Any IAD Lounge Access When Flying Domestic Delta?
Apr 29, 2019, 12:12 pm
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Oct 22, 2019, 11:39 am
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Bumping this thread. AF IAD lounge access is no longer available for domestic DL flights regardless of capacity issues. I tried to gain access today when it was virtually empty as a PM/Elite Plus but the lady said access is only granted if flying internationally. A domestic DL flight connecting to a same-day international ST/DL flight is also acceptable. DL needs to update their website.
Oct 22, 2019, 12:54 pm
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Bumping this thread. AF IAD lounge access is no longer available for domestic DL flights regardless of capacity issues. I tried to gain access today when it was virtually empty as a PM/Elite Plus but the lady said access is only granted if flying internationally. A domestic DL flight connecting to a same-day international ST/DL flight is also acceptable. DL needs to update their website.
Nothing new here. Lounge access on domestic flights for ST Elite+ has always been granted only when in connection to/from international. This rule has never changed.
Oct 22, 2019, 1:02 pm
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Last year I was able to access the AF lounge at IAD with a flight to ATL several times and the DL website doesn’t note any restrictions.
Oct 22, 2019, 1:26 pm
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Oct 22, 2019, 2:47 pm
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Oct 22, 2019, 2:57 pm
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Yes, by default the location finder simply lists all known lounge locations without any regard for restrictions. You have to pick an item from "Select Membership or Ticket Type" to see which lounges are applicable for that particular type of access credential.
Oct 23, 2019, 5:59 am
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Oct 23, 2019, 7:00 am
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Oct 23, 2019, 7:54 am
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Oct 23, 2019, 8:18 am
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I miss the pre 2018 days when I could access the AF lounge with my SC membership. I commute to IAD weekly and it is painful not having a lounge. I have the Reserve card and don’t want to pay for another high-end card.
Oct 23, 2019, 12:30 pm
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You cannot use a credit card alone to access (unless you are using it to pay for the fee). You can use the Priority Pass membership associated to many different cards (Amex, Chase, Citi, most international premium cards) but access is not granted four hours preceding the departure of the first AF flight and the KL flight until the flight has boarded. When AF has two flights (Summer and it seems that this winter will be the case as well), Priority Pass access ends 4 hours before the first flight departure (2:00 pm) and does not resume after the last flight departs.
Oct 23, 2019, 12:32 pm
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The PP membership also gets you in the VS and BA lounges in the morning but the food they have is limited to various snacks and packed sandwiches.
Oct 24, 2019, 8:17 am
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Also includes a free weekend night and comp Hilton Gold status.