hclee01

Hi

If my memory did not fail me, I recall that the F THAI Lounge in T1 has a Star Alliance Logo at the Door. However, if you look clearly, you will notice that the wording GOLD is not printed on the logo.

I will try to take a look at the F lounge near the 50s on my next stop in BKK Airport.

BangkokTraveler

--edited-- (found the answer elsewhere)

Kiwi Flyer

Confirm TG F lounge is not *Gold. TG J lounge near pier 3 far superior to the one near pier 5. Didnt get into the TG *Gold lounge also near pier 3 so dont know how that compares.

bnova72

If one is flying in First Class on SQ one cannot use TG F lounge? If someone could clarify this, I would greatly appreciate this. Thank you in advance.

hclee01

It is quoted in Star Alliance website as follows:

Customers who present an International First Class boarding pass, regardless of the Star Alliance carrier they fly, have lounge access. They, and one guest, are welcome to visit first class lounges or any other members' departure lounges when departing on a Star Alliance flight. Note: AC, BD, OS and SK do not have international first class service.

Hope this helps.

Steve Fenton

I was there last week for 7 hours, te showers were great and massage was very nice. I then went over to the Lufthansda lounge to meet a colleague and even in there they had showers.

Star Alliance have loads of coverage in BKK and with the right card you can move around real easy.

bnova72

Thank you for responding to my enquiry. Your responses were greatly appreciated and helpful. :-)

Chiangi

I think you can. It is a Star Alliance lounge. I have been admitted to each of TG's two new F class lounges at BKK each time with a UA F class boarding pass. They have better decorations than SQ's F lounge at BKK.

But I personally think they should do more to improve these F lounges. This is after all their home airport. (I find new C class lounges to be sufficient.)

Trajan

Skytrax Awards have placed Thai Airways First lounge in fifth place. I agree that Cathay Pacific should be in first place.

<http://www.airlinequality.com/2004/Lounge_2004.htm#f>

THE WORLD'S BEST AIRLINE LOUNGES

The 2003/4 Airline Lounge Survey attracted a total of 1,463,522 eligible nominations during the 10 month survey period.

BEST LOUNGE - Final rankings

1. Cathay Pacific
2. Emirates
3. Gulf Air
4. Malaysia Airlines
5. Qantas
6. SAS Scandinavian Airlines
7. Virgin Atlantic
8. Asiana Airlines
9. British Airways
10. South African Airways

Respondents were asked to nominate an airline lounge for the 2004 Awards, using the criteria shown below:

Seating Capacity - Lounge Decor and Ambience
Business Facilities, Internet etc
Washrooms, Showers, Leisure Amenities etc
Newspapers, Magazines etc
Food and Beverage selections / Quality
Efficiency of Lounge Staff service
Friendliness and Attitude of Lounge Staff

In addition to an overall Lounge Ranking as shown above, respondents were asked to nominate their choice of First Class and/or Business Class lounges - the results for these categories being shown below.

First Class Lounge - 2004 rating

1. Cathay Pacific
2. Emirates
3. Gulf Air
4. South African Airways
5. Thai Airways

Business Class Lounge - 2004 rating

1. Cathay Pacific
2. Gulf Air
3. Emirates
4. SAS Scandinavian
5. Qantas Airways

Kiwi Flyer

Sorry I should have made it clearer - I was referring to *G access regardless of class of travel. If you are flying F on any *A carrier you should get access to TG F lounge.

Later I did make it to the TG *G lounge near pier 3 (not the TG biz lounge if this makes sense). EK also have arrangement to use this lounge. It is not very good and I would rate it even below the TG biz lounge near pier 5. Due to some boarding pass / flight difficulties I was not able to check out UA or LH *G lounges at BKK.

Steve Fenton

LH *G lounge is basis, very basic, but handy as its really close to the gate 77 whic you use if connecting onto a domestic flight and also near to gates 45+. They have a nice shower there but compared to the Thai lounges it is very basic.

bnova72

Thank you for clarification, Kiwi Flyer. I was able to gain access to the First Class Lounge with my SQ ticket. The staff was very welcoming and accommodating during my brief visit to the lounge. I also had the opportunity to take a shower since I had come off a long flight. The amenities are also very nice. Would definitely recommend using this lounge instead of the SQ and UA lounges.

Savage25

I was in there last week...the complimentary Thai Massage will be available until end-September after which it "may or may not" return next year.

Steve Fenton

I used it the other week when I had a seven hour layover and I was the first one in at something like 05.30 and its great. The showers are enromous and the massage is great. ONe of the nicest lounges around in my opinion. ^

SFO_71

Does anyone know the hours of either the
UAL or Thai lounges in BKK?

thanks much