Seattle Lounges
Aug 7, 2019, 10:06 am
#32
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Why are you looking specifically for Alaska Lounge access? Oneworld's website says there's a BA Club Lounge in SEA, and your same-day business class ticket should qualify you for access.
https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=SEA
https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=SEA
Aug 7, 2019, 10:42 am
#34
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Ask at the AA FC check in counter in SEA. If you have oneworld status, be sure to remind them as well as point out the BA TATL business class segment.
Aug 7, 2019, 10:44 am
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But there is no AA lounge so what would you expect the AA check in agent to do? The AS lounge is for paid Admiral's Club members only.
Aug 7, 2019, 11:52 am
#36
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Why are you looking specifically for Alaska Lounge access? Oneworld's website says there's a BA Club Lounge in SEA, and your same-day business class ticket should qualify you for access.
https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=SEA
https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=SEA
Aug 7, 2019, 1:20 pm
#38
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BA lounge access in SEA
My wife and I are Flying in JL today in C and was just denied access to the BA lounge in Seattle. They would only allow entrance with Oneworld status which I don’t have. I believe they were in the wrong according to the Oneworld lounge access rules. Am I correct?
Aug 7, 2019, 1:37 pm
#39
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A business class ticket does give access to any OW lounge. If they denied you access specifically because you lacked a OW status then they were wrong as access can only be denied due to capacity restrictions.
Aug 7, 2019, 2:12 pm
#40
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That’s what I thought. I even showed the club manager the rules on the Oneworld website. I think I’m going to file a complaint with the station manager.
Aug 7, 2019, 2:18 pm
#42
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The SEA BA lounge regularly denies access to those flying other OW carriers due to capacity. Also in the past, in the morning the BA lounge was operated as a contract lounge for another carrier. See this thread:
Seattle Lounges
Seattle Lounges
Sep 12, 2019, 3:33 am
#43
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Restarting this thread rather than a new one: I'm looking at flying LHR-SEA-DEN. This will be BA on the first leg, Alaska on the second. Will I have access to either the BA or Alaska lounge at SEA as BAEC silver? (I'm flying W)
Sep 12, 2019, 4:27 am
#44
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Alaska is not in OW. They have an agreement to allow AA FFs into their lounges based on status but, AFAIK, not BAEC.
I do not think when flying domestic you can get to the BA lounge.
So when I have flown through Seattle I have had no lounge access based on BAEC status. I have used the Priority Pass lounges.
I do not think when flying domestic you can get to the BA lounge.
So when I have flown through Seattle I have had no lounge access based on BAEC status. I have used the Priority Pass lounges.
Sep 12, 2019, 4:28 am
#45
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BA flights currently land at 1130 and 1715.
BA lounge is open 10-13 and 15-18, so by the time that you’ve disembarked, it will be essentially closing and, although in theory you’d have access having arrived on BA, I’d expect a no.
Alaska don’t current afford BAEC members membership based on Elite status and given your travelling on W, it is unlikely; I have found the SEA lounge particularly unwilling to bend the rules, and they don’t even allow those who upgrade their tickets to Business access.
On the return, you will have access to the BA lounge.
As previosuly mentioned, you can use other methods to access other lounges (paid for, priority pass etc.).