*A Lounge Access for * Gold
 

Hi

I'm sure this has been beat to death, but I've tried searching and have been unable to come up with the appropriate thread to find the answer.

I'm a UA 1P (* G) and traveling internationally, and was wondering what exactly the policy is, do I get access to the lounge after my travel is complete. For example if I was traveling SYD to AKL would I get access to the *A lounge in AKL on arrival (obviously flying on NZ)?

Also how about within the United States on United. For example say I'm flying SIN to NRT to SFO to IAD to BOS. Would I get lounge access in SFO and IAD since I had prior international segements?


Sorry about asking what probably is a common question but my searches were unable to turn up anything.

Thanks in advance.

No. The *A lounges (first, business and *Gold) are all departure lounges - ie require a departing same day flight.

Some airlines additionally allow access to their own elites at any time and thus these members may use lounges on arrival in some situations (subject to security etc as to whether or not you can actually get to the lounge). An example of this is LH elite access to LH-operated lounges.

Also, some airlines have special arrivals lounges. These are not *A or *G lounges. Entry criteria varies but usually limited to first (and sometimes business) pax, sometimes limited to paid pax not awards or upgrades, and sometimes may include access for top tier members even if travelling economy.

NZ does not have any arrivals lounges. Only if you had an same day onward flight from AKL would you have access to a NZ lounge in AKL.

You get access to all *A lounges with a same-day boarding pass, however this would be at the departure airport and you usually don't have access after landing.

In the US you only have access if you have a same-day *A international flight. Same-day connecting flights to/from the international flight would also give you access at relevant airports as long as you show them your international boarding pass.
For any domestic travels (without a same-day international connection) you will need to buy a lounge membership.