Members of oneworld airline frequent flyer programs with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status can use any lounge offered by any oneworld airline when departing on any flight marketed and operated by any oneworld member airline*, no matter in which cabin class they are flying (* oneworld flights do not include codeshare flights with non-oneworld airlines, even those marketed by a oneworld Member but operated by a non-oneworld carrier or those operated by a oneworld Member but marketed by a non-oneworld carrier)

• Emerald tier frequent flyers can use First Class, Business Class or frequent flyer lounges
• Sapphire tier frequent flyers are welcome in Business Class* or frequent flyer lounges
• As an Emerald or Sapphire member, your lounge access is regardless of which cabin you are flying in
• Emerald and Sapphire members may invite one guest to join them in the lounge
• You must be prepared to show your frequent flyer membership card, with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire status, to access a lounge
• Access to First Class lounges is restricted to passengers flying in the lounge operator's First Class cabin or to cardholders with oneworld Emerald status, regardless of which oneworld airline or cabin they are flying

The following exceptions apply:

1. American Airlines and Qantas offer programs enabling travelers to pay to gain access to their lounges. These programs are not part of the oneworld agreement, and members of these programs are not entitled to access lounges under the oneworld agreement
2. American Airlines AAdvantageŽ members, regardless of their tier status, cannot access lounges when travelling on North American itineraries within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean
3. Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold members cannot access Qantas Domestic Business Lounges