Basic Economy Lounge Access for Canadian bound flight for
May 11, 2024, 4:58 pm
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Basic Economy Lounge Access for Canadian bound flight for
I am seeing conflicting information whether I can get lounge access for an basic economy ticket on DL with my ITA Skyteam Elite Plus status.
Since Canada is considered "international, I am not 100% sure if I can access the lounge
Since Canada is considered "international, I am not 100% sure if I can access the lounge
May 11, 2024, 6:15 pm
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May 11, 2024, 6:47 pm
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May 11, 2024, 7:39 pm
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The rules on DL website appears to say no Sky Club entry for non-DL STE+ on international BE/Light fares effective Jan 1st. My interpretation is the "any cabin" language only applies to flights that were prior to Jan 1st. You can't really put much stock in Skyteam website as there is some clearly out-of-date info on it. But I think someone reported having success on an international BE fare, so YMMV. The "international" definition only excludes flights to/from Caribbean and flights between US states and territories.
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May 11, 2024, 8:51 pm
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The rules on DL website appears to say no Sky Club entry for non-DL STE+ on international BE/Light fares effective Jan 1st. My interpretation is the "any cabin" language only applies to flights that were prior to Jan 1st. You can't really put much stock in Skyteam website as there is some clearly out-of-date info on it. But I think someone reported having success on an international BE fare, so YMMV. The "international" definition only excludes flights to/from Caribbean and flights between US states and territories.
This is the confusing part - the wording is in fact diametrically opposed to each other... Your interpretation would make sense but I wasn't able to get a official yes or no from DL.
May 12, 2024, 12:13 am
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This is common problem. Official policy says one thing, web page designers write something slightly different, and agents are told something yet slightly different from both those (if anything at all).