Originally Posted by
Kacee
If you had actually read the rules, you would see they are ambiguous. They just say "international boarding pass for a flight departing on the same day." Whether the flight must be departing from the airport where access is sought is not stated.
I didn't read the rules since I fly J to J and thus get in all the time (as much as that's worth - SJO is no great shakes either but less crowded on the Copa side of things) . If they are ambiguous is that Star Alliance ambiguous or Copa ambiguous?
If it's Copa they will probably use it to their advantage where they need or want to.
But in all honestly in the context I am here at a lounge in airport X you would think the intent is my international J flight would be leaving from airport X not in his case, Honduras aka airport Y.
Well Star Alliance is not ambiguous at all:
International Business Class Customers are entitled to access member airline Business Class Lounges. You will need to show your boarding pass in International Business Class on a Star Alliance member airline operated flight departing from the local airport. You are not entitled to bring any guests.
You have to be leaving the local airport vs. where you arrived from.