Get Inside Cathay Pacific's New SFO Lounge, No Matter Your Airline, with a Little 'Klout'

May 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM | by JetSetCD | Comments (2)

What's your Klout score? Wait—don't groan at the question, because finally Klout—the social media influence measurement index or whatever—is useful for something other than sounding super douchey when talking about your "online presence."

You see, Klout just launched an iPhone app. It's free to download and you can do so here, straight from the iTunes store. With this app, you can gain access to Cathay Pacific's new SFO First & Business Class lounge, no matter what airline you're flying or class you're traveling.. The only catch? You've got to have at least a Klout score of 40, and you've got to be traveling from the "A" boarding gates at SFO (list of airlines below).

Not only is this a freaking brilliant idea, but it's going to spoil whoever opts to check it out, since the SFO lounge (Cathay's only lounge in the entire United States), has computer workstations, three shower suites, a noodle bar (featuring the famous Dan dan mien), a booze bar, modern seating areas and free WiFi.

Here's what you need to do to get on the inside:
· Download the Klout app here.
· Use it to log into your Klout account, and have a Klout score of at least 40.
· Depart from boarding area "A" at SFO in any class, any airline.
· Visit the Cathay Pacific lounge (4th level, air-side after security) during its open hours of 9am-1pm and 9pm-1am.
· Open up the Klout app on your phone and show the lounge's receptionists your Klout 40+ score.
· Chillax with a bowl of hot Dan dan noodles. Heck yes.

Airlines located in Boarding Area "A" are:

AeroMexico, Air Berlin, Air Canada, Air France, Asiana, British Airways, Cathay Pacific (duh), China Airlines, Delta (international), Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, KLM, Korean Air, LAN, Philippines Airlines, Sun Country, TACA, Virgin Atlantic and WestJet.

You know what this means? It means you could be flying JetBlue on a cheapie domestic flight, pop into the Cathay lounge and show your Klout score on your iPhone, and have lunch and a shower. That's crazy! CRAZY AWESOME. Don't think—just do it.

And, if the experience of the Cathay lounge whets your appetite to make the jump for a full long-haul flight to Hong Kong, just ENTER OUR CONTEST to win a roundtrip Premium Economy flight on Cathay Pacific!

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