Originally Posted by
zinga
Thanks for information SCChris. I was hoping that I would still get lounge access in Miami due to the DFW-MEL flight as I assumed it would be considered a business layover as each leg is within 24 hrs. I had a look at my luggage allowance and it is 2 pieces from the SDQ - MIA leg all the way back to Melbourne so shame no access in Miami. Now I can make a better decision with selecting new flights as the flight times have changed and alternative options aren't business so may go SDQ- MIA - DFW instead in economy if no lounge access.
With everything on the same reservation you might have access in MIA even though it's technically the day before your qualifying flight. You basically just let them scan your boarding pass and hope they welcome you in.
But lounge access or not, I would probably still opt for MIA-DFW-MEL even if the MIA-DFW is economy, rather than MIA-CLT-DFW-MEL with an overnight in CLT.