Originally Posted by
Genius1
It doesn't actually have to be a same day connection - access to the CCR would be granted if the connecting flight the next day was the soonest available flight. In this case, as it isn't, you won't be able to access the CCR.
That's at least twice you've said this now, but where are you getting it from? I have yet to see anything official about this AFAIK and, frankly, find it hard
to believe it's going to fly. Can you imagine arguing this with the poor desk agent who has no knowledge of what the next/first connections could have been (especially on days without daily flights where that answer might vary from day to day). The OW site - which is where this 'connecting access' rule comes from (albeit BA's rules are a bit more generous in that they apply to connecting CE flights as well not just CW/F longhaul) just says 'to connect to or from' which isn't very helpful.
I can see it being logical that 'connection' might be extended to apply to the normal definition of such (i.e., <24hr stopover) but again think that would be a hard sell to the lounge agent unless this is a clearly written rule. I've never seen it I don't think.
Maybe Nicci can confirm one way or another, once and for all, the time limit on 'connecting' access.