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Old Oct 13, 2015 | 8:04 am
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Originally Posted by Prospero
Rule of thumb regarding lounge access for SCH and GCH travelling in economy:

If BA operated and BA flight prefix = yes
If BA operated and oneworld partner flight prefix = yes
If oneworld partner operated and BA flight prefix = yes
If oneworld partner operated and oneworld partner flight prefix = yes
If not oneworld partner operated but BA flight prefix = yes
If not oneworld partner operated but oneworld partner flight prefix = no
This is only true for BA operated lounges. My BA prefixed Vueling flight BCN-MUC last week did not get me IB lounge access. This is why you need Priority Pass. I think it's dreadful that as a GCH buying a BA prefix flight on the BA website, I don't get these benefits.
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