Business Class Air

[nana kid]

I am going to Paris  Business Class                        no airline yet                  my question is............I can access the B class Lounge

at BKK departure    Can I get into the B Class lounge when I arrive in Paris?

[sungod]

You            should    be able                                    to access..............your airline's lounge or at least

 

one

 

they have an                      agreement with.  Hope               thats                   clear.

[bkk6060]

Yes in BKK.  If you are transit from Paris in another Biz class yes also.

[GinBoy2]

43 minutes ago, nana kid said:

I am going to Paris  Business Class                        no airline yet                  my question is............I can access the B class Lounge

at BKK departure    Can I get into the B Class lounge when I arrive in Paris?

Well of course you will be able to use the Business lounge of the airline you ultimately chose in BKK.

 

Not sure what you mean about when you get to Paris. You'll only be able to access the lounge if you have a business class connecting flight

[Celsius]

I just hope it is not AIR FRANCE

[jaideedave]

2 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

Well of course you will be able to use the Business lounge of the airline you ultimately chose in BKK.

 

Not sure what you mean about when you get to Paris. You'll only be able to access the lounge if you have a business class connecting flight

Correct...Bkk for sure to get access. End of trip in Paris, no way. I've travelled bc dozens of times for work and never get access to the lounges once you've arrived at your destination.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, nana kid said:

Can I get into the B Class lounge when I arrive in Paris?

Business lounges are located departure halls. 

 

If you can somehow get from arrival to departure the business class lounge will ask for local boarding pass.

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[Polar Bear]

There used to be an arrivals lounge (Salon Arrivée) in CDG. It was only open in the mornings, up until about lunchtime. But I haven't used it in a long time, so it may not be there anymore.

[Oliver Holzerfilled]

Contrary to what many are saying you only get business class lounge access if you buy a business class fare that includes it.  Qatar is one airline with some business class tickets that don't include lounge access.

[worrab]

37 minutes ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Contrary to what many are saying you only get business class lounge access if you buy a business class fare that includes it.  Qatar is one airline with some business class tickets that don't include lounge access.

Emirates is the same if you purchase the cheapest Business Class ticket. No lounge access or chauffeur drive.

[SAFETY FIRST]

43 minutes ago, worrab said:

Emirates is the same if you purchase the cheapest Business Class ticket. No lounge access

My company buys the cheapest tickets at times so cheap I can't upgrade. 

 

Anyway, when I started flying Emirates I was only a silver member. 

 

Emirates allow silver members with economy tickets in the business lounge Dubai 

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[Thingamabob]

No idea. I only fly first class.

[treetops]

1 hour ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Contrary to what many are saying you only get business class lounge access if you buy a business class fare that includes it.  Qatar is one airline with some business class tickets that don't include lounge access.

 

54 minutes ago, worrab said:

Emirates is the same if you purchase the cheapest Business Class ticket. No lounge access or chauffeur drive.

 

Add Finnair to that list.  However, even on these "Light" or "Special" tickets you should get lounge access if you have higher status in their (or their partners if applicable)  frequent flying club.

 

 

12 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Emirates allow silver members with economy tickets in the business lounge Dubai

 

But not at outstations, you have to be Gold or above for that.

[JMT42]

Bangkok OK but I think only first class has arrival lounges unless you go to  India where most planes arrive in the middle of the night. They are a good place to go untill public transport starts up ,and all the crooks that hang around outside disappear when the sun comes up.

[jaideedave]

24 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

My company buys the cheapest tickets at times so cheap I can't upgrade. 

 

Anyway, when I started flying Emirates I was only a silver member. 

 

Emirates allow silver members with economy tickets in the business lounge Dubai 

 

I guess I was lucky because some companies I worked for only supplied economy tickets as I was always allowed to pay for the upgrades. That spoiled me for econo tickets. Even in retirement I paid for bc even if it was a stretch. I found a company online that bought/sold points and I travelled 1st & bc with those a couple times for steep discounts.

I also had silver status with Emirates, one of my favourie airlines.

PS:Did you have the priviledge of flying their 380 bc with the bar/lounge at the back? I arrived in Dubai well lubricated to say the least one morning.The so called "good old days"

[SAFETY FIRST]

14 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

Did you have the priviledge of flying their 380 bc with the bar/lounge at the back? I arrived in Dubai well lubricated to say the least one morning.The so called "good old days"

Never got to see the 1st class bar upfront but spent a lot of time down at the back bar (business). 

 

My favorite airline flying on my all time favorite aeroplane. Emirates A380.

Flew many times Dubai to BKK, BKK to Dubai. 

 

Couldn't resist the Grey Goose within the mini bar in the flat bed business 

Like you say, arrived well lubricated. 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[jaideedave]

10 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Never got to see the 1st class bar upfront but spent a lot of time down at the back bar (business). 

 

My favorite airline flying on my all time favorite aeroplane. Emirates A380.

Flew many times Dubai to BKK, BKK to Dubai. 

