We wrote about Skyteam’s new lounge access rule a while ago: starting from April 1, Elite Plus members will be able to enter some Skyteam lounges even when travelling on a domestic flight.
If you remember, the list wasn’t long, but it looks like more airlines have been convinced: China’s Xiamen Air made an announcement today, in which their six lounges are also mentioned:
- Xiamen – XMN (hub)
- Fuzhou – FOC
- Quanzhou – JJN
- Shanghai – SHA
- Hangzhou – HGH
- Tianjin – TSN
Xiamen Air isn’t a big airline (by China’s standard) and that’s actually all the lounges they operate. Xiamen Air traditionally has a bad reputation for being stingy – for example they rarely open up any award space at all – so honestly I’m very surprised by the move.
You can refer to Skyteam’s official pdf for the list of participating lounges (it’s not updated to reflect Xiamen’s addition yet). It’s a shame how swift ITA Airways was to leave the alliance, which means I do not have status with them anymore.
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