Not related to status

I was on an R ticket but missed my connection due to late arrival (connection was 1:10 went to 7:00) so they offered this lounge to wait in for my next flight. First took me to Oryx lounge but it was apparently full. I did ask if I could go to AM instead and they refused due to R ticket. I even said that since my connection was so short I didn't purchase a lounge eligible fare as I would not be able to use it but now that I am forced to have a 7hr connection, they could offer it as a goodwill gesture. Still no. The lounge was fine as it was not very crowded and I took over a family area so was private. Honestly aside from the nicer shower facility, I did not miss AM too much as I was not terribly hungry or looking for champs that morning. But the lounges are definitely worlds apart