, the F Concourse Orchid lounge is open to any TG or *A premium class ticket holder or mileage member.
it is stated on TG Website that D Lounge is for TG and *A C passengers and Platinum, for all other Lounges *A Gold is added
there are NO TG Lounges in F concourse, the EVA Lounge is there
Sep 30, 2017, 11:17 pm
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I guess I'm just sorta wondering what the E Concourse Royal Orchid lounge is for...it seems duplicative of the others.
I don't think I mentioned anything about any F Concourse Royal Silk lounge.
Oct 1, 2017, 12:04 am
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Oct 1, 2017, 12:20 am
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I don't know what you mean with your second point...the lounges are different in names and have different access policies. Feel free to keep trolling, however, if that makes you happy.