Originally Posted by
lastcallfordeparture
So, she needs to show both boarding passes, from Madrid to ORD and from ORD to SJC to get access?
Yes as she'll need to show the same day international segment for entry to the lounge.
Originally Posted by
lastcallfordeparture
Can I be her guest at the lounge?
This depends. If your sister has OneWorld elite status, at the Sapphire level or higher, then yes, she may guest you into the lounge. However, if she does
not have elite status but is accessing the lounge via "class of service" (i.e. ticketed in business class), then no, I'm afraid not. Passengers with Sapphire or higher elite status may guest one guest into the lounge, passengers entering via class of service are
not allowed to guest someone into the lounge. The exception to that statement is if a passenger is traveling in qualifying international
first class. However, contrary to the subject you chose for this thread, international first class is not offered by Iberia on the Madrid to ORD route. Your sister will be traveling in business class from Madrid to ORD on Iberia.
The lounge entry requirements are pretty well documented here:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...hip-lounge.jsp
Regards