Star Alliance Lounge Access while flying code share partners
Feb 17, 2013 | 11:34 pm
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Star Alliance Lounge Access while flying code share partners
I have United Club membership which allows me access to Star Alliance lounges, provided I depart on a star alliance flight.
I'll be in Delhi, departing to Hong Kong on Jet Airways (a code-share partner of United) and then connecting from there to Chicago on United. Would I get access to use the star alliance lounge in Delhi (run by Singapore Airlines)?
I'll be in Delhi, departing to Hong Kong on Jet Airways (a code-share partner of United) and then connecting from there to Chicago on United. Would I get access to use the star alliance lounge in Delhi (run by Singapore Airlines)?
Feb 18, 2013 | 3:04 am
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I have United Club membership which allows me access to Star Alliance lounges, provided I depart on a star alliance flight.
I'll be in Delhi, departing to Hong Kong on Jet Airways (a code-share partner of United) and then connecting from there to Chicago on United. Would I get access to use the star alliance lounge in Delhi (run by Singapore Airlines)?
I'll be in Delhi, departing to Hong Kong on Jet Airways (a code-share partner of United) and then connecting from there to Chicago on United. Would I get access to use the star alliance lounge in Delhi (run by Singapore Airlines)?
Feb 21, 2013 | 6:40 am
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The *A Lounge Access Policy states that Star Alliance flights are "Flights operated under the two letter code of a Star Alliance member carrier" which I read to mean if the Jet flight is ticketed with a UA flight number then access would be allowed, no?
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/
Feb 21, 2013 | 7:43 am
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The *A Lounge Access Policy states that Star Alliance flights are "Flights operated under the two letter code of a Star Alliance member carrier" which I read to mean if the Jet flight is ticketed with a UA flight number then access would be allowed, no?
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/
http://www.staralliance.com/en/benef...access-policy/
Ticketing, baggage rules, marketing agreements, codeshares, etc are all irrelevant.
Feb 21, 2013 | 8:29 am
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I'm sure you are right and I've never actually been in the position to have to find out, but if so then the wording on the Star web-site is potentially misleading. To me "operated under" could mean any flight number that the flight was carrying, including that of a Star Alliance carrier, but it would seem that "operated under" = "operating carrier" so why not clearly state that (rhetorical question obviously)?
Feb 21, 2013 | 8:54 am
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I'm sure you are right and I've never actually been in the position to have to find out, but if so then the wording on the Star web-site is potentially misleading. To me "operated under" could mean any flight number that the flight was carrying, including that of a Star Alliance carrier, but it would seem that "operated under" = "operating carrier" so why not clearly state that (rhetorical question obviously)?
The basic rule is: operating metal is the deciding factor.