Originally Posted by trapped

I'm sorry if this has been asked before.

I recently flew CX from HKG to ORD and visited The Wing and The Pier (awesome lounges), but since I bought a CX V fare home, I didn't accrue AA mileage for my flights. I could have credited to BA for 50% accrual, but then my status wouldn't have shown up on my boarding card. If I did use my BA FF# on the reservation, but presented my AA EXP card would they have allowed entry? Obviously this applies to any other OW lounges as well.