Originally Posted by
Xyzzy
I disagree -- *A generally cares whether one is flying a *A carrier WRT *G club access. It may be much simpler for AC to restrict passes to AC metal, but it's harder for a not-so-savvy passenger to understand. If I buy a ticket on AC with an AC flight number but that is operated by UA why penalize me?
FWIW, UA
allows entry into its clubs with a membership or a pass if you are traveling same day on UA or a *A flight (or contracted partner operated flight).
That's a false equivalency. This isn't *G lounge access, it's a lounge pass.
AC codeshares with many airlines. Some of them aren't in *A. Buying an AC codeshare on EI or 9M doesn't make you eligible for lounge access either.
The lounges are crowded enough as it is and the current policy of only allowing access when flying AC metal is the simplest requirement.
Originally Posted by
canadiancow
AC gives every SE 4 transferrable MLL passes. Lower tiers get fewer. I think you might be able to select more as a benefit at the lower tiers as well. There are a lot of "free" MLL passes floating around.
They're also given out to certain credit card holders.