*A Lounge Rules
 

Specifically a question about access to *A business lounges: if arriving on a *A carrier, business class, at an airport but travelling onwards same-day on a seperate ticket on a different *A carrier, coach class, can one get into the second carrier's business lounge by virtue of the "spent" business class boarding pass?

No FF status available.

Nope.

In the _second_ carrier's business lounge, no. But depending on (a) the first carrier and (b) the airport, you might have a chance. There are some (unfortunately few) situations where you can get 'lounge on arrival', typically at the end of a long-haul.

cheers,

Henry

It would be easier if you tell what airports and routes you're thinking about.
But generally the answer is no.

You may have a chance if you travel longhaul on the first flight.
Some airlines run arrivals lounges which you can access when you arrive on a longhaul flight in C or F. Other airlines allow access to their regular lounges (i.e the normal departure lounges) when arriving on a longhaul flight in C or F.
If you get access to the "regular lounges" mostly depends on if arriving and departing passengers are separated at the airport.

If you were staying on the same carrier, then you would usually have a shot.

When switching carriers, this is usually a no. As others have posted, we would need some specifics on carriers/airports involved to track down possible exeptions, but the rule is that it will not work.

Sorry to drag up this old thread, but it connects to my question. If I arrive in LAX from ICN on Asiana in Business Class and connect to a one-class United flight (all on one ticket) is there a lounge I can use? (I don't have *Alliance status.) Thanks for your help!

not unless you have *G status or paid lounge membership

no *A arrivals lounges at LAX and even if your onward flight had first no lounge access for class of travel (as not departing international USA gateway)

I'm flying LH Business Class, no status, FRA-BOS-CLT, can I use the US club at BOS or CLT?