Originally Posted by
dstan
• Will I have lounge access on my itinerary?
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For international class-of-service-based access (F or J), passengers must: (1) be traveling in an F or J cabin (whether via upgrade or purchase) on the international segment (to/from Europe, Asia, Central and South America, and Mexico City, excluding the Caribbean and other destinations in Mexico) of their itinerary, and (2) have an onward flight on a oneworld airline on the same day. As of Dec 2011, class-of-service-based access is now explicitly limited to the lounge operated by the airline on which the passenger is flying. Lounges operated by third parties may be excluded.
The wording of the
oneworld website is now as follows:
oneworld lounge access for First Class or Business Class travellers
Indulge yourself before departure in a wider range of airport lounges when you fly First Class or Business Class with a oneworld member airline.
When you fly First or Business Class with a oneworld member airline, you are free to enjoy that airline’s First or Business Class lounge (depending on which class you are flying) before departure, regardless of your frequent flyer tier status.
This lounge access also applies when you connect from a domestic or intra-European segment to or from a oneworld longhaul First or Business Class flight.
You can also invite one guest to join you in the lounge, provided he or she is departing on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld member airline.