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Old Jul 7, 2023 | 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by askyamaz
I thought it was pretty clear




No where for American airline sapphire excludes me. Costa Rica is not explicitly listed and is a Central America country

First class intl should have given me access regardless of status

The AA exception is pretty clear they’re saying domestic flights don’t qualify even if you have emerald. Meaning you can’t use Admirals lounge and the equivalent say SFO-SEA. “Solely” domestic can only mean this. My itinerary was international, inclusive of domestic connection all under one confirmation code. I don’t know how else “solely” domestic can be interpreted. How can my flight be mixed domestic and international to be a non “solely” domestic?

I am also assuming when the tickets are scanned these formulas are checked. The single checkin staff at Alaska lounge in LAX made up my entry denial. I don’t know why Alaska airline hires these kind of people doing things out of spite.
International "long-haul" is a flight of at least 5 hours in duration.

Oneworld aside, AS provides AL access on any paid/award ticket that is at least 2100 miles long. You should have been allowed access on that alone unless your flight was an upgrade.

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