ISTFlyer

In Porto, the ANA VINCI Lounge is a bit different. Last summer I have flown OPO-IST with TK and they asked for the physical *G card at the front desk even though the boarding pass had the full membership number and the *G sign. It took a while where the agent both noted the e-ticket number and the number of the *G card. You should have asked this at the check-in desk at OPO, I don't know if they do but they might have given you a meal voucher.

On the way back, you would be able to access the United Club at EWR and the Brussels Airlines Lounge in BRU as they are both *A lounges. You won't have an issue at the return.

At least in Zurich, UA Economy or PremiumPlus ( I don't know if they have this cabin for the ZRH route ) pax holding *G status could benefit from the Swiss Lounges.

PiperAtGatesofDawn

UA had contracted the Aspire lounge (don't know if they still do) for their Polaris pax. UA elite traveling in Y were not invited to the Aspire lounge. Swiss lounges are *G lounges so of course UA *Gs+1 will have entry to those.

venomtrilogy

I'm Gold flying Egyptair out of Muscat. My partner has no status and will be flying Oman Air in Y on a 016 ticket connecting to UA at LHR. Since their leg is not on a Star Alliance flight (even if it is booked with UA), does that mean I cannot guest them into the lounge at MCT?

docbert

Officially at least, that is correct. UA has an Interline agreement with Oman Air, but nothing more (she can't even get UA points for the leg - be sure to remove the UA number before the flight or she won't be able to credit elsewhere as well!). You could still try your luck, but be ready for a denial.

If you have Priority Pass, the Primeclass lounge at MUS is very good.

DIM

Confused and need an advice, please. I’m *Gold (Plat with United) and will fly on the same day DCA-LGA-FLL with Delta in economy and after that FLL-PTY with Copa in business.
as my Copa/*Alliance flight is the same day as my domestic Delta flights, may I visit DCA/LGA United/*Alliance lounges on my way? From one hand, they are not in the airport of departure of the Copa flight, from other - I got a same day departure on *Alliance metal that day... Thanks in advance

garykung

The bold portion disqualifies your eligibility.

sbm12

The rule is very clear. You are permitted access when departing on a *A flight from the local airport as part of the international itinerary. You are flying DL so you cannot use the lounges.

paperwastage

That is true by * alliance rules (access is at local airport based on departing flight) for a regular * G lounge

However, United Club allows access as long as you have UA *G plus a valid same-day intl * alliance flight. Call this a "location waiver"

(If you have non UA *G, then this "location waiver" does not apply. You follow the normal *alliance rules, local airport based on your next departing flight)

https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly...es/access.html

UA *G


NON uA *g
My guess is that UA doesn't need to pay anything for their UA *G to access United club. And this waiver is needed for someone doing lax-ewr-lhr (lax-ewr is domestic so UA *G can't access LAX United club without this waiver. NonUA *G using same itinerary won't have this problem because lax-ewr is a *alliance flight)

But UA can't get other FF to pay for access outside of the *alliance local airport rule, so they don't have location waiver for nonUA *G



Unfortunately, u still need a valid boarding pass on a star alliance airline departing at the same airport as lounge, so OP's Delta ticket won't work

downinit

Deleted: I found my answer

nldogbert

Hi,
Just read that from May 3 2021, Star Alliance will be changing it's lounge access policy for guests. They will have to be on the SAME flight and not anymore ANY Star Alliance flights. Seems like LH - my assumption) - (reportedly the first to have started this) convince other members to agree to this change,https://loyaltylobby.com/2021/01/13/...ge-may-3-2021/
Does not really impact me and I guess also most.

Cheers!

Dover2Golf

I think SQ were in on the act too, they've always hated frequent flyer benefits across *A.

This is just another miserable downgrade of *G status.

Can anyone remember when there was an across the board improvement? I can't remember anything in the last twenty years.

yurtripper

I think SQ hate the concept of recognising *G benefits even for their own elites, let alone those from *A partners!

Brandinho1

A service update to the Star Alliance Lounge at EZE

- food is served to you by staff
- limited snack offerings
​​​​​​- currently only lounge open at EZE