Originally Posted by
ftweb
This is counter to my experience. I onec flew SFO-HGK-BKK and was denied Thai lounge access because--even though I bought the ticket on united.com--the second leg was on some non-*A carrier (can't remember which).
Club card won't help with that. Were you denied Thai lounge access at HGK or BKK?
More recently I flew SFO-MUC-FCO and wanted to wait for someone at FCO, but was denied access to the *A lounge because my same-day MUC-FCO boarding pass did not depart from FCO (used priority pass lung nextdoor instead).
Star alliance lounge access rules are entirely for using lounges with departing flights, there are no *A wide rules about arrival lounges.
These are situations where I'm wondering if club membership would help.
No