Originally Posted by
sbm12
It is not a new policy and there are some exceptions. On AA you get access for the JFK-LAX/SFO transcons. On DL you get access for many more transcons: "Same day travel on a nonstop Delta flight between: JFK to/from Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and San Francisco." CO doesn't offer it at all. UA does for C/F transcons in p.s., I believe.
That would explain it. All of the previous F trips I've taken have been transcon. I guess I just started to think all domestic F trips had lounge access, until I found out differently on a few recent shorter trips.