I was reading some stuff on *A website, and it reads:

"Star Alliance Gold card holders and one guest, have access to any lounge around the world that is identified with a Star Alliance Gold lounge sign when departing on a Star Alliance flight, no matter which class of service they travel in. Just look for the Star Alliance Gold sign outside the lounge and present the ticket for your same-day Star Alliance flight, your boarding pass and your frequent flyer programme card featuring the Star Alliance Gold logo. Guests must enter the lounges with an eligible Star Alliance Gold member and must depart on a Star Alliance member airline, but may travel on a different flight."

Does this mean that my Platinum status on US gets me in a any *A lounge, regardless whether I travel in coach or F?

Thanks!

JP

Yes,
you can travel on the cheepest seat and still have lounge
access

Actually, it depends.

On the star alliance website:

"United Airlines' Premier Executive and Premier Executive 1K customer and US Airways' Chairman Preferred and Gold Preferred customers have access to U.S. domestic United Red Carpet Club and US Airways Club locations only when they present a ticket or boarding pass for a same-day international flight."

So, yes, if you are flying international (even in Y). But, no, if you are flying domestic (regardless of class of service)

Usually if you travel on *A and have *G status you get lounge access, this applies to pretty much every single frequent program within the *A with the exception of UA and US where you only get lounge access outside the US and when travelling internationally.

So in your case it depends, if you decide to switch to another *A program other than UA and US and manage to attain *G status you will always have lounge access everywhere, including US domestic.

The answer is no. It does not get you into ANY *A lounge. You will not have access to LHs first class lounges, SQ SilverKriss etc.
But, you will have access to any *Gold lounge. So in most airports you will have access to a lounge when traveling on any Star Alliance carrier in any class.
The other big exception is that *Gold from US based carriers will not get you into their lounges when flying domestically. *G from none US based programs however will. See the post by UALboy.
This is one of the biggest benefits of *Gold status: Lounge access even when flying economy.

As stated when flying UA/US as a UA/US *G I cannot use the lounges when flying domestically, although I am US Plat and UA 1P.

I happen to also be BD*G, and can enter the US/UA lounges when I present my BD DC-Gold card.

So it can be misleading.

I hope that I am wrong. Do I need the card to gain access to *G lounges in Asia? I will qualify as *Gold/UA Premier Executive on my flight to SIN. I assume I would be okay at a UA lounge but what about Asiana, Singapore Airlines or Thai?

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PS If the card is necessary, I could attempt to have my *G card sent to me.

Per rule, actual card is necessary.
However, I have been successful getting into SOME of the lounges without it.
You can also request MP CS to email or fax you a confirmation letter that you are actually *G.

Please correct me if I'm wrong: When I'm flying United domestic I can NOT use the United lounge but I can use any other *A Gold lounge if there is any?

You CAN use the United lounge. What was stated above was talking about those people that earn their Star Gold status through UA and US. They can't use lounges at all domestically. You CAN use United Red Carpet Clubs within the US, though.

Let me ask the next dumb follow-up question. I'm *Gold by virtue of my USAir status (Chairmans). I'm flying US and United through Atlanta on a totally domestic ticket (going to Hawaii). Can I use the Lufthansa lounge at the Atlanta airport as a *Gold, even though I can't use the RCC (or the US lounge, if it existed)?

For bonus credit, anybody want to tell me if there are lounges I could use at DEN, SFO, LAX, ORD, or HNL as a mere US preferred?

Your USAir status will give you domestic *Gold lounge access only when your ticket includes an international segment.

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PS There are some rules that preclude access if there is a stopover between the lounge access and the international flight.