Hello members, I'm sincerely hoping someone can help me out with this question.

I will be flying on Delta Airlines from MNL to Nagoya, Japan in the BusinessElite cabin. I have a 9+ hour layover in Nagoya before my connecting BusinessElite flight to Honolulu and would like to visit the Sakura Lounge for my long, long wait (arriving at NGO @ 10:45AM and departing @ 8:20PM).

I am flying on an award ticket (Booking class "O"). Will this be an issue in determining my eligibility to gain access to this club, even though I am a BusinessElite passenger? Has anyone else visited this club when flying on an award ticket? I emailed Delta's SkyTeam and here is their reply:

With you traveling business/elite you have access to Sky Club lounge and also our partner lounges,with no additional fees. We just can not guarantee access with our airline partners.

I found their answer to be rather vague and that's why I'm posting my question here. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!