BA Gold will get you into a designated BA lounge (and into the F lounge), even if you are not travelling BA/OW that day (And, btw as neither of you have it, QF Plat. also gets a card holder into Qantas Clubs when not travelling QF/OW). Don't know however whether AA (or any other OW carriers) offer such access for their FFs, though I would doubt it.

Depends upon the date that you are doing this in BKK. With the move to the new airport, the lounge situation at BKK is in a shambles and only BA F and J pax have lounge access, due to a shortage of lounge space until the construction is completed (sometime in 2007, probably July based on how it is proceeding, but I haven't kept track of it). So the normal BA Gold open lounge access if not provided at BKK for a few months; if your travel falls into this period, then no lounge access at BKK based on BA Gold status.

The rules are at https://www.aa.com/content/travelInf...Policies.jhtml

If you were flying AA internationally (ie. trans-Atlantic), you would have full lounge access at all points based on ticketed class of travel. But because you are flying BA, you only have OW status based access at IAD and LGA. Plus the rather poor YYZ lounge that BA operates (one of the worst BA lounges in North America) and the dismal food quality in pre-flight dining (hope you aren't booked on the later sleeper flights YYZ-LHR, which have little food onboard, relying on the PFD to feed you). Unfortunately BA service to YYZ is sub-standard, probably due to the low yield out of toronto (YVR-LHR is far nicer, by way of comparison).

I'm flying on British Airways in First LHR-ORD, connecting to American Airlines in Y-class ORD-CMH. At, ORD, does this policy mean that I can go to the AA International Flagship Lounge or does it only allow me access to the Admirals Clubs?

Okay, the rules say valid boarding pass (ticket) and/OR status card. I guess 'and' is used when one is on an economy ticket, but OR is used when you have business class or first class ticket.

Nonetheless, I just got promoted to OW Emerald, but as I am traveling around the world, I won't have my card. I guess OW airlines have an integrated system that my OW Emerald status is reflected in the system? No? (as *A seemed to have managed to get this done - without presenting my UA 1K card on OZ, I was given a bp with my UA MP number and *G designation). *A lounges generally ask for the card even though the bp has *G designation.

Does OW lounges do this as well? This is critical as I have Emerald status to access F lounges (particularly interested in accessing SYD, LHR, and HKG F lounges), but no card to prove my status. Perhaps I will have to stop-by at a LAN office (I have Emerald status through LA) and get a card... during my travels.

Depends on the airline. BA asks for the card religiously. QF trusts the status printed on the BP (which may or may not be correct). Etc.

You are ok for those lounges as long as CX and QF pick up your status in their system. If it is a BA lounge you would have to have a card - no exceptions.

I need info whether I will have access to the Cathay First lounges at HKG whilst flying in J on a First OW RTW ticket.

I remember reading a thread a few years back on Flyertalk confirming this.

Is this still the same policy today.

Thanks

They never ask for my card... So maybe I am the exception. Also when I got promoted to BA Gold 'en route' I was immediately granted access to all Flounges without a shiny gold card. I have heard other stories though.

I have never been refused access to any OW Floung with the exception of the Concorde Club at T5 (where you can only get in when Flying F on BA).

I can use BA lounges all over the world even when flying non OW airlines.

Might be because you are BA Gold. In my experience, if it's another oneWorld partner, you will need your card.

In general, no, but you can try, especially if you are arriving on a CX F long haul and departing on a CX/KA J.

Well, exception was made for me when I presented them with a boarding pass showing my OW Emerald status. I told them that I was newly minted Emerald and had not received my card as I was in the middle of my travels. The BA agents allowed me into their F lounge in LHR T5.

Now, I guess I could be considered very fortunate but I was also allowed into JL F lounge in NRT even when bp did not update my Emerald status (though my online profile with LAN said I was Emerald) on my BP without a card in hand. I was given a one-time exception when I showed the JL agents my online profile, which showed that I was OW Emerald.