OWE Lounge Access on Arrival, connecting to AA Domestic
Jan 24, 2017, 6:02 pm
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OWE Lounge Access on Arrival, connecting to AA Domestic
Here's a fun conundrum for everyone...
I'll be arriving LAX in J and then going on to a domestic AA flight in economy, booked on a separate PNR.
This section of the OWE Lounge access policy would say that as a business class customer, I'm eligible to access the business class lounge after arriving LAX:
But as a OWE, would I have access to the first lounge? Given that the Oneworld benefits don't give lounge access on arrival to elites, I'd guess that I can only access the J lounge, but it'd be great to access the F lounge...
I'll be arriving LAX in J and then going on to a domestic AA flight in economy, booked on a separate PNR.
This section of the OWE Lounge access policy would say that as a business class customer, I'm eligible to access the business class lounge after arriving LAX:
First and Business Class customers connecting on the same day of travel, or before 6am the following day, can access the lounge when travelling between an international long haul (a oneworld international long haul flight is defined as an international flight marketed and operated by any oneworld carrier with a scheduled flight time longer than 5 hours) and an international short haul or domestic flight (and vice-versa).
Jan 24, 2017, 9:27 pm
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Oneworld benefits include lounge access when departing on a Oneworld marketed and operated flight (and that includes domestic flights). OWEs have access to first class lounges, no matter what class they are travelling in.
If your OWE status is by virtue of being an AAdvantage Executive Platinum, then AA's own rules for granting access to AAdmirals Clubs to its elites trumps the Oneworld benefits, and AA's rules say you don't have access when on a purely domestic itinerary. However, your itinerary is not purely domestic and so you will have access.
If your OWE status is by virtue of being an AAdvantage Executive Platinum, then AA's own rules for granting access to AAdmirals Clubs to its elites trumps the Oneworld benefits, and AA's rules say you don't have access when on a purely domestic itinerary. However, your itinerary is not purely domestic and so you will have access.
Jan 24, 2017, 11:41 pm
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Timely post; I have a similar situation in early March and was wondering about access.
Arriving into LAX early morning on CX J. Was going to spend a few days in Los Angeles with friends before flying home to SFO. But now need to be in SF that night. So I'm planning on sticking around LAX with a noon-ish AA flight to SFO.
Separate PNR's, but arriving on international long haul J, with an AA flight that same day, I should have access to the oneworld business lounge at LAX... right?
Arriving into LAX early morning on CX J. Was going to spend a few days in Los Angeles with friends before flying home to SFO. But now need to be in SF that night. So I'm planning on sticking around LAX with a noon-ish AA flight to SFO.
Separate PNR's, but arriving on international long haul J, with an AA flight that same day, I should have access to the oneworld business lounge at LAX... right?
Jan 25, 2017, 12:41 am
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Still as a OWE (other than through AAdvantage), the OP will have access to the first class lounge prior to the onward flight from LAX.
Otherwise, the OP will have access to the AAdvantage Club or any other Oneworld business class lounge, based on arriving on an international J flight with onward travel (the rule the OP quoted in the first post does not state the two flights must be on the same PNR)
I think I'm correct this time
Jan 25, 2017, 6:40 pm
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Same PNR is not required, but the agent will have to manually scan both boarding passes.
And knowing that this is LAX, I wish OP the best of luck in the lounge-dragon-potluck there.
And knowing that this is LAX, I wish OP the best of luck in the lounge-dragon-potluck there.
May 2, 2017, 10:51 pm
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I just took my flight and wanted to report back. The lounge was mostly empty and after explaining that I was OWE connecting from a Qatar flight to an AA flight, the attendant let me in without batting an eye. I'm glad he did too, the restaurant is incredible. With food and drinks, can easily imagine paying $100 for that meal in SF.
May 3, 2017, 4:25 pm
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I just took my flight and wanted to report back. The lounge was mostly empty and after explaining that I was OWE connecting from a Qatar flight to an AA flight, the attendant let me in without batting an eye. I'm glad he did too, the restaurant is incredible. With food and drinks, can easily imagine paying $100 for that meal in SF.