Originally Posted by
st530
Just curious but since Polaris Lounge is available to arriving passengers, will UA issue gate passes to arriving international passengers so they can re-gain air-side access (assumption is TSA will not accept boarding pass from arriving flight, but maybe I'm wrong about that).
No, gate passes are mostly a thing of the past. Arrival access is for passengers connecting on, whether on same ticket or another. Airside access is required.