*A Gold Lounge Access Question
 

Hi,

If i'm a *G on airline A, Fly on airline B, Credit my miles to airline C (not *G), can I still access a *G lounge?

(For example, I'm a gold on UA, flying on LX, crediting my miles to AC[non *G]) will I be able to access the LX Lounges?

Thanks

*A Gold Lounge Access Question
 

Yes but you must have your *Gold card in hand to enter.

As long as you are A* gold on a program and show a A* BP you are fine

I was denied access at EWR by United while having a United boarding pass with *G on it. She said I needed to be traveling international to get access to the lounge. Was she correct?

You can not enter a UA or US Lounge as a UA or US Gold traveling domestic

From the StarAlliance Lounge finder

"United Airlines and US Airways Star Alliance Gold customers may only access the United Clubs and US Airways Clubs within the United States when traveling in conjunction with a Star Alliance international flight."

it shows that you should have been able to get into either the SAS Business Lounge or LH Senator Lounge

http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...lounge-finder/

Can I enter as an Aeroplan gold?

Yes, which is probably one of the reasons AC requires a portion of travel to be on their metal for status now. Two years ago, an American could fly the required miles all on UA/CO/US and stick AC for his lounge access by crediting the miles to Aeroplan. I'd have done it myself if SMF had a lounge.

I'm a new to *G and unclear about whether or not I'll have access to the SFO UA lounge. I am reading in this thread that UA does not allow *G when travelling domestically... I happen to be travelling UA domestically and then on a *A international flight but on different itineraries... I might be confusing myself, appreciate any insight.

Travelling on same day but not same itinerary:
"United Airlines and US Airways Star Alliance Gold customers may only access the United Clubs and US Airways Clubs within the United States when traveling in conjunction with a Star Alliance international flight."

Am I understanding this correctly that I will have access? Or not because it's a different airport that I'm flying out internationally. I'm afraid to be denied and crush my lounge hopes!

I have checked the *A site and the SFO lounges pop up but with footnotes such as the one above re: in conjunction with *A intl flight. Ta!

Yes you will have lounge access.

cheers!

Yes you'll have access, and I sense you may have slightly misunderstood what they meant with that sentence, so just for future information: the rule refers to people who are *G through US or UA's mileage programmes only (not people simply flying on UA or US) - and I saw you posting on the Aegean forum, so I assume you're A3*G. Since your membership is through A3, you'd have lounge access on a 100% domestic USA itinerary anyway ^

Is there anything in writing to clearly support this? or are the lounge dragons pretty good about allowing this? I'm chasing A3*G right now and this is my biggest concern. I just hate the vague way the Star Alliance Lounge Access rules use the word customer instead of member, it leaves open the possibility of them saying exactly what you are referring to ("sorry sir, you are a UA customer today flying ORD-DEN, no lounge access for you").

I've never been turned away from a USA Star Gold lounge with an Aeroplan Star Gold card travelling domestically.

They won't say that. The UA/US exemption is for their status holders only. Since UA and US sell Club access separately (it doesn't come with status) and give reciprocal access to each others' clubs, accepting *G cards from each other would make the pay-for-Club revenue evaporate overnight. If you hold a *G card from any other carrier, you will have access on a domestic *A itinerary

Same for A3 ^