Star Alliance benefits extended to guests?
Oct 25, 2016, 4:36 pm
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Star Alliance benefits extended to guests?
I'm United Gold/Star Alliance Gold member. I'll be flying on Swiss Air, from the US to Switzerland, with my GF and her kids. I've been checking online for the rules, but haven't found answers to these questions. Hopefully someone here can tell me.
Extra baggage allowance. Swiss allows one extra free bag to Gold members. Does that allowance extend to the people that I'm travelling with? There will be six of us on one reservation.
Similar question about access to the departure lounges...just me, me and one guest, or all 6 of us allowed in the lounge?
TIA,
Tom
Extra baggage allowance. Swiss allows one extra free bag to Gold members. Does that allowance extend to the people that I'm travelling with? There will be six of us on one reservation.
Similar question about access to the departure lounges...just me, me and one guest, or all 6 of us allowed in the lounge?
TIA,
Tom
Oct 25, 2016, 4:42 pm
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Benefits are individual.
Regarding lounge access: https://www.swiss.com/lu/en/fly/airp...s#t-page=pane4
Basically two nos.
Regarding lounge access: https://www.swiss.com/lu/en/fly/airp...s#t-page=pane4
Basically two nos.
Oct 25, 2016, 9:49 pm
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Welcome back to the posting side of Flyertalk SB1k ^
We'll move this to the *A forum for further insight.
~beckoa, co-moderator Information Desk
We'll move this to the *A forum for further insight.
~beckoa, co-moderator Information Desk
Oct 26, 2016, 5:58 pm
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Extra baggage allowance. Swiss allows one extra free bag to Gold members. Does that allowance extend to the people that I'm travelling with? There will be six of us on one reservation.
Similar question about access to the departure lounges...just me, me and one guest, or all 6 of us allowed in the lounge?
Similar question about access to the departure lounges...just me, me and one guest, or all 6 of us allowed in the lounge?
Jan 27, 2017, 10:25 pm
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Jan 28, 2017, 12:37 am
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Jan 28, 2017, 12:58 am
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Jan 28, 2017, 7:35 pm
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Star Alliance rules say:
STAR ALLIANCE GOLD CUSTOMERS TRAVELLING IN ANY CLASS
As a Star Alliance Gold customer, you have access to any member airline lounge that displays the Star Alliance Gold logo. You will need to present your boarding pass for a Star Alliance flight departing from the local airport. If your boarding pass does not carry the Star Alliance Gold indicator, you will need also to show your valid Star Alliance Gold card. You are entitled to a maximum of one guest. If you are a United MileagePlus Star Alliance Gold customer, you may only access the United Clubs within the U.S. when departing from that airport on an international Star Alliance flight.
So he is allowed one guest which may not suit him but is more than him individually.
Apr 2, 2018, 11:48 am
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Status is only good when traveling alone. Maybe with 1 campanion.
Anything beyond that, your status is practically non-existent.
Anything beyond that, your status is practically non-existent.
Apr 2, 2018, 5:12 pm
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