Originally Posted by vincom
Perhaps yoiu're Lifetime Platinum card was accidently left off the picture of cards sent out to other SkyTeam Carriers....
SkyTem Elite Plus on International ITN (if you include Canada is beyond me - last trip to Canada, they let me in after some reasoning), International Business or Internation First Cabin, or Memebership Card = Lounge Access
The Lifetime Plat Card looks exactly like the standard - it is just that the expiration date is "LIFE" - in otherwords - Death. A new one was issued this year which shows SkyTeam Elite Plus.
At TXL - the AF lounge recognizes the CO Plat Card as SkyTeam Elite Plus. They will let you in with the CO Plat Card if you are flying coach on DL to JFK (I showed the agent - she recognizes). AF WILL NOT let you in if you are flying on the CO metal flight from TXL. Any Skyteam Plus flight will work with the CO Plat card (except the CO metal) - like AZ, KL, etc.
At GRU just last week, I was told that only BF could use the AF lounge (with invite) in GRU (I did not know AF had a lounge in GRU - I thought only in GIG). But the CO rep at the check in counter said AF will not let CO Plat - Skyteam Elite Plus - in.
Just seems like AF is putting CO in a different category if you fly CO metal. Even in the AF lounge in TXL - the AF agent was even willing to rebook me on the DL flight from the CO flight.