Originally Posted by
xLuther
Well some of us buy gas at Esso for instance, the lack of virtual card or plan to have one is joke in 2015.
Last a checked, I need a magstripe card at Esso. There's no barcode scanner at the pump.
Originally Posted by
ffsim
This is one of those things that I just can't wrap my head around. Is it really so difficult to create a virtual membership card? It's amazing that the same airline that thinks it's a good idea to allow travel without a paper boarding pass thinks a plastic membership card is required for lounge access*.
Exactly! And thanks for the heads up on PP... I hadn't taken the time to look through the updated app yet.
*Yes, most MLLs will grant access with a boarding pass only, but every time I've tried to enter with a companion I've been told my card is required.
I have not been asked for my card at an MLL in a LONG time (2 years?), regardless of what I'm doing or who I'm bringing in.
The bigger problem is OTHER lounges.
Originally Posted by
superangrypenguin
In HKG, when I went to the Thai lounge, they photocopied my card (apparently that has changed), but surely they can't photocopy a virtual card on my phone.
This. They would not let me in with a boarding pass for AC PY that said S100K on it. They required a photocopy of my physical *G card.
This was in February 2015.
AC MLLs do not require your card. You just need a boarding pass. It's the other lounges around the world I'm worried about.
Even Swiss required my physical card (they had a magstripe reader, nothing else) 18 months ago to let me into their Senator lounge with a guest. Otherwise my guest would have been left outside, and I would have been in the business lounge.
So I'd say THAT'S why they don't have virtual cards. You don't need ANY card (virtual or otherwise) in the AC network, and you NEED a physical card elsewhere.