Apr 11, 2013, 8:02 pm
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Lounge Access for oneworld First or Business Class Passengers
NOTE: This thread has received little use since the establishment of the thread HELP DESK: Will I Have Lounge Access? Access, Rules (2017). Please use that thread to inquire about Lounge access. A few more recent posts have been moved to that thread.
Relax in more premium lounges around the world
If your oneworld® frequent flyer tier status is Emerald or Sapphire, or you are traveling in a First or Business Class cabin on a oneworld member airline, you can access more than 600 airport lounges throughout the world.
This means you can relax or catch up with work in comfort and style before departure, regardless of which oneworld member airline you choose to fly with.
To be eligible, you must be departing on a flight that is both marketed and operated by a oneworld member airline.
oneworld lounge access for First Class or Business Class customers (link)
Indulge yourself before departure in a wider range of airport lounges when you fly First Class or Business Class with any oneworld member airline.
The following exceptions apply:
If your oneworld® frequent flyer tier status is Emerald or Sapphire, or you are traveling in a First or Business Class cabin on a oneworld member airline, you can access more than 600 airport lounges throughout the world.
This means you can relax or catch up with work in comfort and style before departure, regardless of which oneworld member airline you choose to fly with.
To be eligible, you must be departing on a flight that is both marketed and operated by a oneworld member airline.
- Some lounges may get busy at peak times, and access to them may be restricted as a result.
- Lounges operated by third parties are identified in the lounge finder tool (above). Access to these lounges is restricted to eligible customers when travelling on specific oneworld airlines as shown in the lounge finder tool.
- Arrivals lounges are excluded.
- Spa and Pre-Flight Dining facilities are excluded.
- British Airways Concorde lounges are excluded.
- Other exceptions may apply (see below).
oneworld lounge access for First Class or Business Class customers (link)
Indulge yourself before departure in a wider range of airport lounges when you fly First Class or Business Class with any oneworld member airline.
- Customers flying First or Business Class have access to the equivalent class of lounge regardless of their frequent flyer status. First Class passengers may use a Business Class or frequent flyer lounge if a First Class lounge is not available.
- First Class passengers may invite one guest to join them in the lounge. The guest must also be travelling on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld airline.
- Connecting between oneworld marketed and operated flights:
- First and Business Class customers connecting on the same day of travel, or before 6am the following day, can access the lounge when travelling between an international long haul (a oneworld international long haul flight is defined as an international flight marketed and operated by any oneworld carrier with a scheduled flight time longer than 5 hours) and an international short haul or domestic flight (and vice-versa).
- Lounge access will be determined on the international long haul ticketed flight (either First of Business Class) regardless of the ticketed class of travel on the international short haul or domestic flight.
- You must be prepared to show your boarding pass or itinerary showing travel in First or Business class on the international long haul flight, in order to access the lounge before your international short haul or domestic flight.
- First and Business Class customers who do not hold Emerald or Sapphire tier status are not eligible to access American Airlines lounges when travelling on solely domestic flights within the U.S. or between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico [except Mexico City], the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean; customers travelling in First or Business class on U.S. transcontinental flights between JFK-LAX, JFK-SFO and MIA-LAX (and vice-versa) are eligible for lounge access.
- Guests are not permitted at Qatar Airways Al Safwa and Al Mourjan lounges at Hamad International Airport in Doha or Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4.
Please see the following resources for further details on Class of Service Based Lounge Access Rules:
. . . ● oneworld Lounge Access Wizard , created by FlyerTalk member imagineertobe
. . . ● AA.com: AA Lounge Access Rules
. . . ● oneworld.com: Lounge Access Rules and Search Tool
. . . ● FlyerGuide Wiki: Lounges
. . . ● FT thread: AAdvantage status-based access to AA & oneworld lounges (consolidated)
ARCHIVE: Lounge Access Based on Class of Service (master thread)
Jun 26, 2015, 2:59 am
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http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...flagshiplounge
When it states "first class," they do mean first class, not "highest class of service offered."
Jun 26, 2015, 7:56 am
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Jul 13, 2015, 12:18 pm
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According to this page
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...nge-access.jsp
international flights of more than five hours in F and J on oneworld carriers get Admirals Club access. Since AA is a oneworld carrier, does this mean that YYZ-LAX (just over five hours) now gets access; that LAX-YYZ (just under five hours) does not; and that AA flights between the U.S. and Mexico City/Central America no longer get access? Or am I misinterpreting the language?
According to this page
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...nge-access.jsp
international flights of more than five hours in F and J on oneworld carriers get Admirals Club access. Since AA is a oneworld carrier, does this mean that YYZ-LAX (just over five hours) now gets access; that LAX-YYZ (just under five hours) does not; and that AA flights between the U.S. and Mexico City/Central America no longer get access? Or am I misinterpreting the language?
Jul 13, 2015, 12:24 pm
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Hope central America doesn't loose access....
Jul 13, 2015, 1:05 pm
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Interesting.
Jul 13, 2015, 1:16 pm
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Since AA is a oneworld carrier, does this mean that YYZ-LAX (just over five hours) now gets access; that LAX-YYZ (just under five hours) does not; and that AA flights between the U.S. and Mexico City/Central America no longer get access? Or am I misinterpreting the language?
