Access to International Terminal with domestic boarding pass (Lounge Access)
Oct 19, 2017, 10:43 am
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Access to International Terminal with domestic boarding pass (Lounge Access)
Flying in and out of SFO in a few weeks and have a priority pass card, but the lounge is in international. Is one able to move freely between terminals at SFO, including domestic and international. I seem to remember different security checkpoints for different terminals, but just read on another thread that one can access International terminal from Terminal 1. I’ll be flying Frontier and it seems that’s where the flights will be arriving/departing.
If no access is permissible, would I be able to go through international security with a domestic boarding pass, then leave the terminal and go through security again at Terminal 1?
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If no access is permissible, would I be able to go through international security with a domestic boarding pass, then leave the terminal and go through security again at Terminal 1?
As always, thanks.
Oct 19, 2017, 11:24 am
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Oct 19, 2017, 10:24 pm
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Also, good to know terminal access is possible - do you know if it’s possible to move freely between terminals after security, or would it require entry through security for international?
Oct 20, 2017, 6:27 am
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Oct 24, 2017, 8:41 pm
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I suspect the comment on the website is more related to the fact that you need to re-clear security to get to any another terminal/gates - although that has been allowed at SFO for a very long time.
Having said that, the AF lounge is nothing special. If you've got time to kill I might consider it, but otherwise I wouldn't consider the extra trips through security to be worth the effort.
Oct 24, 2017, 11:24 pm
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I know people that have done it without issues, even whilst the website PP website said otherwise.
I suspect the comment on the website is more related to the fact that you need to re-clear security to get to any another terminal/gates - although that has been allowed at SFO for a very long time.
Having said that, the AF lounge is nothing special. If you've got time to kill I might consider it, but otherwise I wouldn't consider the extra trips through security to be worth the effort.
I suspect the comment on the website is more related to the fact that you need to re-clear security to get to any another terminal/gates - although that has been allowed at SFO for a very long time.
Having said that, the AF lounge is nothing special. If you've got time to kill I might consider it, but otherwise I wouldn't consider the extra trips through security to be worth the effort.
Oct 25, 2017, 9:01 am
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Note that the OAK Escape Lounge is available for AX Plat, and also, has been offering discounted Groupons for admittance (during non-peak hours - verify before purchase).
Oct 25, 2017, 10:39 pm
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Nov 5, 2017, 9:39 pm
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It looks like Mrs. PITUK is flying from Concourse F (UA) and I am flying less than an hour later from Concourse G (AC), both to Vancouver. Is there a lounge that we'd both be able to access? It looks like the PP lounge is out, but maybe the United Club or the 'temporary' lounge in G (I have *G through AC)? If it's worth it at all, is one better than the other? It seems like no security between them based on what's above.
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Nov 5, 2017, 9:50 pm
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There is a passageway between F and G, so no security worries. If you are an AC *G, then, as I understand it, you can access *G lounges, including UA ones, if you have a boarding pass on any *G flight departing that day from that airport. This would mean any of the UA clubs. And you can invite a guest as long as the guest is also carrying a boarding pass for any *G flight departing that airport on that day.
Nov 5, 2017, 9:58 pm
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It looks like Mrs. PITUK is flying from Concourse F (UA) and I am flying less than an hour later from Concourse G (AC), both to Vancouver. Is there a lounge that we'd both be able to access? It looks like the PP lounge is out, but maybe the United Club or the 'temporary' lounge in G (I have *G through AC)? If it's worth it at all, is one better than the other? It seems like no security between them based on what's above.
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Nov 5, 2017, 10:01 pm
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It looks like Mrs. PITUK is flying from Concourse F (UA) and I am flying less than an hour later from Concourse G (AC), both to Vancouver. Is there a lounge that we'd both be able to access? It looks like the PP lounge is out, but maybe the United Club or the 'temporary' lounge in G (I have *G through AC)? If it's worth it at all, is one better than the other? It seems like no security between them based on what's above.
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Nov 6, 2017, 7:56 am
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Thanks for the info and the really quick replies! I didn't realize the temporary G lounge was F/J only. With a passageway and an Amex plat I'll try the Centurion lounge in the middle!
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