Citi Prestige : Admirals Club access benefit
Aug 2, 2016, 5:33 pm
#301
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: DCA/RIC
Programs: HH LTD, AA LTG
Posts: 1,015
Access to Admirals Club (while traveling on AA) is for primary card holder only.
See the T&C on Citi:
https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/ad...o-CitiPrestige
See the T&C on Citi:
https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/ad...o-CitiPrestige
Aug 2, 2016, 8:19 pm
#302
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,487
No it does not. Since that benefit is going away in less than one year, Citi has apparently stopped advertising it.
You can reference the full t&c here:
https://www.cardbenefits.citi.com/~/media/CPP/Files/LegalDocs/Additional%20BB%20site%20PDF%20files/ASSET_043071_Prestige%20Updates_V1.ashx
You can reference the full t&c here:
https://www.cardbenefits.citi.com/~/media/CPP/Files/LegalDocs/Additional%20BB%20site%20PDF%20files/ASSET_043071_Prestige%20Updates_V1.ashx
Oct 15, 2016, 5:09 pm
#304
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: CLE
Posts: 94
Per T&C at AA, the boarding pass must show an AA flight number (no codeshares). You could certainly try since it's an AA operated flight, but I wouldn't count on it.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...nge-access.jsp
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...nge-access.jsp
Oct 19, 2016, 11:29 am
#306
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,193
I'm in the DFW Admiral's Club now (Terminal C) and was granted admission with just the Citi Prestige card. No boarding pass required.
Oct 20, 2016, 6:10 am
#307
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,193
Feb 24, 2017, 9:59 am
#308
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,422
I always like lounge access at JFK because the unpredictability of traffic tends to make me arrive an hour or two early. But I think I'm hosed for my next flight. It's on LATAM metal to SCL (undoubtedly an AA codeshare flight, but I'm booked through LATAM, and the metal's supposed to be what counts anyway). LATAM recently moved to AA's terminal (their oneworld partner), so the Admiral's Club is the only possible lounge. I have a Citi Prestige card, which I regularly use for AA lounge access. I don't buy a ton of revenue tickets, so I'm currently only Gold in AAdvantage.
Under the official rules, I get no lounge access in this situation with my Citi card, right? Are they likely to enforce this rule? Seems kind of ridiculous, but that's the rule, correct?
Under the official rules, I get no lounge access in this situation with my Citi card, right? Are they likely to enforce this rule? Seems kind of ridiculous, but that's the rule, correct?
Feb 24, 2017, 11:41 am
#309
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 207
I always like lounge access at JFK because the unpredictability of traffic tends to make me arrive an hour or two early. But I think I'm hosed for my next flight. It's on LATAM metal to SCL (undoubtedly an AA codeshare flight, but I'm booked through LATAM, and the metal's supposed to be what counts anyway). LATAM recently moved to AA's terminal (their oneworld partner), so the Admiral's Club is the only possible lounge. I have a Citi Prestige card, which I regularly use for AA lounge access. I don't buy a ton of revenue tickets, so I'm currently only Gold in AAdvantage.
Under the official rules, I get no lounge access in this situation with my Citi card, right? Are they likely to enforce this rule? Seems kind of ridiculous, but that's the rule, correct?
Under the official rules, I get no lounge access in this situation with my Citi card, right? Are they likely to enforce this rule? Seems kind of ridiculous, but that's the rule, correct?
With that said, you can always just go to the Club, show them you AA codeshare boarding pass, and see what happens. Since we know from the T&C that they will not officially allow you access, there isn't really a worst-case scenario. If they somehow let you in, then congrats! Anyway, you really don't have anything to lose by trying in this case.
Good luck!^
Last edited by nesnith; Feb 24, 2017 at 8:04 pm
Feb 24, 2017, 2:25 pm
#310
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 205
I always like lounge access at JFK because the unpredictability of traffic tends to make me arrive an hour or two early. But I think I'm hosed for my next flight. It's on LATAM metal to SCL (undoubtedly an AA codeshare flight, but I'm booked through LATAM, and the metal's supposed to be what counts anyway). LATAM recently moved to AA's terminal (their oneworld partner), so the Admiral's Club is the only possible lounge. I have a Citi Prestige card, which I regularly use for AA lounge access. I don't buy a ton of revenue tickets, so I'm currently only Gold in AAdvantage.
Under the official rules, I get no lounge access in this situation with my Citi card, right? Are they likely to enforce this rule? Seems kind of ridiculous, but that's the rule, correct?
Under the official rules, I get no lounge access in this situation with my Citi card, right? Are they likely to enforce this rule? Seems kind of ridiculous, but that's the rule, correct?
Feb 28, 2017, 10:51 pm
#312
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,422
Thanks guys. Considering we are gold elites travelling on an AA codeshare flight leaving from the AA terminal with an Admiral's Club access card, it would seem quite mean to deny us entry into the lounge. But I wouldn't be surprised if they do! I'd say this is a quirk that should be fixed -- if they weren't going to cancel the whole arrangement anyway. I'll post what happens.