Originally Posted by
Goldorak
Thank you for all those precisions
. For VIE, I think we have now a clear picture. Elite+ pax flying Y can only access a lounge with an AF-coded ticket when flying on Y metal but not OS metal.
I wouldn't say so - the two people who reported being refused lounge entry both went to the OS lounge. My personal guess (and certainly at the very least a possibility) is that they would have been granted access (regardless of metal) if they had been to the Jet contract lounge instead.
Originally Posted by
Goldorak
I think it is of interest to list some but, Brunos, you are right saying that the rules can be different for Y Elite+ pax depending on the partner. So may I suggest we include those destinations only when somebody knows clearly the rule and we can indicate it on the wiki ? But for routes operated by Skyteam partners (like AGP/VLC by UX), there is no issue here, so I suggest to keep them without specific note for rules access.
The problem is that it would likely defeat the mentioned purpose of the thread, which is to avoid repeat questions on lounge access. I would personally suggest including them all (individually for flights where AF uses a direct codeshare to a French airport, and general statements for broad codeshare agreements - like domestic DL, Westjet, etc) but with a footnote stating that for flights operated by non-Skyteam airlines, lounge access is only guaranteed when flying J or P on an international itinerary and passengers should check with check in/ticket desk staff if flying Y with an elite plus card.
If progressively, we move to the structure that you and I seem to prefer with individual posts for each airport (which can all be linked from the wiki I believe), lounge access could then be clarified when known with the proviso
brunos mentions that rules can always change at any time as reciprocal access agreements are, I believe, renegotiated typically every other year or so.