Precisely the point .... cogent obsevation....  It's all about saving $ and reducing/ (hopefully) eliminating the labor force while spinning it out to the public with meaningless phrases as '...customers being in control of their own processing..'.  If I were in conrol of my own 'proces...

...  Does it really matter what specific airline's name is attached to the lounge ? ... Of course, all we're talking about here is lounge access... I can virtually guarantee you that in all these lounges there are no employees of the related airline.... In true ( American/capitalist) spirit ...

....agreed....

Ooopss..   Thanks.... I was incorrectly assuming a stop in LAX ...  and my US - centric orientation...  !   Thanks....

This sounds almost as complicated as the U.S. tax code  !!!!    . lol....