Do you have access to a lounge during a technical stop?

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westie

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Do you have access to a lounge during a technical stop? I'm travelling to LHR on QF9 in December this year and I'm wondering if I'll be able to access the International Business Lounge at DXB during the ~2 hour "technical" stop? In theory I have access, and I've stopped in there before when changing flights completely, just not on a continuing flight.

ILIKEPLANES101

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Yes you have access to the EK lounge in DXB concourse A. while QF9 is having its technical stop.

Chrisor

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Yes, providing you are travelling in business or first or have high enough status if in economy. I have done it many times on QF1. 

driley28

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Yes, you will pass through security, arrive in the duty free area, proceed to the business class lounge (from memory level 4), you can board from the lounge in DXB. 

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wilsoni Banned

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Not always. Any tech stop in the U.S. requires everyone to remain on board. Same for any unscheduled diversion to a U.S. port.  An aircraft change, e.g. at LAX for JFK, is of course not a tech stop.

westie

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Thanks everyone! 

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