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Old Dec 23, 2014, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by KQ321
AFAIK, DL/VS flights LHR-JFK now depart from LHR/T3. This is entirely separate from LHR/T4, so there is no opportunity to access the SkyTeam lounge in T4. In T3, I assume Delta use the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse - and as that is not a 'Skyteam' lounge, and Delta no longer give third party lounge access to even their own Elite Plus, I doubt that the OP will get in...
Originally Posted by Goldorak
In my experience in case of code-shares , DL BP consistently displays primarily the marketing carrier code (i.e. the code-share) and secondarily the operating carrier code. But even if it was showing the DL (operating) code, the problem will occur at the lounge entrance when the BP will be scanned.


If your flight departs from T4, this answer is wrong because it's a Skyteam lounge. If from T3, then this answer is unfortunately right
Ah, that explains it. I was assuming it to leave from T4.

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