Originally Posted by
yvr76
I would have been, had I not had my backup CIBC Travel Club card. Before it was for them to tell - you had a giant cert. stapled to your boarding pass. Now, it's essentially the same.
I think the whole thing is silly anyway. If you're going to upgrade someone, give them the whole experience, including the lounge. Most (E/SE) have access anyway, so it only applies to Ps and nominees when you're not flying with them. For the latter, I guess they want you to burn up a MLL guest pass.
Don't even get me started on this. We got enough people in the lounges right now with credit cards, we don't need sponsorees in the lounge either. You were sponsored an u'g that's good enough, stay out of the lounge. I was in the transborder YYZ lounge on Friday and couldn't find a seat because of all the March Break kids with parents..I'm an SE and deserve to be there more than these people, I should never have to wait for a seat in the lounge. Although i do understand the immediate family thing, let's drop the sponsored u/g people and make them wait at the gate.