Originally Posted by
Full Score
Have just flown on AA SAN-MIA-GCM with a five hour layover in MIA at 5am. As Emerald (BA Gold) I was pleasantly surprised to be invited into the new Flagship Lounge in MIA. In my experience, on past occasions MIA-GCM had not been considered a true "international" flight for purposes of using the Flagship Lounge; this time, even though I was flying Economy out of MIA, I used it - and very pleasant it was, even having had no sleep.
Originally Posted by
MADPhil
BA Gold is good for Admirals Club and Flagship Lounge access with any Oneworld departing flight, it is not good for Flagship First dining which requires international or certain transcontinental First class.
Just for clarification, only people who are OneWorld Emeralds and Sapphires by virtue of their AA status are subject to the "international only" limitation on access to Flagship Lounges. All other OW elites are permitted Flagship Lounge access. ("International" for purposes of lounge exclusion means flights to/from specific countries or continents and excludes Canada, the Caribbean and all airports in Mexico except for MEX, which is considered "international").