Wednesday, April 18, 2018

İstanbul 2018 Feb (4)

フランクフルトのBゲートでは、最近マイブームなメープルリーフラウンジへ。
ルフトのセネターラウンジはともかく混雑しててイヤ。こっちのほうが穴場だと思います。

「炎の間」は、あいかわらず人気ありません。
今日は晴れているからなのか、ますます人気が無い。

こっちの壁際も日当たりが悪いから、誰もいない...。
カナダ人って寒いところに住んでいるから、日当たりがいい場所の方が断然好きみたいです。

窓際には、お客さん集結。
でもなんか今日は、どのスポットも空いてました。

スナックは相変わらず。
ホットミールにありつけると、ルフトのラウンジより良さそうなこともあるみたい。

でもさっき機内食を食べたばっかりだから、写真記録しただけ。
サンドイッチを組み立てられそうな材料が並んでるのに、みんなバラバラに食べてたよ...。クロワッサンとかカイザーとかバターロールとかにはさめばいいのに。応用きかない人々。

エスプレッソマシンは2台あります。
たま~にどっちか一台がミルク切れとか豆切れに陥ってますが、メンテがいいようですぐ復旧するのは好感度大。

この朝はソフトドリンクをカクテルしてみました。
ドイツ名物「ビターレモン」に、パッションフルーツジュースを混合。
これ、微炭酸+レモン+パッションフルーツの風味で気に入っちゃった。今度からこれ造ろうっと♪

Bゲートはスタアラ加盟航空会社が集結するようです。
窓外にはANAの機材がいました。

搭乗時間が近づいたので、用足ししてからトルコ航空の出発ゲートに向かいました。

2 comments:

  1. obaKoba-sann,

    Before I forget, I’d like to thank you for connecting with me through my destructively collapsed English.

    First of all, are LH's F class lounges and the F terminal exclusively for customers traveling by LH metal or HON Circle affiliates ?
    Can’t passengers of UA's Global First that is fading out really promptly get into Senator Lounges, instead of Maple Leaf Lounge in FRA ?

    I remember you adventured LH’s F class terminal besides F class lounges.
    Each terminal or lounge was superior, wasn’t it ?

    Yet LH didn’t supply anything above superior, did they ?
    You felt you were seemingly important guests in their own way, though there were nothing beyond.
    If you have had belonged to HON Circle, the situation might have been unlike.

    best denki

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    1. Best Denki sensei,

      In regards to the First Class Terminal/Lounges by Lufthansa, I briefly researched the current rule over the Internet because my experiences are outdated, I thought. (a certain blogger doesn’t pay attention about this point and keep posting his good old days randomly…www)

      Lufthansa’s current lounge eligibilities can be found on this chart.
      https://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/Lounge-types-and-access

      Due to this chart, Lufthansa First Class Terminal and Lounges are only welcoming their first class passengers and HON Circle members. I expected UA’s Global Services or SQ’s Solitaire PPS Club members should be eligible, but it’s not on this official chart.

      Now, talking about Mapleleaf Lounge in FRA B-gates, this is located in out-of- Schengen area and United flights are arriving/departing to/from Z-gates, hypothetically Star Gold passengers on United can enter here, but in the real world, it doesn’t have worth spending almost one hour one way to back-and-forth moving between A/Z-gates and B-gates thru Nazi operated securities and ride a monorail. Therefore, United’s check in counter definitely not introduce the Canadian lounge for sure.

      Lufthansa doesn’t give any respect unless otherwise the passenger is in THEIR First Class or the member of HON Circle. Several years ago, I have complained to Houston, Corporate Customer Support representative by United (for 2MM flyers, UA doesn’t assign Chicago team but corporate customer support in Houston), about this cold and unwelcomed attitude of CA’s on LH flights. Then the United’s rep called LH and treat me as better as they can, she disclosed me what exactly she did later. Then I was assigned the bulkhead seat and CA made my next seat empty, gave me two seats.

      There are some ways to receive better treatments, but I am tired pursuing such tidbit matter or sort.

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