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Hi Everyone, appreciate your patience. I signed up for the Status Match and am Westjet Platinum now. I am flying my $2000 worth this month to continue. Thinking of making a change to WestJet as I live in Calgary and AC has reduced service so much. I am flying in paid premium from Calgary to USA tomorrow. I googled and it says the Aspire lounge is all that is available and I get 10% off. Is this right for a paid premium ticket and being platinum that I would have to pay for lounge access in Calgary on the Transborder side? Thanks
The 10% discount is for regular passengers who are not Platinum/ Gold nor travelling in J class.
The Premium cabin does not entail access to business lounges .
If you are a platinum or gold member , which you say you are , you do have unlimited access to business lounges , irregardless of the cabin you are travelling in and you are entitled to the following benefits:
Lounge Access Benefits
Unlimited airport lounge access is awarded upon achieving Gold or Platinum and is available for use for the remainder of the member’s current qualifying year and the entire next qualifying year. Exceptions may apply when tier status and benefits are awarded to the member on a promotional basis.- A valid boarding pass displaying a WestJet flight number for a departing flight must be presented at time of entry.
- Lounge access is valid for member and up to five (5) immediate family members when accompanied by the Platinum member and taking a same-day WestJet flight from the same airport.
- Immediate family members are defined as a spouse or common-law partner (including same-sex relationships) and dependent children up to the age of 24 and living at the same address as the member. WestJet and its representatives reserve the right to, at any time, request proof of age and address for dependent children.
- Two (2) one-time use guest vouchers are available to the member and may be used for additional guests/companions when accompanied by the member and taking a same-day WestJet flight from the same airport; guest vouchers are non-transferable.
- Guest vouchers and expiry dates are available when you sign into your account at westjet.com.
Only J cabin tickets on the 787 grant you complimentary access, status or not.