oneworld lounge access rules
Sep 27, 2006 | 4:24 am
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oneworld lounge access rules
Today I was granted lounge access to the Qantas club in Sydney's terminal 3 (domestic), flying SYD-PER in J the middle of a DONE4. I asked if the boarding card made me eligible to get in and was told it didn't (as expected); then I asked them to check my BA status (I've got a blue card but have attained silver while travelling). A few taps and presumably the whole PNR came up, because I was then told that my itinerary was enough to let me in, despite not being in transit at either end of this particular flight.
Is that right, or was I just lucky? I thought it was only status and the immediate flight that had any bearing. Not that I'm complaining
Is that right, or was I just lucky? I thought it was only status and the immediate flight that had any bearing. Not that I'm complaining
Sep 27, 2006 | 5:02 am
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QF rule not OW let you in
QF has a non-OW rule that all international tickets in J or F have QP access (while domestic J tickets do not). Since your domestic J segment was part of an international J ticket, you were entitled to access (this also applies to awards).
Sep 27, 2006 | 1:58 pm
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How did you get your bp in the first place? I normally hand my 20-segment ticket to the agent at the check-in desk, who has invariably picked up on the fact that the QF segment was part of a larger itin. Another slight downside to e-tickets?
Sep 27, 2006 | 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by JohnAx
How did you get your bp in the first place?
Sep 27, 2006 | 6:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan in CBR
Presumably at check-in. I'm guessing the conversation outlined in the original post was with the lounge dragon, not with a check-in agent.
Sep 27, 2006 | 7:48 pm
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Originally Posted by dsf
... I asked if the boarding card made me eligible to get in and was told it didn't (as expected); ...
In your case, the presentation of one of two additional facts in conjunction with your BP enabled entry. These have already been posted in this thread. To Summarise:
- BA Silver Status
- International Intinery
Nov 1, 2006 | 1:13 pm
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Originally Posted by DKM
On a related topic, I'm traveling in business class on Iberia out of JFK. I believe that's terminal 7. I'm platinum on AA. Will I be allowed to use the BA Terraces lounge in T7?
Nov 2, 2006 | 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by number_6
Sure, even without status flying IB J gets you J lounge access (IB uses the BA Terraces lounge). If you had been flying Y on IB you would still have lounge access, based on AA Plat status. The J lounge is virtually identical to the F lounge at JFK (as the real F lounge for BA is the Concorde Room, and not the F lounge). Not sure if IB pays for pre-flight dining at JFK (probably not); if they do, eat in the lounge, it will be better than the IB J food served inflight.
Nov 2, 2006 | 10:37 am
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Originally Posted by dsf
My BA number was on there but nothing saying the tier.