Revised Star Alliance Lounge Access Rules (Updated 2010)
#17
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Previously, in my experience, when I had a same-day Star Alliance flight in international F, I was admitted to the F lounge at every airport that day (e.g., flying UA from LAX to SFO and connecting to a Singapore Air flight in F, I would get international first class lounge access at LAX and SFO). No longer. Now, I would only get access at SFO. At LAX, I can go to the Red Carpet Club.
#18
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Read it again. Award tickets are treated as revenue passengers.
There is a definition of a revenue customer at the end of the text, but there is no mention of a revenue customer anywhere in the text. Is there something else that restricts something to revenue customers that we should be aware of? When I am flying on an award ticket does not being a revenue customer restrict something for me?
#19
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So does this mean if I fly, for example, LHR-FRA-SIN, I wouldn't get access to F lounge because LH doesn't have F cabin for LHR-FRA?
#21
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If anything, *A is now in-line with UA. Seeing as such, this should probably be in the *A forum.
#22
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#23
Join Date: Sep 2002
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I don't see the exclusion of Canada as an international destination. Is that gone? If so, that is a plus.
#24
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Even more confusing, the German version is pretty different. E.g. no mention of the "same day means 24h" rule which is really a pity when it comes to a layover over night.
Also domestic flights are not mentioned at all (neither C nor F).
Also domestic flights are not mentioned at all (neither C nor F).
#25
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#26
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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No more access for UA/US *G when overseas!!!!
United and US Airways Star Alliance Gold customers are only eligible for lounge access when travelling in conjunction with a Star Alliance international flight
Egads! The above should say "eligible for RCC lounge access within the USA" As written it could be interpreted as meaning that a UA/US *G no longer gets lounge access when travelling domestically outside of the USA.
#27
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Well, technically UA/US flights are also *A flight, so lounge access oversea shouldn't be a problem, but Canada does become a problem as carrier treat all US-CDN flight as domestic.
#28
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And Canada is "international" for lounge access purposes as far as the RCC is concerned.
#29
Join Date: Sep 2006
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You are missing the point. The new wording implies that UA/US *G will not get lounge access when travelling on domestic itineraries outside the USA eg intra-Europe. The lounge access restriction (unless they really have changed the rules) applies only to RCC access within the USA.
And Canada is "international" for lounge access purposes as far as the RCC is concerned.
And Canada is "international" for lounge access purposes as far as the RCC is concerned.
By the way, it seems like only the English edition is changed, so technical, if you speak other language, you can still argue back.
#30
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You are missing the point. The new wording implies that UA/US *G will not get lounge access when travelling on domestic itineraries outside the USA eg intra-Europe. The lounge access restriction (unless they really have changed the rules) applies only to RCC access within the USA.
And Canada is "international" for lounge access purposes as far as the RCC is concerned.
And Canada is "international" for lounge access purposes as far as the RCC is concerned.
Then again, I think you're reading too much into this.