Originally Posted by
amybd
We have an overnight connection in PTY (and are staying in a hotel), if we did get upgraded on the way there, can we access the lounge the next day with our boarding passes when we return for our connecting flight? (that flight is even emptier, but does not have a business/first cabin, so no chance of an upgrade on that leg).
Per the COPA website, you should have access to the lounge as a Silver, even if you are not travelling in F.
http://www.copaair.com/sites/cc/en/m...a-premier.aspx
"The Elite lounge is available exclusively to
all our MileagePlus Premier members and is open from five in the morning (5:00 AM) until the end of the day."
You would not have access to a club in the US, but it appears COPA allows all premiere members in.
I have never tried to do companion upgrades, so I don't know how that works. If you don't get upgraded, get to the gate ASAP and ask there. LAX-PTY is one of the tougher upgrades, though.