Originally Posted by
SilverChris
There is no such requirement for both segments to be on the same PNR. The real issue here is that the MH lounge staff tend not to be aware of this rule, and even an escalation won’t get you anywhere.
I know we debated in the earlier thread, but to rehash for other readers, this long-haul to short-haul rule starts: “
Connecting between oneworld marketed and operated flights:…”, and does not define whether their use of the term ‘connecting’ includes flights across two separate tickets (or PNR), or must be a single one.
The use of the term ‘connecting’ implies to me a single ticket / PNR, e.g., from BA’s T&Cs:
Connecting flight - a subsequent flight providing onward travel on the same ticket or on a conjunction ticket.
Conjunction ticket - a ticket we have issued to you in conjunction with another ticket which together make up a single contract of carriage.
Having said that, BA actually does explicitly allow such LH-->SH access across separate tickets. (As does AA, and apparently CX allows it too.)
In MH’s case, it’s not clear which way their lounge access policy takes it, given the vagueness in the OW rule (or if it even explicitly incorporates this rule at all; I don’t believe they publish the full policy externally).
The OP / others can always ask at the front desk with their arriving boarding pass, but I can’t see them having a leg to stand on if the lounge agent denies them. At least the OP and their family will have access to the J side.