Originally Posted by
Repooc17
The purpose is to ensure only ticketed pax are admitted into the PL.
No issues with this. But this can be accomplished IMHO with a form of photo ID other than a passport. And the rudeness and attitude of "we can make up policies as we go along and there is no avenue of appeal" is what really irked me.
Can I ask how you are able to travel w/o a valid passport for an INTL itinerary?
For any mainstream purpose, you cannot. But I'm not sure why having a passport in your possession at the time of lounge entry is a requirement. This seems to apply especially to lounge access on a return itinerary where someone has re-entered the US and doesn't otherwise need a passport for the remainder of their journey. I will concede I'm talking about uncommon situations, but total inflexibility when considering lounge access for someone on an expensive J ticket doesn't seem like the best customer service policy.
Originally Posted by
threeoh
Just to speculate: I'm assuming OP had someone bring the passport (e.g. from home, possibly by a family member traveling with) sometime between arriving at the PL and boarding the international flight.
In short, yes, this was the situation.