Yes Bermuda shorts, shirt and flip flops are the accepted attire at the front of the bus.

The sushi I've had over there were by far the best sushi I've had among various lounges I've been in that have them. ^

you should also run through the airport screaming 'out of the way!! I m in business class!!!'

to be repeated while pushing through crowds at gate

:p

Actually while I was in the UK over Christmas I watched the delays at LHR on tv and a gate attendant was shown telling everyone that the flight was canceled ... the crowd groaned but one passenger pushed forward and asked "does that apply to business class too?" :-)

That's not right.

Your carrier will grant access to whatever lounges they want, usually it'll be their business class lounges except in unusual cases like upgrade certificates or last minute upgrades. Sometimes that carrier won't have a lounge and they'll have a contract lounge or another non-*A lounge they give you access to. Sometimes they won't have anything at all.

But in addition to that flying business class on any Star Alliance carrier grants you access to any other Star Alliance business class lounge in the airport you can get to.

And they might not tell you about this as they'll just tell you about their own lounge which might be cheaper for them. For example in SFO flying UA in business class they'll only tell you about their own business class lounge, not the SQ SK lounge. (though SQ might be closing access to this lounge now) Most airports won't have multiple *A lounges to choose from. Only large hubs like Heathrow or unusual cases like SFO would fall into this category.

Someone who enjoys public attention and/or feels extra important would certainly not mind doing that! :p

ok, ok, Just Strike A Pose and shashay into the plane, dark sun lgasses on and a cigar in ther hand...

Don't be shocked by the quality of cabin on the ANA BKK-NRT leg. ANA uses their oldest planes and a very old recliner business seat on that route. Thai would have been a much better choice on the way back again.

But who knows, maybe by October they would have upgraded those old planes.

Last time I flew business class I waited in the lounge and they drove the plane over and picked me up on the way out of the terminal.

Ron.

I've always thought entry into other *A lounges was a function of *A status and not the J ticket.

Mind you, I've always had *A Gold anytime I've flown in J so I don't have first-hand experience in this. :p

If in doubt about my ticket/membership status. for entry to the lounge, when I check in or drop by bag at the baggage drop-off desk I always ask "do I need an invitation for the lounge". In some airports you do... so it;s not an unusual thing to ask and they'll hand you an invitation if you qualify and if they are needed, or tell you if you don't qualify on your particular membership/flight combination.

The only other thing you have to be aware of is the advice already given by someone else on this thread that the airline will always direct you to their own lounge or contracted lounge - which may not be the best one that you have access to. So you should research available lounges online - find out where they are and either ask ahead or try.

http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/

It's easiest to think of business class lounges as being part of a business class ticket and 1st class lounges as part of a 1st class ticket. This is the main reason for them to exist. Lounges are part of the service level expected of business class and 1st class tickets.

Think of *Gold as a special benefit giving you access to some of these even on economy tickets.

Access to star alliance lounges is also based on class of travel. So J boarding pass gets access to all J star alliance lounges.

You learn something every day!