Any advantage of using UA club lounges?
Nov 18, 2017, 2:47 am
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As a frequent SAN-LAX-LHR business class flyer, I'm surprised by your comments.
I'm GS, OWE, and have an Amex Plat. Sometimes I fly the route on UA, sometimes on AA, and occasionally take the SAN-LHR BA nonstop.
The SAN UA club is one of the nicest non-hub UA clubs I've been to. I find it far superior to the SAN Airspace lounge. Amex Plat provides $10 of credit to use at the Airspace lounge, which gets you a little snack, or a regular drink, or a nice discount on a premium drink. The free food offerings at the SAN UA club are superior, in my opinion. I won't even bother going in to the Airspace lounge when flying AA/BA, and never will when flying UA.
The LAX UA club is also an outstanding club. It can't compare to the LAX Qantus First lounge that I get access to as OWE when flying AA, but it is still nice. I can't wait for the LAX Polaris lounge to open. AA also has a Flagship First lounge opening later this month.
The LHR UA arrivals lounge is the best I've been to in Europe. You do not need an invitation, you just need to arrive when it is open. The T2 Priority Pass arrivals lounge is handy to have, but the only time I use it is if I fly on the late SFO-LHR flight, when the UA lounge is closed. The AA arrivals lounge is also nice. I never use the BA arrivals lounge since it is closed when the SAN-LHR flight lands.
The LHR UA club is also outstanding. As a GS, I head over to the GFL, but I wasn't impressed with the LH, AC, or SQ lounge offerings in comparison. LHR is the rare location where UA's offerings are superior.
So, in summary, for the SAN-LAX-LHR Polaris route, the UA lounge offerings are far superior to the Amex offerings at all 3 locations.
I'm GS, OWE, and have an Amex Plat. Sometimes I fly the route on UA, sometimes on AA, and occasionally take the SAN-LHR BA nonstop.
The SAN UA club is one of the nicest non-hub UA clubs I've been to. I find it far superior to the SAN Airspace lounge. Amex Plat provides $10 of credit to use at the Airspace lounge, which gets you a little snack, or a regular drink, or a nice discount on a premium drink. The free food offerings at the SAN UA club are superior, in my opinion. I won't even bother going in to the Airspace lounge when flying AA/BA, and never will when flying UA.
The LAX UA club is also an outstanding club. It can't compare to the LAX Qantus First lounge that I get access to as OWE when flying AA, but it is still nice. I can't wait for the LAX Polaris lounge to open. AA also has a Flagship First lounge opening later this month.
The LHR UA arrivals lounge is the best I've been to in Europe. You do not need an invitation, you just need to arrive when it is open. The T2 Priority Pass arrivals lounge is handy to have, but the only time I use it is if I fly on the late SFO-LHR flight, when the UA lounge is closed. The AA arrivals lounge is also nice. I never use the BA arrivals lounge since it is closed when the SAN-LHR flight lands.
The LHR UA club is also outstanding. As a GS, I head over to the GFL, but I wasn't impressed with the LH, AC, or SQ lounge offerings in comparison. LHR is the rare location where UA's offerings are superior.
So, in summary, for the SAN-LAX-LHR Polaris route, the UA lounge offerings are far superior to the Amex offerings at all 3 locations.
I now know I can access the LHR Arrivals Lounge without an invitation and my next scheduled Polaris flight to LHR is in March so lookingforward to the experience.
It is good to have options at SAN/LAX/SFO for choices in lounges for somewhere to wait for flights, and have enjoyed reading everyone's views. Thank you.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Nov 18, 2017 at 11:09 am Reason: merging consecutive posts by same member
Nov 18, 2017, 3:01 am
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Nov 18, 2017, 5:35 pm
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To the question. Not at SFO on Thursday. I was stuck for hours and the lounge staff was just “no use even looking.” Chastised, I call and got a phone agent who tried options for an hour!! Ultimately nothing worked for me but she at least tried!
Nov 19, 2017, 3:06 am
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Nov 19, 2017, 7:11 am
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