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oneworld and American Airlines Lounge Access Based on oneworld Status
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 any 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 frequent flyers by tier status
Enjoy exclusive access to premium airport lounges around the world with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire frequent flyer tier status. Members of oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status can use lounges offered by oneworld airlines when departing on any flight marketed and operated by any oneworld member airline, regardless of cabin class being flown (exceptions are noted below).
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 any 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 frequent flyers by tier status
Enjoy exclusive access to premium airport lounges around the world with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire frequent flyer tier status. Members of oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status can use lounges offered by oneworld airlines when departing on any flight marketed and operated by any oneworld member airline, regardless of cabin class being flown (exceptions are noted below).
- Emerald tier frequent flyers can use First Class, Business Class or frequent flyer lounges.
- Sapphire tier frequent flyers are welcome in Business Class* or frequent flyer lounges. (*does not include Qantas Domestic Business Lounges)
- Emerald and Sapphire members 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 carrier.
- You must be prepared to show your boarding pass and frequent flyer membership card, with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status, to access a lounge.
The following exceptions apply:
- First and Business Class customers who do not hold Emerald or Sapphire tier status are not eligible to access American Airlines or US Airways 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.
oneworld and AA Lounge Access Based on oneworld Status
Sep 2, 2017, 8:42 pm
#106
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Sep 16, 2017, 9:58 am
#107
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Hi
I will be flying from London Heathrow to Dallas Ft. Worth tomorrow. I will be flying on a Business Class ticket. My status is lowly gold. Can I access the Cathy Pacific lounge? Or am I relegated to the Admiral's Club?
Thanks
I will be flying from London Heathrow to Dallas Ft. Worth tomorrow. I will be flying on a Business Class ticket. My status is lowly gold. Can I access the Cathy Pacific lounge? Or am I relegated to the Admiral's Club?
Thanks
Sep 16, 2017, 11:05 am
#108
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https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-...eaccess/LHR/-1
All the T3 lounge options are discussed here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ld-lounge.html
Sep 16, 2017, 4:15 pm
#109
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You can use any of the One World business lounges - the Cathay lounge is generally regarded as the best choice and you will be allowed access
https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-...eaccess/LHR/-1
All the T3 lounge options are discussed here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ld-lounge.html
https://www.oneworld.com/ffp/lounge-...eaccess/LHR/-1
All the T3 lounge options are discussed here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ld-lounge.html
Great..
Thank you for the confirmation.
Nov 21, 2017, 2:37 pm
#110
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 165
I'm sorry if this has been asked before.
I recently flew CX from HKG to ORD and visited The Wing and The Pier (awesome lounges), but since I bought a CX V fare home, I didn't accrue AA mileage for my flights. I could have credited to BA for 50% accrual, but then my status wouldn't have shown up on my boarding card. If I did use my BA FF# on the reservation, but presented my AA EXP card would they have allowed entry? Obviously this applies to any other OW lounges as well.
I recently flew CX from HKG to ORD and visited The Wing and The Pier (awesome lounges), but since I bought a CX V fare home, I didn't accrue AA mileage for my flights. I could have credited to BA for 50% accrual, but then my status wouldn't have shown up on my boarding card. If I did use my BA FF# on the reservation, but presented my AA EXP card would they have allowed entry? Obviously this applies to any other OW lounges as well.
Nov 21, 2017, 3:22 pm
#111
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boston, USA
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I'm sorry if this has been asked before.
I recently flew CX from HKG to ORD and visited The Wing and The Pier (awesome lounges), but since I bought a CX V fare home, I didn't accrue AA mileage for my flights. I could have credited to BA for 50% accrual, but then my status wouldn't have shown up on my boarding card. If I did use my BA FF# on the reservation, but presented my AA EXP card would they have allowed entry? Obviously this applies to any other OW lounges as well.
I recently flew CX from HKG to ORD and visited The Wing and The Pier (awesome lounges), but since I bought a CX V fare home, I didn't accrue AA mileage for my flights. I could have credited to BA for 50% accrual, but then my status wouldn't have shown up on my boarding card. If I did use my BA FF# on the reservation, but presented my AA EXP card would they have allowed entry? Obviously this applies to any other OW lounges as well.
