Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Baggage allowance may be an (expensive) issue, but I've not yet observed it to be an issue when unable to present the *G card but the *G status registering on the boarding pass.
It will certainly be an issue with airlines that enter Elite status manually at check-in - e g TP and, if memory serves, SA.
Originally Posted by
Fredd
It's been a problem in the past when cards have been sent out late for some, but this has the potential to affect anybody trying to access a foreign lounge from March 1 onward, as we will be.
Worse: February 1 onwards!