Lounge access with multiple cards
May 8, 2011, 2:16 pm
#1
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Lounge access with multiple cards
Googled this but have not found answer - so posting question here.
Assuming I hold ST+ in 2 different FFP and I am departing internationally, can I bring 1 guest with 1 card and another guest with different card (they all will be flying on same flight) to the lounge?
Assuming I hold ST+ in 2 different FFP and I am departing internationally, can I bring 1 guest with 1 card and another guest with different card (they all will be flying on same flight) to the lounge?
May 8, 2011, 2:24 pm
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I doubt that this will work as a real entitlement; it's a matter of discretion. But if you ask nicely, they might well allow it. You could, after all, first enter the lounge with one guest on the basis of one card and leave the lounge to re-enter it with the other guest on the basis of the other card.
I think it all depends on your behaviour towards the lounge staff.
I think it all depends on your behaviour towards the lounge staff.
May 9, 2011, 12:28 am
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Actually I would like to know formally, because from the rules you can read on the websites, it should be possible exactly in a way you say, enter once with one guest using 1 card and then re-enter with another guest using different card. We'll see 
May 9, 2011, 1:01 am
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Since you can only have one FF program tied to your boarding pass at a time, wouldn't that come into play? It seems that since a same-day SkyTeam flight is required for lounge access, they'd only allow one guest based on your status in the program you're crediting the miles to/reflecting the status from for that flight.
May 9, 2011, 2:52 pm
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Since you can only have one FF program tied to your boarding pass at a time, wouldn't that come into play? It seems that since a same-day SkyTeam flight is required for lounge access, they'd only allow one guest based on your status in the program you're crediting the miles to/reflecting the status from for that flight.
May 9, 2011, 6:43 pm
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I think you might have missed my point and just read what you wanted to hear.
May 20, 2011, 3:05 pm
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If you are allowed a guest, you can. If not, you cannot use the other card to bring a guest.