Nov 21, 2017, 4:01 pm
#112
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: ORD
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Posts: 165
Flyalways, thanks for the quick response. That's what I assumed, but wanted to make sure before I missed out a lounge visit. I'll miss the 50% accrual this time, but will make sure to credit to the best program next time.
Dec 8, 2017, 2:21 pm
#113
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Just wanted to reconfirm from the WiKi..
I will be traveling on AA from BWI-CLT (RT) in Economy.. As a OneWorld Emerald (BA Gold) will I have access in CLT in the First and Business Class lounges ?
Thank you
I will be traveling on AA from BWI-CLT (RT) in Economy.. As a OneWorld Emerald (BA Gold) will I have access in CLT in the First and Business Class lounges ?
Thank you
Dec 8, 2017, 2:36 pm
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https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInform...s/clt-club.jsp
Dec 8, 2017, 2:37 pm
#115
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Nether airport has an AA 1st class lounge
Dec 8, 2017, 10:01 pm
#117
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Not sure where else to comment, but I didn't want to start a thread for this. I was in the First Class lounge of the Wing at HKG a couple weeks ago and someone seated next to me was pretty upset about Oneworld status being able to qualify for entrance - that it was not exclusive enough, the patrons were unruly, and the lounge itself was too busy and congested. He demanded to speak with a lounge manager (preferably "someone very high up") and specifically pointed out AA's own flagship dining as First Class only and encouraged Cathay to take the same stance. Not sure how high up the manager actually was or if she took his comments seriously, but I was a bit annoyed since I'm exactly one of the people that would have been excluded (Oneworld Emerald, but only on biz ticket).
Dec 9, 2017, 4:08 am
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Not sure where else to comment, but I didn't want to start a thread for this. I was in the First Class lounge of the Wing at HKG a couple weeks ago and someone seated next to me was pretty upset about Oneworld status being able to qualify for entrance - that it was not exclusive enough, the patrons were unruly, and the lounge itself was too busy and congested. He demanded to speak with a lounge manager (preferably "someone very high up") and specifically pointed out AA's own flagship dining as First Class only and encouraged Cathay to take the same stance. Not sure how high up the manager actually was or if she took his comments seriously, but I was a bit annoyed since I'm exactly one of the people that would have been excluded (Oneworld Emerald, but only on biz ticket).
Similarly I experienced the Qantas first lounge in LA and CX first at LHR earlier this year as a OWE and was very impressed. I would not have been able to do this if limited to First class passengers. If all airlines started to restrict only to first class passengers they would either lose custom or passengers may consider alternative airlines and the attractiveness of the OW lounge scheme will be reduced.
Jan 5, 2018, 1:06 am
#119
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Mixed ticked
Hi,
looking for some advice. I’m oneworld emirald (BAEC Gold).
Ticked Seoul to London as follows
GMP-HND JAL
HND-LHR JAL
LHR-HND JAL
HND-GMP KAL
On last flight, at HND, I was denied to enter the JAL lounge, because the flight was KAL operated.
I would understand if this was an independent flight, but this was part of the total return ticket, which is only JAL flights.
Previously I have flown HND-CDG (JAL) and then a connecting domestic AF flight, and AF permitted me into their lounge. So I’m left confused.
Does anyone else have experience in this kind of mixed ticket access rules? I had a search on the form, but couldn’t find any other info.
Thanks ahead for any info.
looking for some advice. I’m oneworld emirald (BAEC Gold).
Ticked Seoul to London as follows
GMP-HND JAL
HND-LHR JAL
LHR-HND JAL
HND-GMP KAL
On last flight, at HND, I was denied to enter the JAL lounge, because the flight was KAL operated.
I would understand if this was an independent flight, but this was part of the total return ticket, which is only JAL flights.
Previously I have flown HND-CDG (JAL) and then a connecting domestic AF flight, and AF permitted me into their lounge. So I’m left confused.
Does anyone else have experience in this kind of mixed ticket access rules? I had a search on the form, but couldn’t find any other info.
Thanks ahead for any info.