Star Gold - Guest Privileges
Apr 18, 2015, 3:20 am
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Star Gold - Guest Privileges
I have Star Alliance gold status (with Aegean). For the next two weeks I'm travelling from London around Canada and the US with my girlfriend. We'll be flying in economy on Air Canada and United.
I'm aware we can both use the lounge when we fly on Air Canada, United, etc (with her as my guest) but do guest privileges extend to other benefits - specifically priority security and priority boarding? Clearly I'm not going to use these benefits if she can't too!
For reference we'll be flying through LHR, YOW, ORD, SEA, SFO, EWR - in case that impacts security line policy.
Thanks in advance for any help.
John
I'm aware we can both use the lounge when we fly on Air Canada, United, etc (with her as my guest) but do guest privileges extend to other benefits - specifically priority security and priority boarding? Clearly I'm not going to use these benefits if she can't too!
For reference we'll be flying through LHR, YOW, ORD, SEA, SFO, EWR - in case that impacts security line policy.
Thanks in advance for any help.
John
Apr 18, 2015, 4:54 am
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Star Gold - Guest Privileges
Afaik you will not be able to use the lounges in the US except for the return flight to Europe. Priority boarding as well as security seems to be hit or miss with UA depending on who is manning the gate/lane access at least in my experience but not noted on your travel mates boarding pass.
Apr 18, 2015, 5:14 am
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You're entitled to bring your travel companion in the *G line for check-in and boarding. Whether the airports will let you use priority security is up to them.
Apr 18, 2015, 6:35 am
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Afaik you will not be able to use the lounges in the US except for the return flight to Europe. Priority boarding as well as security seems to be hit or miss with UA depending on who is manning the gate/lane access at least in my experience but not noted on your travel mates boarding pass.
The text of the UA elite restriction per the website -- United Star Alliance Gold members may access any United Club only when holding a boarding pass for a same-day international Star Alliance member flight.
Apr 18, 2015, 8:41 am
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Priority security in Canada (at least at YYZ) is limited to AC elites of a certain level, AC premium class passengers and certain Amex cardholders. Even UA F pax don't get priority security - so no chance of that.
Anyone telling you you won't have lounge access is simply wrong - as a *G you will have access to any *G lounge, well, in the world, so long as you are flying a *A carrier that day.
Anyone telling you you won't have lounge access is simply wrong - as a *G you will have access to any *G lounge, well, in the world, so long as you are flying a *A carrier that day.
Apr 18, 2015, 10:37 am
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Apr 18, 2015, 11:52 am
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I am UA *G and I fly frequently domestically and internationally. I have not had any problem bringing my wife and son to priority check in and boarding lines, though they are not *G.
Apr 18, 2015, 9:29 pm
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Yes, in my experience you can use priority check in and boarding with your wife and kids too if you are *G. As others have said priority security depends on the airport but you might be lucky. As you likely know you are not entitled to bring more than one guest into the lounge as *G though I have brought my wife and kids in in the past as *G..
Oct 5, 2023, 6:51 am
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Hello. Do we have an update on that? I just traveled with my colleague and I observed that she is group 2, while she is only silver ( I am gold). I was wondering if she has also fast lane access as that would be great. We have the same PNR. Thanks in advance for your input.
Oct 5, 2023, 9:58 am
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Oct 6, 2023, 5:31 am
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Hello. Do we have an update on that? I just traveled with my colleague and I observed that she is group 2, while she is only silver ( I am gold). I was wondering if she has also fast lane access as that would be great. We have the same PNR. Thanks in advance for your input.