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dtenel14 Sep 30, 2021 2:01 am
Question on lounge rules
 
We flew last week DTW-AMS. Hubby is platinum member. Used miles to buy flight. We have the Delta Platinum AE card. I thought we had to pay for lounge access ay $39pp, but when we went into the lounge in DTW they told us that my husband and 1 guest was allowed in for free. Is that because we flew international? Will we be able to use the lounge here in AMS on our return flight home? Wondering the rules here! Or maybe we just got lucky in DTW!??!

flyinhwn Sep 30, 2021 2:58 am
Originally Posted by dtenel14 (Post 33607415)
We flew last week DTW-AMS. Hubby is platinum member. Used miles to buy flight. We have the Delta Platinum AE card. I thought we had to pay for lounge access ay $39pp, but when we went into the lounge in DTW they told us that my husband and 1 guest was allowed in for free. Is that because we flew international? Will we be able to use the lounge here in AMS on our return flight home? Wondering the rules here! Or maybe we just got lucky in DTW!??!
You were correctly allowed to use Delta's SkyClub because your husband is a SkyMiles Platinum member (and, by extension, at SkyTeam Elite Plus member). This grants him and one guest access to the SkyClub while traveling in any cabin on a SkyTeam international flight (excluding the Caribbean, Guam, Saipan) or a SkyTeam domestic flight connecting to/from a same-day international flight. On your return, you will be granted access to the Crown Lounge 52 due to his Elite+ Status.

MSPeconomist Sep 30, 2021 9:42 am
To expand of this answer, all DL GMs and above have SkyTeam ElitePlus status.

Also, AMS has a Schengen lounge (IIRC Crown lounge 25, on the mezzanine level) too, which ElitePlus (plus one guest) can access in connection (pun intended) with a KLM or other SkyTeam operated Schengen flight.

dtenel14 Sep 30, 2021 1:01 pm
Thank you both! So we can go to lounge 52 or lounge 25? We will be departing from AMD headlining to DTW!

MSPeconomist Sep 30, 2021 2:12 pm
Originally Posted by dtenel14 (Post 33608947)
Thank you both! So we can go to lounge 52 or lounge 25? We will be departing from AMD headlining to DTW!
No, they're on different sides of passport control. If you're departing from AMS (versus arriving into AMS on a KLM flight from a Schengen country in Europe and then connecting to the AMS-DTW flight) to the USA, you won't be allowed into the Schengen departures area.

Lomapaseo Sep 30, 2021 6:26 pm
Did I miss something? I never read what class of service they were traveling. Would that also allow guesting?

exwannabe Sep 30, 2021 7:11 pm
Originally Posted by Lomapaseo (Post 33609688)
Did I miss something? I never read what class of service they were traveling. Would that also allow guesting?
Any international flight for Sky Team Elite Plus (GM,PM,DM) pax provides access for one guest regardless of class of service.

In a rare case, the DL website is clear on this one. See : Sky Club access

WillBarrett_68 Oct 1, 2021 2:59 pm
Originally Posted by Lomapaseo (Post 33609688)
Did I miss something? I never read what class of service they were traveling. Would that also allow guesting?
No. J passengers do not get guests (at least, not by virtual of their class of service)

diniasi Oct 1, 2021 3:45 pm
Originally Posted by dtenel14 (Post 33608947)
Thank you both! So we can go to lounge 52 or lounge 25? We will be departing from AMD headlining to DTW!
You can go to 52 on your way to DTW.


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