Originally Posted by ijgordon
FWIW, I was admitted into the AC at SFO on a "paid A" RTW ticket, flying SFO-JFK last spring. No questions or funny looks from the receptionist. Maybe I got lucky.
I was prepared to go to the mat irrespective of the "official" admit policies ("I spent $10,000 on this stinkin' ticket and I can't even sit in this lounge where I have to buy my own booze anyway?!?"), but didn't need to. Of course I probably didn't realize at the time that the revenue AA gets on that segment from that ticket is
significantly less than $10K.
So, YMMV.
There are various reasons why/how someone on a AONE segment can and will get in (to the FL as well) I do it all the time-- but I'm sure you'd agree, it's not the rules.
Let's just keep it simple please and not go out of our way to confuse people (as the OP is, obviously). NO admission unless in F or Z on 3-class transcon. Period.