Just adding a data point - the denials are still happening this morning.
LAX-JFK in AA F with BA Silver (Sapphire) attached. Agent never scanned the boarding pass, and was not familiar with JFK being a 3-cabin flight.
She then called the AA lounge a few times to confirm access - of course, the AA lounge agents claimed that access was only on international first.
Showing them the detail upthread from the OW AND Qantas site did no good - the agent reiterated that something had changed post-pandemic where AA has stopped "paying them" for access.
Will reach out to the lounge supervisor via email and report back...
Last edited by a330300; Nov 4, 2022 at 1:40 pm