Originally Posted by
flyerCO
You don't get access to the NZ lounges unless flying in VA J class. DL elites don't get access in Y to anything other than VA lounges. Those only exist in the domestic portion of the airport. If flying DL Y, then of course can access the Skyteam lounge.
On the OT, I find it sad that KLM has this issue with status. CZ/MU/CI/VN/etc all recognize status upgrades as soon as they happen. They may have to remove/re-enter the FF number, but it instantly recognizes new status. If airlines like CZ/MU can do this instantly, why KLM after all these years has problems is beyond me.
As I said upthread, the problem isn't just that KLM doesn't update status, it's more fundamentally that there seems to be a glitch in how KLM and DL communicate status, at least in the direction of DL status to KLM.