Originally Posted by
eefor jfp
Actually, that's not true. If you have any *G card from any foreign airline (i.e. not United) you get access and you get drinks. I think even UA*G can get access to lounges operated by foreign carriers (like LH at IAD) on purely domestic flights.
SkyTeam does have that rule but not oneworld or Star Alliance.
Indeed. Amongst *G customers departing on a same-day *Alliance flight, it's only UA*G that doesn't get UA lounge access when flying domestically. All other *Gs get access to UA lounges in the US when flying any *G carrier on that day -- whether or not the flight is international.
I can't remember the last time I've seen legally served free alcohol on domestic Indian flights. Marketing with free alcohol is an issue in India (and not even just in India).