pshepvic
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I do hope you enjoy the lounge because I've seen no difference in the crowds.
So no-one is voting with their feet then, despite what they've said?
I do hope you enjoy the lounge because I've seen no difference in the crowds.
Anyway, there never was any evidence that overcrowding was due to anytime access.
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Not necessarily, but it was provided as a reason. However, if allegedly everyone is voting with their feet, and going off to other airlines, then the lounges should have less people. But others have said they don't, which would then imply that people aren't actually voting with their feet. All talk, and no action.
Anytime access even when not flying.What did anytime lounge access?
could you just go to the airport anytime and use the lounge?
My examples are not great.You'll find that people didn't use it because they wanted to fly another airline, more that they couldn't use QF or OW to get to where they were going. JohnK had some great examples.
I wouldn't have thought that it's been done to death, at all. I think that it's okay to keep the comments coming.
Anyway, there never was any evidence that overcrowding was due to anytime access.
So no-one is voting with their feet then, despite what they've said?
Not necessarily, but it was provided as a reason. However, if allegedly everyone is voting with their feet, and going off to other airlines, then the lounges should have less people. But others have said they don't, which would then imply that people aren't actually voting with their feet. All talk, and no action.
BAEC Letter said:Dear Mr BAEC Gold,
In the late 1990s, we introduced a benefit for our Gold Executive Club members that allowed our Gold customers (without any guests) to use the British Airways lounge when travelling on another airline, as long as this airline operated from the same terminal as British Airways. We called this benefit Anytime Access.
Today, through our extensive airline partnerships and the considerable growth of oneworld®, our Gold customers (with a guest) are now able to access the British Airways lounge in any of the following ways:
• When travelling on any British Airways operated flight
• When travelling on any British Airways codeshare flight operated by another airline
• When travelling on any oneworld airline operating from the same terminal as British Airways
Given the above, and also based on feedback we have received from Executive Club members, we have therefore taken the decision to withdraw Anytime Access from June 17 2011.
We know how important our lounges are to our Gold Executive Club members, and we want to ensure that they continue to be a place to work or relax away from the busy airport environment for customers who are flying with us and our oneworld partners. ...
There's a whopping thread of FT about it - makes this thread look like "a storm in a teacup"!
There's a whopping thread of FT about it - makes this thread look like "a storm in a teacup"!
Entered the MEL QP this morning with a flash of the WP card.
Some have suggested they are more likely to allow this if you're dressed in corporate-ish attire.
As a random data point I was definitely not dressed in my business getup. Jeans, sneakers, hooded top, back pack. I had a +1 with me today who was dressed in a similar fashion.
Sorry for bringing down the dress standard guys.
So no-one is voting with their feet then, despite what they've said?
Are you sure you are in the right thread? There's another cesspit of whining more suitable to your topic but I don't actually want to provide a link as it just dignifies the whole sad affair.
Yes. Many other people have already responded with their experiences entering the lounge ATA style since Feb 1 - and offered reasons for their success or failure.Are you sure you are in the right thread?
Guess what? British Airways has announced the removal of Anytime Access for its top tier (Gold, equivalent to QF Platinum) members.
Seems to be similar reasons to QF.
Yes. Many other people have already responded with their experiences entering the lounge ATA style since Feb 1 - and offered reasons for their success or failure.
My response wasn't OT, except maybe the last sentence. :-|
I was most certainly entitled to access the lounge as I had a QF flight.So you weren't entitled to access the lounge but flashed your card and snuck in. Are we supposed to be impressed???
I think you are missing the whole point of why a few (or many) are upset about losing ATA. I am going to put this in chronological order to make it easily understandable for you and everyone else:-
1. Anytime Access was a publshed benefit.
2. It was removed
3. Qantas called this removal as an 'enhancement'.