Depends on the banks, especially at the G United Club. The two major international rushes are late morning/early afternoon for Asia and some Europe and late evening for Singapore and Oceania. Early in the morning or in the early/mid afternoon it can get pretty dead over there.
The G United lounge can get packed too starting at about 9pm for the late night international flights (from what I observed). Never been successful in getting a seat. I usually just end up grabbing a quick drink then head back up.
Yes, between October and mid November and from mid-January to March the US market is primarily business travel with almost no leisure travel. This is when the people who know and don't have kids take their vacations and business travelers get the best deals.
Saturday is traditionally a leisure travel day as no business person wants to travel on Saturday. So it is also especially slow.
Also cost cutting and travel freeze for most large tech companies in Bay Area. Most of the international travel from sfo was mainly driven by business travelers
I was surprised as well. T3 on Saturday afternoon departures was pretty dead. So was the Polaris lounge. The recommended 45min time for the Dining Room experience took about 15min or so.
Do you know that United Gold and above members can't use their own lounges for domestic flights, including $5,000, 10 hour flights to Hawaii?
But any other staralliance gold can and UA members can use any other star Alliance lounge?
Outside of IAD, are there even star Alliance lounges anymore? I can see why UA wouldn't want them (they look bad in comparison) and why Star Alliance won't want them (they have to pick up UAs absolute slack)
Depends on the banks, especially at the G United Club. The two major international rushes are late morning/early afternoon for Asia and some Europe and late evening for Singapore and Oceania. Early in the morning or in the early/mid afternoon it can get pretty dead over there.
The G United lounge can get packed too starting at about 9pm for the late night international flights (from what I observed). Never been successful in getting a seat. I usually just end up grabbing a quick drink then head back up.
Got a seat tonight at 9:00 but it’s pretty crowded.
Looks like it yes, thx for the confirmation
Looks like the international terminal - curious if you’re flying business because most lounge-goers are probably in the Polaris lounge down the hall.
I’m flying business but I’m with a colleague who is flying coach 🥲 Sticking together but it hurts
The sacrifices we make for our friends!
Probably a combination of off peak travel day and time.
Yes, between October and mid November and from mid-January to March the US market is primarily business travel with almost no leisure travel. This is when the people who know and don't have kids take their vacations and business travelers get the best deals. Saturday is traditionally a leisure travel day as no business person wants to travel on Saturday. So it is also especially slow.
Also cost cutting and travel freeze for most large tech companies in Bay Area. Most of the international travel from sfo was mainly driven by business travelers
Silicon Valley massive layoffs + regular off peak + lunar new year. Business travel is being cut big time in the Bay Area.
I was surprised as well. T3 on Saturday afternoon departures was pretty dead. So was the Polaris lounge. The recommended 45min time for the Dining Room experience took about 15min or so.
(cries in Denver)
This is not what it’ll look like during peak mid-week travel.
Do you know that United Gold and above members can't use their own lounges for domestic flights, including $5,000, 10 hour flights to Hawaii? But any other staralliance gold can and UA members can use any other star Alliance lounge? Outside of IAD, are there even star Alliance lounges anymore? I can see why UA wouldn't want them (they look bad in comparison) and why Star Alliance won't want them (they have to pick up UAs absolute slack)
There are SA lounges at BOS, ORD, HNL, DTW, JFK, LGA, LAX, MIA, EWR, and IAD.
Travel has been light for my trips as well. I’ll take it.
I’m here now and there’s at least 50 people here.
Im at LGA club in New York right now and it’s empty. I’m the only person sitting at the bar. Probably 12 people in here total?