Star Alliance Lounge access - BCN & BRU
Feb 27, 2023, 1:30 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 13
Star Alliance Lounge access - BCN & BRU
I travel mainly domestically for business. I have a United Club membership, and am Star Alliance Gold (also have priority pass). I am taking my family (spouse and 2 kids ages 13 and 11) to Europe this summer. We will be flying BCN-MUC and also BRU-IAD on the way home. Will I need to buy passes for my kids if we wanted to access and of the lounges at BCN or BRU? Am I entitled to just 1 guest or can I use PP for them as well? I appreciate any insight as I am not familiar with Europe or their airports.
Feb 27, 2023, 2:15 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: SLC
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 240
Give this tool a try - it will ask a little more detail in the "filters" drop down to narrow down access. Also, it lists the access policy (how many guests based on class of service, etc.) under "lounge access policy". But, I think it's only one guest per paid membership or UA *G.
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-finder
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-finder
Feb 27, 2023, 2:20 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1P-1MM, Marriott LT Titanium
Posts: 3,930
BlueZebra asked the most relevant question, as if you are all in business class, you will all get access to *A lounges (departure or connection only, not on arrival). You are correct that you can only guest 1 person into a *A lounge with your *G status, so that won't help unless your spouse also has status. PP doesn't have access to any *A lounges in BCN, MUC or BRU, so that won't help you. LH suspended lounge pass purchases, you might want to check in the LH forum to see if this is still the case.
Feb 27, 2023, 3:33 pm
#5
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
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Priority Pass at BCN will get you into three lounges, including Sala VIP Pau Casals, which is the *A contract lounge at BCN. It's a nice lounge. We used it when flying LX to ZRH last year (in Y, I will add).
Feb 27, 2023, 4:34 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1P-1MM, Marriott LT Titanium
Posts: 3,930
There are PP lounges in MUC, but just not any of the *G (LH) lounges there. You might be able to purchase access to those. There are two in the Terminal 1 Schengen area: Airport Lounge Europa, and the Air France Lounge. Unfortunately they don't list any guest access policy on the PP app.
Feb 28, 2023, 11:17 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: IAH
Programs: MileagePlus-Premier Silver, Marriott Bonvoy-Silver Elite
Posts: 698
There are PP lounges in MUC, but just not any of the *G (LH) lounges there. You might be able to purchase access to those. There are two in the Terminal 1 Schengen area: Airport Lounge Europa, and the Air France Lounge. Unfortunately they don't list any guest access policy on the PP app.
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