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Old Oct 15, 2018, 7:11 pm
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JDiver
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Originally Posted by serfty
OK, it's an AAdvantage thing, other oneworld elites would have no issue (at least at MIA).

https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...lub-access.jsp

Interestingly, that page does not list international flights to Pacific Islands. It's a bit moot as AA does not fly to any.
The member is one world Sapphire, derived from his lifetime AA AAdvantage Platinum status. Therefore, no MIA Access.

From the page you linked to:

Includes customers traveling in First or Business on a qualifying international or transcontinental flight marketed and operated by American or a oneworld® airline.*
MIA-LAX is not qualifying.

AA operated by TN is not qualifying.

The oneworld lounge access page stipulates

To be eligible, you must be departing on a flight that is both marketed and operated by a oneworld member airline.
Air Tahiti Nui is not a oneworld member airline.

And yes, you are correct as the the oneworld lounge access page further stipulates about the member’s AAdvantage derived Sapphire status:

The following exceptions apply:

American Airlines and Qantas offer programmes enabling customers to pay to gain access to their lounges. These programmes are not part of the oneworld agreement, and members of these programmes are not entitled to access lounges under the oneworld agreement.

American Airlines AAdvantage® members, regardless of their tier status or class of travel, are not eligible for lounge access when travelling solely on North American flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean.

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