ORD flagship lounge access for transcon
 

so... I'm flying ORD-SFO-JFK on a paid F ticket tomorrow. Was wondering if I get to go into the Flagship lounge at ORD... My SFO-JFK flight is on a 3 class trancon. If I understand correctly, paid F on those flights still get you into the FL lounge.. at least for Boston.. so would it make sense to get FL lounge access in ORD? Has anyone done this before? Also, just want to make sure that I would get AC access in SFO as well...
Thanks

ORD- no way man.

this is a tuff one, i think you should be allowed access, bec you are traviling in "P" that day, the same way if you went lhr ord sfo and the lhr ord was in f but the ord sfo was in y you would be allowed in,
that being said i doubt the bouncers in ord will let you in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Only paid F transcon tickets get you FL access. So flights from BOS or JFK to SFO/LAX qualify.

ORD, not being on the coast, never qualifies under the transcon requirement.

You won't be allowed into the FL at ORD. I tried to do exactly the same thing a couple of years ago (before I had QF Platinum) and was told it had to be same day travel -- in my case the qualifying leg SFO-JFK was the next day. If I had flown ORD-SFO-JFK the same day there would have been FL access. AA does protect access diligently, and it is computer monitored. Any exceptions have to be documented by the agent and sneaking someone in can cost them their job.
I was pretty mad but solved the problem easily, by getting QF Platinum status. Now I can use the FL at ORD for every AA flight that I take through there. A very nice perk of Oneworld (AA loves this part, they get to charge QF a hefty fee every time I use the FL or AC).

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[This message has been edited by elCheapoDeluxe (edited 09-05-2003).]

SFO-JFK served by several three class 762's.

Uh, it looks like he is EXP. Doesn't he get FL access simply because of that?

Not on purely domestic itinieraries.

Try that one once and see how hard they laugh.

Good Heavens!! We wouldn't want that now, would we?

just tried it... didn't work... the agent said that their FL was only for international flights or other OW Emerald card people... I told them that the BOS FL gave access to transcon F passengers, but the agent said that they were Chicago, and there were no transcon flights out of there... didn't matter that I was on a paid 3 class transcon F later that day...

That's absolutely absurd. You should have access as the rules do not specify where you can have access. If I were you, I would write a very sternly worded letter to AA emphasizing that you were on a paid P class ticket.

To deny a P class passenger FL access is just plain stupid.

Notwithstanding the business sense of it all (or lack thereof)-- I don't agree with you in the least-- I think to ask for FL access in ORD based on a connecting transcon (in paid F) does not comport with the rules in any way, shape or form. I don't think anybody thought this would work.