Originally Posted by Lounge Exceptions
Lounge access is not available if you’re traveling on American Airlines or US Airways solely within the United States or between the United States and the Caribbean, Canada, or Mexico (except Mexico City) unless you’re a oneworld Emerald or Sapphire customer. However, AAdvantage Executive Platinum and Platinum members regardless of Emerald or Sapphire status, are not eligible
Jul 13, 2015, 1:50 pm
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According to this page
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...nge-access.jsp
international flights of more than five hours in F and J on oneworld carriers get Admirals Club access. Since AA is a oneworld carrier, does this mean that YYZ-LAX (just over five hours) now gets access; that LAX-YYZ (just under five hours) does not; and that AA flights between the U.S. and Mexico City/Central America no longer get access? Or am I misinterpreting the language?
According to this page
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...nge-access.jsp
international flights of more than five hours in F and J on oneworld carriers get Admirals Club access. Since AA is a oneworld carrier, does this mean that YYZ-LAX (just over five hours) now gets access; that LAX-YYZ (just under five hours) does not; and that AA flights between the U.S. and Mexico City/Central America no longer get access? Or am I misinterpreting the language?
https://web.archive.org/web/20150428...nge-access.jsp
Jul 13, 2015, 2:47 pm
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Look at the Lounge Exceptions. The first one notes no access between the US and Canada.
I was not able to pull up those exceptions from my mobile. But they appear to pre-date the language about five-hour-minimum international flights, so I still wonder if MEX and Central America lounge access is impacted by this new-ish language.
Originally Posted by aamilesslave
Since AA is a oneworld carrier, does this mean that YYZ-LAX (just over five hours) now gets access; that LAX-YYZ (just under five hours) does not; and that AA flights between the U.S. and Mexico City/Central America no longer get access? Or am I misinterpreting the language?
Originally Posted by Lounge Exceptions
Lounge access is not available if you’re traveling on American Airlines or US Airways solely within the United States or between the United States and the Caribbean, Canada, or Mexico (except Mexico City) unless you’re a oneworld Emerald or Sapphire customer. However, AAdvantage Executive Platinum and Platinum members regardless of Emerald or Sapphire status, are not eligible
Jul 30, 2015, 9:05 am
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AA lounge access just plain retarded
So I purchase paid biz class yyz to sjo connecting thru mia. I try aa lounge at yyz for first time ever and when asked where im headed, I say mia (it was early and I forgot to say sjo) and told that "oh sorry you dont get access"... But just as I was about to leave, the staff says "oh wait your boarding pass processed, so pls come on in" ...
Now I recognize that aa only wants to compare itself with the worst airlines in north america, ... But this whole buy a biz ticket and maybe u dont get access to a biz experience is just ridonculous!
Apologies to you experienced aa flyers of which this post is not news or value to you.
Now I recognize that aa only wants to compare itself with the worst airlines in north america, ... But this whole buy a biz ticket and maybe u dont get access to a biz experience is just ridonculous!
Apologies to you experienced aa flyers of which this post is not news or value to you.
Jul 30, 2015, 10:13 am
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So I purchase paid biz class yyz to sjo connecting thru mia. I try aa lounge at yyz for first time ever and when asked where im headed, I say mia (it was early and I forgot to say sjo) and told that "oh sorry you dont get access"... But just as I was about to leave, the staff says "oh wait your boarding pass processed, so pls come on in" ...
Now I recognize that aa only wants to compare itself with the worst airlines in north america, ... But this whole buy a biz ticket and maybe u dont get access to a biz experience is just ridonculous!
Apologies to you experienced aa flyers of which this post is not news or value to you.
Now I recognize that aa only wants to compare itself with the worst airlines in north america, ... But this whole buy a biz ticket and maybe u dont get access to a biz experience is just ridonculous!
Apologies to you experienced aa flyers of which this post is not news or value to you.
Unlike many non-US airlines where lounge access is status and service class based, US (and Qantas) sell membership. This is a significant difference, and for us it means access is limited for class of service to certain flights.
Glad you were granted access.
Aug 16, 2015, 9:15 am
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I have read the AA website on lounge access and i'm not sure if i understand it completely. I have a Upcoming flight booked Trough AA website in Business but no status on AA. I arrive in LAX from London and a few hours later i will fly to Las Vegas can i use the lounge in LAX before my last flight to Vegas (in First)?
Aug 16, 2015, 9:31 am
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If your incoming flight from LHR is in business class then you'll get access to the AC based on this flight (not flying LAX-LAS in F as wholly domestic itineraries get no access)
Keep your boarding pass for the LHR-LAX flight as you'll need to show this to gain entry
Keep your boarding pass for the LHR-LAX flight as you'll need to show this to gain entry
Aug 17, 2015, 4:03 am
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Good to know then i will just make sure to keep my bordingcard.
Aug 21, 2015, 11:51 am
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I'll be flying from LAX to MIA in First then onto GIG in Business...all on AA
Return flight is from SCL to MIA on LAN in Business and MIA to LAX in First.
Does anyone know if I will get lounge access in LAX, MIA and SCL? I've been using my Exec CC which I no longer have and just have no idea what the qualifications are. Thanks.
Return flight is from SCL to MIA on LAN in Business and MIA to LAX in First.
Does anyone know if I will get lounge access in LAX, MIA and SCL? I've been using my Exec CC which I no longer have and just have no idea what the qualifications are. Thanks.
Aug 21, 2015, 12:11 pm
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I'll be flying from LAX to MIA in First then onto GIG in Business...all on AA
Return flight is from SCL to MIA on LAN in Business and MIA to LAX in First.
Does anyone know if I will get lounge access in LAX, MIA and SCL? I've been using my Exec CC which I no longer have and just have no idea what the qualifications are. Thanks.
Return flight is from SCL to MIA on LAN in Business and MIA to LAX in First.
Does anyone know if I will get lounge access in LAX, MIA and SCL? I've been using my Exec CC which I no longer have and just have no idea what the qualifications are. Thanks.