*A Lounge Rules
May 26, 2006 | 1:33 am
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*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?
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May 26, 2006 | 3:08 am
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Originally Posted by redshift27
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?
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May 26, 2006 | 5:46 am
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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.
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.
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May 26, 2006 | 5:50 am
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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.
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.
Feb 23, 2008 | 5:51 pm
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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!
Feb 24, 2008 | 10:19 am
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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)
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)