Citi Prestige : Admirals Club access benefit
May 27, 2015, 10:53 pm
#152
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: OC, southern California
Posts: 33
I'm traveling with my wife, her parents and her sister. At LAX would we be able to get in to the AC? I haven't gotten my priority passes yet. The fine print says card holder, spouse and children is immediate family
May 28, 2015, 8:20 am
#153
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Admirals Club access has nothing to do with Priority Pass. You show the attendant your Prestige card. The card permits you to bring your immediate family (your wife) -or- two guests. The attendant might require some members of your party to purchase day passes.
May 28, 2015, 10:26 am
#154
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
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The AC in LAX is pretty lax with me with my traveling companions generally. My guess is that you'll be fine, although technically, the answer should be no.
May 28, 2015, 2:45 pm
#155
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: OC, southern California
Posts: 33
Thanks for the reply, I was looking for some first hand experience with the employees there. I'll try it out.
Last edited by mia; May 28, 2015 at 2:52 pm Reason: Consolidate consecutive replies
May 29, 2015, 8:47 pm
#156
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 486
Citi Prestige : Admiral's Club access benefit
The AC at PHL (TA West) was having issues swiping Citi Prestiges today apparently. My card must have been swiped ten times in every orientation possible. I was told I was this was the 3rd card today they were having issues with and that it was a "systemwide" problem.
I was granted access nonetheless. Of note, they never asked for a BP.
Edit: in subsequent ACs (ORD), PHL terminal F, I was asked to provide boarding passes.
I was granted access nonetheless. Of note, they never asked for a BP.
Edit: in subsequent ACs (ORD), PHL terminal F, I was asked to provide boarding passes.
Last edited by AirD0c; Jun 10, 2015 at 5:19 am
Jun 11, 2015, 12:54 am
#158
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: SAN
Programs: Stanby life since 2007
Posts: 81
I'm going to be using the HNL lounge but flying China Air, did the Sakura lounge ask for your boarding pass?
Jun 12, 2015, 4:50 pm
#159
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP; Hilton Gold (Citi Card); Priority Pass (Citi Prestige); Nexus/Global Entry/TSA Pre
Posts: 99
Tried to get into the AC at STL today with my Prestige card. No dice.
They asked me what airline I was flying (AS) and would not let me in with the card because I wasn't flying on AA.
They asked me what airline I was flying (AS) and would not let me in with the card because I wasn't flying on AA.
Jun 12, 2015, 5:09 pm
#160
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Programs: Milege+, SkyMiles, AAdvantage, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,685
In other words they followed the terms and conditions for the lounge benefit as spelled out by Citi.
Jun 13, 2015, 10:02 am
#162
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP; Hilton Gold (Citi Card); Priority Pass (Citi Prestige); Nexus/Global Entry/TSA Pre
Posts: 99
Next week I'm traveling through PHL on US Air and will complain if I am not allowed in to the AC there.
Jun 13, 2015, 10:06 am
#163
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
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Agreed. Not complaining, just reporting. Figured it was worth a shot, because there are no PP lounges in STL and some reports indicate that BPs are not always checked.
Next week I'm traveling through PHL on US Air and will complain if I am not allowed in to the AC there.
Next week I'm traveling through PHL on US Air and will complain if I am not allowed in to the AC there.
Jun 18, 2015, 9:32 pm
#164
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: Marriott Gold, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Best Western Diamond
Posts: 364
You can use a US or AA boarding pass to get into any admiral's club. I used US BP to get into the AC at DCA. I was also told by citi customer service a while back (when I had asked about this right when the merger "finished," that if they for some reason don't let you in with a US air boarding pass (to an admiral's club), call citi immediately and they will get you in.
Jun 19, 2015, 6:36 pm
#165
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 1,141
I passed by the Boston Admirals Club -- the ex-US club near B4 -- this past weekend, and had no problems getting in with my Prestige card and a driver's license. No boarding pass was required. Also, no problems swiping the card since, after all, they do it all day long.