Originally Posted by
Kvarko
(The ticket was purchased for me by a company travel agent, so I didn't know in advance, though I did suspect there was some reason it was relatively cheap.)
OK, but what is the legal position? Does the contract between SkyTeam and individual airlines (I presume there is such a thing) allow airlines to ignore the rules explicitly published on the SkyTeam website? For the fun of it, I've emailed SkyTeam to ask them where I can find "the complete set of detailed exact rules on SkyTeam lounge access" "used by lounge staff to determine eligibility"...
Good luck to obtain any response. I hate to say this (because you are right pointing out those discrepancies) but you're not going to win on this. Just buy the lounge access if this is important for you and do not loose your precious time trying to fight.
I am strongly against those light fares in J with all that comes with, but unfortunately AFKL have decided to follow this trend.