Originally Posted by
JDiver
However, as a benefit of your elite status level, you may access the lounge as our guest regardless of the type of ticket purchased when traveling internationally on AA or a oneworld marketed and operated flight. AAdvantage Executive Platinum members are eligible to bring one guest with them provided the guest is also traveling on a oneworld marketed and operated flight and is accompanied by the eligible oneworld customer.
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Both American Airlines and British Airways have opened the doors of their Arrivals Lounges at London Heathrow, in Terminals 5 and 3, to AAdvantage Executive Platinum members landing on either airline's transatlantic flights, regardless of the cabin flown. To gain access, simply show your AAdvantage Executive Platinum card and your boarding pass at the front desk.
Next week, we have a trip to London. It sounds like the BA arrivals lounge is nicer, so I have a couple of questions:
If I'm traveling as an EXP on an AA-operated (IB codeshare) TATL flight, I can clearly get into the AA lounge. But does the IB codeshare disqualify me from the BA lounge? It's an AA-operated flight, so would that count under "either airline's TATL flights"?
If my husband (Plat) is traveling with me, he can clearly get into the AA lounge as my guest. Does the BA lounge also have a one-guest privilege for EXPs?
In any case I will report my experiences when we return.