*a gold and international lounge access?
Apr 11, 2007, 9:54 am
#16
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Location: Shanghai
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This seems to be an inportune time to inform you guys that I interned with LH during high school. While I was never able to use the perks they provided me with due to a protective mom, my standing there is good enough to pull all sorts of tricks.
I'm going to go back into my hole now, but let's just say that lounges and upgrades have never been a problem because the young moondog was a good worker.
I'm going to go back into my hole now, but let's just say that lounges and upgrades have never been a problem because the young moondog was a good worker.
Apr 11, 2007, 1:47 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bay Area
Programs: UA 1P, SPG Gold
Posts: 295
I was successful getting into the ANA lounge in Narita a couple of weeks ago without a card (like many others, my 2007 1P card was very late arriving).
Apr 11, 2007, 2:29 pm
#18
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This seems to be an inportune time to inform you guys that I interned with LH during high school. While I was never able to use the perks they provided me with due to a protective mom, my standing there is good enough to pull all sorts of tricks.
I'm going to go back into my hole now, but let's just say that lounges and upgrades have never been a problem because the young moondog was a good worker.
I'm going to go back into my hole now, but let's just say that lounges and upgrades have never been a problem because the young moondog was a good worker.
Apr 11, 2007, 2:43 pm
#19
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SVG
Posts: 550
Recently had a similar experience at the SK lounge in OSL. Didn't have my 1P card and even though they could pull up my MP number on the ticket, they couldn't see that I was *G.
I was admitted, eventually, but it seemed to be more as a favour by the lounge matron, "since it is almost empty here this morning...", rather than believing that I was in the right to access the lounge.
I was admitted, eventually, but it seemed to be more as a favour by the lounge matron, "since it is almost empty here this morning...", rather than believing that I was in the right to access the lounge.
Apr 11, 2007, 3:23 pm
#20
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1K 2MM / Marriott LTP
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I think we all need to realize that the people who staff these lounges whether they be airline staff or 3rd party, don't know whether status in airline x is *G or *S hence the need for the card which clearly has a *G or *S logo. Yes the staff should have an easy list of what status level is associated with *G, but unfortunately they don't. Obviously if you're going to an INTL RCC with a UA BP w/o card for the most part they know what is *G and *S within the United MP structure, but maybe not for another alliance member. The same could probably be said with all *A carriers.
Just my 2 cents.
Just my 2 cents.
Apr 11, 2007, 3:34 pm
#21
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: NYC
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I think we all need to realize that the people who staff these lounges whether they be airline staff or 3rd party, don't know whether status in airline x is *G or *S hence the need for the card which clearly has a *G or *S logo. Yes the staff should have an easy list of what status level is associated with *G, but unfortunately they don't. Obviously if you're going to an INTL RCC with a UA BP w/o card for the most part they know what is *G and *S within the United MP structure, but maybe not for another alliance member. The same could probably be said with all *A carriers.
Just my 2 cents.
Just my 2 cents.