Domestic Connection Lounge Access
Dec 21, 2011, 1:55 pm
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Domestic Connection Lounge Access
Does UA allow lounge access on a business ticket connecting from an international flight?
Dec 21, 2011, 1:59 pm
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If you are a *G (Star Alliance Gold), you have access at all points in an international itinerary. If you are not, you only have access if departing the local airport on an international or p.s. segment.
Dec 21, 2011, 2:53 pm
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My flight is FRA -> IAD -> BOS. Does that mean that this itinerary is not valid for domestic lounge access but the reverse would be?
Dec 21, 2011, 3:10 pm
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FRA IAD BOS
BOS IAD FRA
BOS IAD FRA
Dec 21, 2011, 3:14 pm
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Fantastic. Thanks for clarifying.
Dec 21, 2011, 8:59 pm
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That being said, it doesn't hurt to ask at the other points; in the past I have been successful before I was *G.
Dec 21, 2011, 9:48 pm
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Hallo
I mostly have connections, and I always have access to the lounges also on the domestic part.
SFO-ORD-FRA-DUS access at SFO,ORD,FRA
DUS-FRA-ORD-SFO access at DUS,FRA,ORD
you just have to show the international boarding pass to the loungelady.
The international and the domestic flights must be on the same day!
I mostly have connections, and I always have access to the lounges also on the domestic part.
SFO-ORD-FRA-DUS access at SFO,ORD,FRA
DUS-FRA-ORD-SFO access at DUS,FRA,ORD
you just have to show the international boarding pass to the loungelady.
The international and the domestic flights must be on the same day!
Dec 21, 2011, 10:14 pm
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Apr 21, 2013, 4:33 pm
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This looks like the answer I'm looking for but I just wanted to clarify. I'm traveling in Y SFO-SEA (UA) to YYC (AC). Gold with UA so *G as well. Does this mean I'll have lounge access in SFO and SEA?
Apr 22, 2013, 10:49 am
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