 

Couldn't resist the Grey Goose within the mini bar in the flat bed business 

Like you say, arrived well lubricated. 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by jaideedave

[jaideedave]

2 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

Small world, I forget how to crop out my mug but nobody cares anyway.555

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

37 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

 

Ha, ha, I may have sat at the bar and had a few drinks with you over the years, I'd fly every month. 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[NedR69]

IDT arrivals can access the lounges in the international departure

gate areas.  

[scottiejohn]

39 minutes ago, NedR69 said:

IDT arrivals can access the lounges in the international departure

gate areas.  

What is an "IDT arrivals"?

[Kalasin Jo]

On departure airside, yes. Done it many times both at Suvarnabhumi and Paris CDG. I particularly like the Air France ones for the ambiance,food and drink, also used by KLM, at both airports. Etihad is good. Thai not so good. Way back I used to fly EgyptAir business because it was cheap. Awful, well it was cheap! but still way better than economy with any airline. I don't think they are still operating the route though. Same with Royal Jordanian with whom I flew once, again because the deal was sweet. They have a vast business class lounge but the food and drink is not up to much and the transit time too long.

I think only Air France and Thai offer direct flights to and from Paris. With KLM you would have to fly to Schiphol, Amsterdam and transit there to Paris. Their business class lounge at Schiphol is huge and very pleasant, the cuisine Dutch of course.

On arrival most airlines don't want to know as soon as you leave the aircraft  and so don't offer any such thing unless you are in transit. Etihad do offer a lounge for final destination business ticket arrivals at Abu Dhabi, with showers. Never tried it, always just a transit never a stop over.

[VBF]

4 hours ago, worrab said:

Emirates is the same if you purchase the cheapest Business Class ticket. No lounge access or chauffeur drive.

Your posting got me worried so I checked with Emirates regarding my February / April flights LGW-DXB-BKK and return.

I'm on a Business Saver ticket and that does include all lounges and chauffer drive, the latter I'd already booked anyway.

 

Apparently there's a cheaper option than Saver which doesn't include those options - that must be the one to which you refer. 

 

What the buggers have done is change my flight from DXB to LGW from an A380 to a 777-300ER which, looking at various videos is far less comfortable! 🤬 Lots of YouTube vids where people say as much.

Emirates tell me I can lodge a formal complaint but I doubt I'll get anywhere, however if it's really bad, I'll contact them on my return...after all, I might find it's OK...

[bradiston]

17 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

No idea. I only fly first class.

Same here, and that's only when the jet's in for an MOT

[proton]

19 hours ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Contrary to what many are saying you only get business class lounge access if you buy a business class fare that includes it.  Qatar is one airline with some business class tickets that don't include lounge access.

 

True, the cheapest ticket is not meant to get you into the lounge, but they let me in at Heathrow last year anyway which went some way to make up for the terrible service on their Q class flight to Bkk

[cracker1]

Most unlikely to get access to Business Class lounge on arrival but if your return from Paris is business class then you will be able get in at Paris.

[LikeItHot]

On 12/23/2023 at 10:07 AM, GinBoy2 said:

Well of course you will be able to use the Business lounge of the airline you ultimately chose in BKK.

 

Not sure what you mean about when you get to Paris. You'll only be able to access the lounge if you have a business class connecting flight

A business class ticket doesn't always assure lounge access.  Qatar is one airline that makes you buy a higher grade of business class ticket for lounge access.

[GinBoy2]

13 minutes ago, LikeItHot said:

A business class ticket doesn't always assure lounge access.  Qatar is one airline that makes you buy a higher grade of business class ticket for lounge access.

This must be a new thing

 

I've never flown on a business or first class ticket that didn't give you lounge access.

 

But things change and the airlines gotta make a buck somehow

 

And I should add, when I said you always get lounge access with a biz or first ticket thats International. 

 

In the the US even if I have a first class ticket I need to be a club member to get access to the lounge.

 

I can can happily recoup my annual United Club membership in free drinks! lol

Edited December 24, 2023 by GinBoy2

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 12/23/2023 at 2:35 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

My company buys the cheapest tickets at times so cheap I can't upgrade. 

 

Anyway, when I started flying Emirates I was only a silver member. 

 

Emirates allow silver members with economy tickets in the business lounge Dubai 

 

My company did get us cheap tickets but would pay for lounge access at Angola coming of the rig.

They also paid for 2 free drinks, the coupons were waiting at the sign in counter.

 

While we're on the subject of airport lounges don't bother going to any lounge in Saudi Arabia, NO ALCOHOL, bloody waste of time, only have Budweiser no alcohol (disgusting drink). 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

24 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

My company did get us cheap tickets but would pay for lounge access at Angola coming of the rig.

They also paid for 2 free drinks, the coupons were waiting at the sign in counter.

 

While we're on the subject of airport lounges don't bother going to any lounge in Saudi Arabia, NO ALCOHOL, bloody waste of time, only have Budweiser no alcohol (disgusting drink). 

 

Another worthy item to know when flying which surprised me, international flights landing in the USA do not offer free alcohol.

 

I used to fly Bangkok, Narita into Houston.

 

Once you get on the plane at Narita you are paying for grog.

It was around $5 a can, I'd pay for 6 on the credit card and if you are nice to the ladies serving they won't ask you for more money.

 

If I remember it's a 10 beer flight. 

 

Edited December 24, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST