Originally Posted by
gemac
It wasn't a court decision, it was a Civil Aeronautics Board ruling. Read about the whole issue
here.
Yet another example of why the 9 most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help".
Thanks for sharing! Interesting reading. If I am reading this right, the airline have to open up their lounges so that anyone can pay for the privilege of going in. It seems that it does not stop them from offering free entry to their top flies and J/F passengers like the non US airlines do. It seems to be more a story about unpublished and easily discriminatory policies being used for access.