Originally Posted by
IslandSkies
Perhaps. Now the secondary question becomes this:
If it's a city only served by Germanwings and not Lufthansa, are they even going to have a Lufthansa Senator or Business lounge where that rule would apply?
AFAIK, no. Say you are flying STR-TXL-EWR, you will only get lounge access in TXL. It has been reported in the LH forum that the lounge agents have subtly hinted that there will be considerably less Star Golds in the lounges once most flights are moved over to Germanwings.