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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:41 am
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Originally Posted by Cathay Boy
Interesting, the OP pays AA codeshare (so technically CX doesn't make a dime off of him) and even registers the miles to AA, not CX. And yet he can flash his CX SL and get granted lounge simply because he flies on CX metal (which again, by codeshare, CX doesn't make any money off of him.)

Yet CX SL, GO can't get lounge access if they fly on non-CX/KA flights.

Interesting...
No that's not correct. CX will make money off of AA. I can't remember the specifics of how these deals work (read it in an article awhile back), but it's along the lines of what QRC3288 posted.
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