Originally Posted by
inpd
So I called United and confirmed that the above is wrong. I will get access to the lounges (as I have many times before) if the departure/onwards flight shows up on the ticket as UA.
I can confirm with absolute, 100% certainty that the agent was incorrect on this. You will be told the same when trying to access the lounge.
The codeshare vs non-codeshare isn't really a mystery or anything new either. The fare that UA publishes from XXX-ORK allows EI segments to be used (as well as UA segments, of course). This means that if EI inventory shows up and/or UA inventory isn't available for the dates you book, it will be ticketed under the EI flight number. It makes no difference to lounge access.