Originally Posted by
irishguy28
On Star Alliance, that really depends. There is no blanket lounge access guarantee for Star Golds on all domestic flights....
This is misleading in its vagueness and I also do not quite undertand why you copy the bit of the *A website page dealing with access to lounges based on class of service when talking about access to lounge based on FFP membership.
There is lounge access for all *A Gold customers on all domestic flights except if your FFP is UA's MileagePlus, in which case you will not have access to lounges when flying within North America. This is standard for US airlines, which do not want to undermine their paid access lounge membership programmes through FFP lounge access rules. There is a similar carve out for AA frequent flyers flying domestically in the US with OW.
This is clear in the paragraph that you omitted to reproduce:
Originally Posted by *A website
Star Alliance Gold Customers travelling in any class
As a Star Alliance Gold customer, you have access to any member airline lounge that displays the Star Alliance Gold logo. You will need to present your boarding pass for a Star Alliance flight departing from the local airport. If your boarding pass does not carry the Star Alliance Gold indicator, you will need also to show your valid Star Alliance Gold card. You are entitled to a maximum of one guest. If you are a United MileagePlus Star Alliance Gold customer, you may only access the United Clubs within the U.S. when departing from that airport on an international Star Alliance flight.