<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Dub:
i.e, no more Gold Lounge access if you have a "Gold-lite" (1P) card, and don't have a RCC card. This is a step back.
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What is "Gold-lite"? As far as I know both 1P and 1k are Star Alliance gold members with no difference between them as far as Star Alliance is concerned. I assume the wording about lounge access is an error of omission.