Nov 4, 2018, 10:34 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Effective November 1, 2019, United Club customers, including members and their guests, and one-time pass holders will need to provide a same-day boarding pass for travel on United, Star Alliance or a contracted partner for entry into all United Club locations. Admittance to United Club locations is permitted only at the departure and arrival airports for United, Star Alliance or a contracted partner operated flights.
"Contracted partner" appears to refer to non *A partners and those flights will need to be on a UA ticket to qualify.
*A partner flights also qualify even if not on a UA ticket.
"Admittance to United Club locations is permitted only at the departure and arrival airports for United, Star Alliance or a contracted partner operated flights" appears to mean that passengers are only permitted to access the United Club at the airport(s) at which their same-day flight either arrives or departs.
This requirement also applies to guest(s).
This thread has had two parallel discussions, which will become even more confusing as the new UC access policy is implemented, so the original thread has been split into two separate threads.
Lifetime Member Edition: UC access changes Nov 1, 2019 (same day BP on UA or partner) will be for the discussion of if UA should offer an exception to the new UC access policy (only with same day BP with UA or partners) for Lifetime United Club members.
This thread will continue as the discussion thread for the base policy and issues in its implementation. But please discuss the lifetime membership concerns in the other thread.
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
Lifetime Member Edition: UC access changes Nov 1, 2019 (same day BP on UA or partner) will be for the discussion of if UA should offer an exception to the new UC access policy (only with same day BP with UA or partners) for Lifetime United Club members.
This thread will continue as the discussion thread for the base policy and issues in its implementation. But please discuss the lifetime membership concerns in the other thread.
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
Club member/one-time pass access changes Nov 1, 2019 (same day BP on UA or partner)
Mar 20, 2020, 8:00 pm
#361
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One scenario I can think of is at MCO where Aer Lingus uses the UC so a statusless EI coach passenger with UC membership could enter?
Mar 21, 2020, 12:21 pm
#362
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t a *A carrier. The fact that EI buys lounge access from UA is not relevant.
Mar 21, 2020, 12:23 pm
#363
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Mar 21, 2020, 1:51 pm
#364
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t.
Mar 21, 2020, 2:03 pm
#365
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Mar 21, 2020, 2:22 pm
#366
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA LT Plat 2MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
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Depends on the terms of the contract -- which we don't have access to. Suppose it is contracting carriers' responsibility to make known to passengers.
Mar 21, 2020, 2:52 pm
#367
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CLE
Programs: UA,WN,AA,DL, B6
Posts: 4,174
Given whats going on with not a lot of people flying and lots of routes being stopped which may force passengers to fly other airlines relaxing the rule having to be flying UA or partner to enter club. AA and DL should do the same.
Mar 21, 2020, 3:48 pm
#368
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I think Kirby is happier closing a club instead...
Mar 21, 2020, 4:58 pm
#369
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Much more likely to just temporarily close all clubs due to the drop in demand and the sanitary issues of buffets.
Apr 29, 2021, 12:53 pm
#370
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: IAH
Programs: UA1K, AS Gold 75K, HH Diamond, MR Titanium LT Gold, IHG Platinum, HZ PC, CLEAR
Posts: 341
I decided not to pay for UC membership for next year. Instead, this week I paid for AS lounge membership. AS doesn't care which airline you are flying, just as UC used to.
UC, where you now pay more for less.
UC, where you now pay more for less.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Apr 30, 2021 at 2:35 pm Reason: split post
Apr 29, 2021, 1:43 pm
#371
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Location: SFO
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Last edited by WineCountryUA; Apr 29, 2021 at 1:52 pm Reason: specific airports
Apr 29, 2021, 1:48 pm
#372
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Plus the AS lounge attendants seem much friendlier.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Apr 30, 2021 at 2:38 pm Reason: edit to reflect moderator action
Apr 29, 2021, 5:45 pm
#373
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: IAH
Programs: UA1K, AS Gold 75K, HH Diamond, MR Titanium LT Gold, IHG Platinum, HZ PC, CLEAR
Posts: 341
If the four AS lounge airports (ANC, SEA, PDX, LAX, with SFO in the future, JFK closed) work for you than that may be the right choice for you.
AS lounge membership also gets me into AA lounges. I fly AA tomorrow. I am Plat with AA.
AMEX Platinum gets me into DL lounges and Centurion lounges. I fly DL Saturday. I am Plat with DL.
I have UC day passes but IAH has KLM (PP) and Centurion. CSR gets me into PP.
UC membership does not have enough value for me.
After UA took the showers out of IAH UC Terminal E and put them in the PL, I was done with UC. Polaris is nice but there is no PL membership. Now, if UA sold PL membership...
Last edited by Guate87; Apr 29, 2021 at 6:03 pm
Apr 29, 2021, 5:49 pm
#374
Moderator: United Airlines
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Apr 29, 2021, 6:05 pm
#375
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: IAH
Programs: UA1K, AS Gold 75K, HH Diamond, MR Titanium LT Gold, IHG Platinum, HZ PC, CLEAR
Posts: 341
After the $200 back from AMEX Plat, AS lounge membership cost me $100.
UA does not give a similar deep discount to us 1Ks.
Last edited by Guate87; Apr 29, 2021 at 6:24 pm