United Club Card Lounge benefits LAX
Mar 1, 2019, 6:51 pm
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United Club Card Lounge benefits LAX
Obviously I can access United Club terminal 7.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Mar 1, 2019, 7:37 pm
#2
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Obviously I can access United Club terminal 7.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Mar 1, 2019, 7:50 pm
#3
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Obviously I can access United Club terminal 7.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
I believe that you should get access, probably best if you have your physical card. Mine show's star alliance lounge and I've read before (though I can't seem to find it) that you do. been awhile since I wasn't *G so it hasn't been an issue.
Edit: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...but-not-g.html
Last edited by AceReport; Mar 1, 2019 at 7:53 pm Reason: to add link
Mar 1, 2019, 9:33 pm
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Obviously I can access United Club terminal 7.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Reading a TPG post today I’m wondering if I have access to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT. Looks much better and I have a longish layover.
Domestic travel, economy, have the Club Card. Actually a 20 min flight to Santa Barbara that’s using an ERJ175 and looks like good chance of upgrade prior to at gate so might be First by then. The article had the writer in first but I don’t think a Flagship(or whatever United calls it) first(LAX to ORD recliner seats). Article was vague on whether first or Club Card got him in.
Would I be able to enter, either first, still Econ or neither having the Club Card? Coming into LAX, don’t mind the exercise.
Accessing the *A Lounge at LAX/TBIT as a UA flyer
Mar 1, 2019, 10:18 pm
#5
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You're mistaken. United *G or front cabin passengers on departing UA domestic flights have access at the LAX *A lounge. Normal Star Alliance access rules apply.
Last edited by IAH-OIL-TRASH; Mar 1, 2019 at 11:05 pm
Mar 1, 2019, 11:23 pm
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Mar 2, 2019, 1:21 am
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There's been mixed enforcement at LAX. But they should not be letting pax in unless they're *G or have an international departure (or a club membership).
Mar 2, 2019, 2:05 am
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As others have noted, if you're UA Gold or above, travelling UA domestically, while you won't have access to UCs, you will have access to any other *A Gold lounge. Believe it or not there are numerous such lounges in the US as indicated by my spreadsheet tracking it. That being said Domestic F is not the same as *Gold from a lounge perspective and you'll be at the mercy of the dragon to let you in there.
Getting back to the topic at hand, your United Club membership offers you access to United Clubs, Copa Clubs and select other *A lounges worldwide. The lack of the *Gold indicator on the membership card implies that you have access to a subset of the *A lounges worldwide. My guess is that the lounges you can access with your United Club card would be similar to the ones you can access with an AC Maple Leaf Lounge worldwide membership (they're the only other airline that seems to offer such a membership). The locations of which you'll find here. Looking at the website, we see that access to the AC MLL and UCs are allowed using such a membership but *A lounge isn't listed.
Safe Travels,
James
Getting back to the topic at hand, your United Club membership offers you access to United Clubs, Copa Clubs and select other *A lounges worldwide. The lack of the *Gold indicator on the membership card implies that you have access to a subset of the *A lounges worldwide. My guess is that the lounges you can access with your United Club card would be similar to the ones you can access with an AC Maple Leaf Lounge worldwide membership (they're the only other airline that seems to offer such a membership). The locations of which you'll find here. Looking at the website, we see that access to the AC MLL and UCs are allowed using such a membership but *A lounge isn't listed.
Safe Travels,
James
Mar 2, 2019, 3:00 am
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As others have noted, if you're UA Gold or above, travelling UA domestically, while you won't have access to UCs, you will have access to any other *A Gold lounge. Believe it or not there are numerous such lounges in the US as indicated by my spreadsheet tracking it. That being said Domestic F is not the same as *Gold from a lounge perspective and you'll be at the mercy of the dragon to let you in there.
Getting back to the topic at hand, your United Club membership offers you access to United Clubs, Copa Clubs and select other *A lounges worldwide. The lack of the *Gold indicator on the membership card implies that you have access to a subset of the *A lounges worldwide. My guess is that the lounges you can access with your United Club card would be similar to the ones you can access with an AC Maple Leaf Lounge worldwide membership (they're the only other airline that seems to offer such a membership). The locations of which you'll find here. Looking at the website, we see that access to the AC MLL and UCs are allowed using such a membership but *A lounge isn't listed.
Safe Travels,
James
Getting back to the topic at hand, your United Club membership offers you access to United Clubs, Copa Clubs and select other *A lounges worldwide. The lack of the *Gold indicator on the membership card implies that you have access to a subset of the *A lounges worldwide. My guess is that the lounges you can access with your United Club card would be similar to the ones you can access with an AC Maple Leaf Lounge worldwide membership (they're the only other airline that seems to offer such a membership). The locations of which you'll find here. Looking at the website, we see that access to the AC MLL and UCs are allowed using such a membership but *A lounge isn't listed.
Safe Travels,
James
As holder of an eligible Paid Lounge Membership, you have access to any Star Alliance member airline’s Business Class Lounge* at the airport where your flight departs. Eligible paid memberships are United Club and Air Canada Maple Leaf Club – Worldwide.
And also provided you have an onward Star Alliance flight and boarding pass. This thread got me thinking so I went to the Star Alliance website and saw that lounge access is more generous than I previously thought for both Star Alliance Gold and paid club members. Basically the only thing off limits is UA MP Gold members traveling domestically in the US on UA cannot access UA lounges.
Mar 2, 2019, 3:07 pm
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I've seen consistently inconsistent reports about using a domestic F BP to gain access to the TBIT lounge, the LH and TK lounges at IAD, etc. Partly just because there are so few of us in domestic F who are not also *G
Mar 2, 2019, 3:21 pm
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Some member airlines offer lounge access at the airport where your flight departs, if you are travelling in Domestic First Class.
Mar 2, 2019, 3:31 pm
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According to the Star Alliance website:
As holder of an eligible Paid Lounge Membership, you have access to any Star Alliance member airline’s Business Class Lounge* at the airport where your flight departs. Eligible paid memberships are United Club and Air Canada Maple Leaf Club – Worldwide.
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As holder of an eligible Paid Lounge Membership, you have access to any Star Alliance member airline’s Business Class Lounge* at the airport where your flight departs. Eligible paid memberships are United Club and Air Canada Maple Leaf Club – Worldwide.
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Mar 2, 2019, 5:20 pm
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Thanks for the info. I take the short hop from SBA to LAX a fair amount, mostly on separate AA or occasional Alaska flights so his is a good option, I I want the exercise. United club let me in with my arrival boarding pass, wonder if this lounge would as well?