Question on lounge rules
Sep 30, 2021 | 2:01 am
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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!??!
Sep 30, 2021 | 2:58 am
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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!??!
Sep 30, 2021 | 9:42 am
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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.
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.
Sep 30, 2021 | 2:12 pm
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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.
Sep 30, 2021 | 7:11 pm
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In a rare case, the DL website is clear on this one. See : Sky Club access
Oct 1, 2021 | 2:59 pm
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