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A few questions on check in and lounge access. I am travelling on UA First class to NRT. The ticket is a Aeroplan redemption and I am *G on AC. I believe UA departs from terminal 3.
1. Am I allowed to use the separate First Class Check In lounge or is that only for SQ passengers? I assume that is the quickest way to check in and clear immigration?
2. Based upon what I have read in this site, I believe I will have access to the First Class lounge since I am travelling in first class with an alliance partner. I noticed they are allowing access to TPR with award tickets. I assume TPR access is only for SQ first or suites passengers.
I enjoy reading this site. Lot's of useful information.
Thanks in advance.
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Welcome to SQTalk, westcoast.
To answer your questions:
1) Yes UA goes from T3. The seperate SQ First Class check-in area at T3 is for SQ only. It does have it's own dedicated immigration channel but it will only take you a matter of minutes to clear immigration in T3 for the UA flights anyway at that time. Changi is a very efficient airport, where queuing is frowned on.
2) Yes you can use the First Class area of the SKL but not TPR as that is indeed for SQ pax only.
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UA First Class to NRT is a bad choice. Old seats on United's B777-200. Not worth redeeming on this flight. United only start refitting their First and Business Class new seats from Feb 2010 for their B777-200. B747-400 and B767-300 are completed. United does not have much amenities on board, not even pens.
United First Suite (available on 777 aircraft)
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6867,1932,00.html
United First Suite (Available on 747 and 767 aircraft):
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6867,53247,00.html
http://suitedreams.united.com/
Furthermore the flight is so early, at 7.20am, the check in counter opens at 4.30am at T3, meaning you do not have much time to spend at the lounges: SIA's SilverKris Lounge, KrisFlyer Gold Lounge and SATS Premier Club at T3, very rush. If you have more time, you can visit the SilverKris Lounge at T2 and THAI's Royal Orchid Lounge at T1.
You should have redeemed on SQ12 (unless there are no seats). ANA does not have First Class on their flights from SIN-NRT.
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yes..SQ11 & 12's First & Business Class seat redemption is not available..even for far away dates like Dec 2010.
I used ANA Mileage Club's partner airlines' redemption system to check. Very reliable, cos KrisFlyer hotline also show the same results even if you call them. I done some experiments before. Same for Aeroplan's online partner airlines' system.
log in to ANA mileage club => award reservation => Using Star Alliance Member Airlines => key in your travel dates or Click [Flight Search] to search an itinerary up to 12 sectors.
Should use this system to check redemption seat availibility rather than keep calling up KrisFlyer membership services, give them your itinerary, than wait for a call back, then tell you which flights no seats. Check with this system first then give them the itinerary. More convenient.
SIA's KrisFlyer lose out in this area. Can only check SIA/SilkAir flights. Cannot even tell the seatmap for B777-200/200ER & B777-300/300A. Not so convenient. ANA's straight away tell you the seatmap.
Can SIA and KrisFlyer look into implementing this please?
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Thanks Yongchau.
What I didn't mention was I am connecting to NH 6 to LAX at 17:05. I understand SQ 12 arrives in NRT at 17:20. When I booked this flight, UA 876 was the only flight that arrived in NRT with sufficient time to connect. With the additional security on flights into the US, I would prefer more time than less in NRT.
UA was not my first choice.
Thanks
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is there a small carpark near the F check-in lounge? i'm afraid that if i use it, my dad should just drop me off and go home immediately, since the usual carpark is so far away that there's no point for him to park and then see me off at immigration
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Originally posted by ginkoka View Postis there a small carpark near the F check-in lounge? i'm afraid that if i use it, my dad should just drop me off and go home immediately, since the usual carpark is so far away that there's no point for him to park and then see me off at immigration
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