Originally Posted by jan_az
Was refused entry as an LH Senator ( *Gold) - flying UA on a domestic ticket today at ORD. Was shown a piece of paper from UA saying that *Gold members must be on an international ticket. A quick check of the star alliance website shows no mention of this rule.
Besides being denied entrance the woman was a ***** about it

It's quite clear on the star alliance website
http://www.staralliance.com/star_all...ge_access.html
That you have to have a same day international ticket or boarding pass for US Airways and Red Carpet Clubs.