How does Thai Aairways check status?
Sep 10, 2017, 9:05 am
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How does Thai Aairways check status?
I am flying from Bangkok to Singapore this week with Singapore Airlines.
I have Star Alliance Gold Status with Thai yet wanting the miles to be credited to Singapore.
Can I show my digital card at the lounge entrance to Thai Silk to gain access? What do they do with the card, Do they type in my FF number and my name, status etc comes up or does it just show my status?
I am very curious how they check statuses in this day and age
I have Star Alliance Gold Status with Thai yet wanting the miles to be credited to Singapore.
Can I show my digital card at the lounge entrance to Thai Silk to gain access? What do they do with the card, Do they type in my FF number and my name, status etc comes up or does it just show my status?
I am very curious how they check statuses in this day and age
Sep 10, 2017, 10:06 am
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The lounge has to "bill" an airline for your entry. Showing your digital card they'll use that info to verify your status and grant entry to their own lounge.
This should not require them putting that info into your ticket but it is good to check at the gate which program your ticket is set to credit to.
This should not require them putting that info into your ticket but it is good to check at the gate which program your ticket is set to credit to.
Sep 10, 2017, 7:30 pm
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no problem, you can use TG, SQ or Eva Lounge and credit miles to SQ account where you have no Status. just make sure that during check in, you credit your miles to the SQ account
when you enter Lounge, they will see that you are *G, but still will charge your Lounge Access to SQ
when you enter Lounge, they will see that you are *G, but still will charge your Lounge Access to SQ
Sep 12, 2017, 7:31 pm
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As the OP stated access via status I assume the OP is traveling in Y so therefore TG would "pay" for the lounge access at any of the mentioned lounges.
no problem, you can use TG, SQ or Eva Lounge and credit miles to SQ account where you have no Status. just make sure that during check in, you credit your miles to the SQ account
when you enter Lounge, they will see that you are *G, but still will charge your Lounge Access to SQ
when you enter Lounge, they will see that you are *G, but still will charge your Lounge Access to SQ
Sep 13, 2017, 2:24 am
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frankly, I don't know but this would make things complicate!
Sep 13, 2017, 7:42 am
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If in J class (i.e. the pax has lounge access regardless of any FF elite status) the airline pays.
If in Y (i.e. pax is only able to access the lounge due to being *A elite) the FFP/airline who issued the card, pays.
It is quite logic once you give it some thought.
If in Y (i.e. pax is only able to access the lounge due to being *A elite) the FFP/airline who issued the card, pays.
It is quite logic once you give it some thought.
Last edited by SK AAR; Sep 13, 2017 at 7:52 am
Sep 16, 2017, 10:19 am
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