Originally Posted by
PurpleMonkey
I have an admirals club membership. I'm flying SFO-LAX on JetBlue (JetBlue marketed), and then LAX-MEX on American (AA marketed) on separate tickets. Do you know if I'll have access to the admirals club in SFO?
From the access rules on AA, it's a bit unclear to me if the flight has to depart / arrive from the same airport:
Originally Posted by
Antarius
On re reading, if your accessing with membership, I don't see why not. It's a bit vague but shouldn't stop you if you show your ongoing BP
Originally Posted by
SCChris
You certainly present an interesting scenario. My reading of the rules and the T&C's agrees with the poster above me that the rules don't require the eligible flight from either departing or arriving from the airport of access. So in theory you should have access in SFO.
That being said, the lounge staff may have a different interpretation.
WOT, mostly for my own interest, I compared the AA rules to UA and UA specifically calls out that access is only at the O&D&C of UA/*A/Partner flights. AA has chosen either intentionally or not to create this ambiguity.
I think AA is pretty clear on this.. (from
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...lub-access.jsp )
"A boarding pass for same-day travel on an eligible flight. An ‘eligible flight’ includes any departing or arriving flight
that is marketed or operated by American or marketed and operated by any oneworld® airline. Same-day priority verification cards will be accepted."
Since the SFO departing flight doesn't meet this criteria (JetBlue operated and marketed), thus no access, even with AC membership.