I'm confused about Admirals Club Access. For several years now (maybe 3 or 4) I've believed that as Platinum I'm allowed to use the Admirals Club whenever I fly internationally, even on economy class tickets. In fact, I've done so repeatedly, always checking in, being given drink chits, etc., with never a problem or a sense that this was a special favor from one of the lounge officials. I also thought I might be able to use the Club when I flew domestically first class, though I wasn't sure and I do that so rarely I can't remember if I ever even tried it.

But just last week I flew first class SFO-DFW-YUL and when I tried to use the Admirals Club at DFW I was denied admission. I didn't make a big deal about it, as I wasn't sure what the domestic policy was (and I know that, illogical as it seems, Canadian flights are considered domestic - nevermind that silly passport and immigrations thing we do...). But in the course of my conversation with the agent, she told me that I can only ever use the lounge when flying international first class (unless I buy a membership, of course), and that I had been wrong when using it with international economy tickets.

When I got home I did a search here and looked again at AA's policy on the web. (http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?...ungeAccess.jsp) And now I really am confused. I think I had relied on the information at Few Miles (http://members.shaw.ca/fewmiles/AA/index2.html), which shows that I do have access. Did something change? Or did I just commit the mistake at looking at faulty information without verifying it? And how would you explain the fact that I used the lounges so many times without problem?

Any information you can offer would be great.

Thanks!