Originally Posted by
ExXB
DB, this was not an airline/alliance lounge. It was a company that sells access to airlines which don't have their own lounge, members of external clubs (Priority pass, etc) and all and sundry who are prepared to pay a fee.
Premium customers for said airlines are given a printed 'invitation'. Club members sign in and the all and sundry get out their credit cards.
Ah. I see the distinction. I used a lounge like that flying out of MAN with KLM a few days ago. (In fact I got away with inviting in a guest who was traveling with Flybe, I hadn't expected that to work!). I would certainly not expect any priority over, for example, a Ryanair passenger who chose to pay for the pleasure. How could it work? Do those with a pass work their way along the queue checking each person to decide who has priority?!!