Originally Posted by
codfather
It should not be any different in terms of Star Alliance Gold benefits (if you have Star Gold in the first place). You would only get priority boarding, free checked bags, etc when flying with AC! I am not sure what you would get with regards to priority security clearance when not travelling on ANA.
Only with AC? How does that even make sense? If I'm a Star Alliance Gold member and ANA and AC are both A* then why would I not get priority security with both airlines?
I saw some people from the US who clearly got their Gold status from United zip on through security in Japan using their Star Alliance Gold. This is why I thought Star Alliance Gold gets you priority security anywhere. This is not the case? I'm talking about the security where they scan your carry-on and laptop etc with the hoards of other cattle. It seems to be carrier agnostic and only depends on whether or not you have SAG.