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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 12:26 pm
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Originally Posted by Traveloguy
Let's not confused your actual status with the information panel which shows up on your Boarding Pass. Remember the Information panel on your BP can have absolutely anything. Your status however (for example which would appear on a flight manifest) comes elsewhere. It is for that reason that the lounge dragon after swiping your BP would see the correct information.
I have seen it 1st hand where an AA Gold member has had their FF number entered by the airport ticket staff with an Emerald status level QF membership. The lounge just swiped the Boarding pass and the person was let in without a second glance

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