Originally Posted by ReelChief
Moving in a slightly different direction, have people here with OW Emerald status had any experience in gaining access to OW lounges when not flying OW airlines? To finish off a DONE ticket in BKK, we will be using AC award tickets flying business class on AC and TG. My wife is BA-Gold, I am AA-EXP, do we have any chance of getting into OW First lounges in LAX, BKK, or SIN? And what about lounge access in PEK—where we will be stuck for 11 hours on Christmas day?
BA Gold will get you into a designated BA lounge (and into the F lounge), even if you are not travelling BA/OW that day (And, btw as neither of you have it, QF Plat. also gets a card holder into Qantas Clubs when not travelling QF/OW). Don't know however whether AA (or any other OW carriers) offer such access for their FFs, though I would doubt it.