Downgraded to silver but still TK*G on boarding pass
Mar 4, 2018, 9:25 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: Topbonus Platiunum, Miles&Smiles Silver, Iberia Plus
Posts: 2
Downgraded to silver but still TK*G on boarding pass
Last December I was downgraded from Gold to Silver. But on my new boarding pass from Swiss Air (booked this week) it still shows TK*G on it. Is that normal? Can I access then the lounge, altough I have silver status?
Mar 4, 2018, 1:48 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 139
If it's coded as TK*G on the boarding pass, it could possibly work (for this trip), unless there is a different system for authorization. Depending on how you feel about possibly being denied publicly, you could give it a try. The access rules say that you only need to present your boarding pass with *G written on it. The card only needs to be produced if your boarding pass is not coded.
" You will need to present your boarding pass for a Star Alliance flight departing from the local airport. If your boarding pass does not carry the Star Alliance Gold indicator, you will need also to show your valid Star Alliance Gold card. " Lounge Access Policy - Star Alliance - Star Alliance
Mar 4, 2018, 10:44 pm
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 11,848
Give it a try. If you are asked for the TK G card just explain that you didn't bring it but it is in the reservation (at the same time pointing to the TK*G on your BP). Whether you will be allowed to enter the LX, I don't know...but good luck!
Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 am
#6
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: Topbonus Platiunum, Miles&Smiles Silver, Iberia Plus
Posts: 2
Also on return flight I had the TK*G Status on my boarding pass. I tried it in Zurich and could enter the lounge + 1 guest without any problems 
Let's see on the next flight...
Let's see on the next flight...