Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounges?

[Kefci2000]

Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounges?I will have 4 days in London for the SC's to be processed.Question is do they BA bouncers just look at Boarding Pass, QF Card or Both??Thanks in advance.

 

[dfcatch]

Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounges?I will have 4 days in London for the SC's to be processed.Question is do they BA bouncers just look at Boarding Pass, QF Card or Both??Thanks in advance.

Should be fine.

I had the same thing happen to me on a flight LHR-SIN and I had First lounge access in SIN

 

[elbarto]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I believe the BA lounge staff have the ability to look your status up. So should you encounter issues when they scan your boarding pass, just politely explain your situation and they should look you up to confirm it.

 

[Kefci2000]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

Should be fine.

I had the same thing happen to me on a flight LHR-SIN and I had First lounge access in SIN

Thanks for quick replies, I had heard mixed stories, but that is probably more to do with the person on the door at the time!!!

 

[Alanslegal]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I will have 4 days in London for the SC's to be processed.

Depending on who you are flying with, and how long those SCs are actually processed/deposited, otherwise if it doesn't happen in four days you might be out of luck as your account will still show SG/OWS.

Off the top of my head, partner flights can take up to 14 days for SC/ffp to be processed?

 

[QF WP]

I was in the same position when I first achieved QF Plat during an AONE4 in 2002. Had flown LHR/JFK on BA (Concorde) then a couple of days later JFK/LAX/DFW/LAS on AA. By the time I got to DFW I checked my QF account and my account was showing Plat, so I printed out the my Summary Page.

With 4 days you should be okay, if everything lines up normally

 

[Kefci2000]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I was in the same position when I first achieved QF Plat during an AONE4 in 2002. Had flown LHR/JFK on BA (Concorde) then a couple of days later JFK/LAX/DFW/LAS on AA. By the time I got to DFW I checked my QF account and my account was showing Plat, so I printed out the my Summary Page.

With 4 days you should be okay, if everything lines up normally

I just realized it will almost be 6 days and BA usually process within 2 to 3 days.

Doing MEL-LHR-PRG-LHR-GVA-LHR-BOS-JFK-ORD-LVS-LAX-MEL on J

Should hit Platinum on the LHR-GVA leg!! Booked an extra Europe stop to add the necessary points so I could fly out of T5 to Boston as a Platinum!!

 

[ozmille]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I just realized it will almost be 6 days and BA usually process within 2 to 3 days.

Doing MEL-LHR-PRG-LHR-GVA-LHR-BOS-JFK-ORD-LVS-LAX-MEL on J

Should hit Platinum on the LHR-GVA leg!! Booked an extra Europe stop to add the necessary points so I could fly out of T5 to Boston as a Platinum!!

looks like a nice trip, enjoy!

 

[elbarto]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I just realized it will almost be 6 days and BA usually process within 2 to 3 days.

Or 24 hours. BA are usually very quick at processing. I flew BA yesterday and the points and SCs are showing in my account.

 

[v8Statesman]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I was in the same position when I first achieved QF Plat during an AONE4 in 2002. Had flown LHR/JFK on BA (Concorde) then a couple of days later JFK/LAX/DFW/LAS on AA. By the time I got to DFW I checked my QF account and my account was showing Plat, so I printed out the my Summary Page.

With 4 days you should be okay, if everything lines up normally

Out of interest. What benefit were you after that COS didn't offer?

 

[ozmille]

Out of interest. What benefit were you after that COS didn't offer?

Isn't it in the states that flying F does not give you access to the F lounge and only Emerald status does... Could be mistaken though...

 

[dfcatch]

Isn't it in the states that flying F does not give you access to the F lounge and only Emerald status does... Could be mistaken though...

Correct - if on a purely North American itinerary.

AA EXP has the same restriction.

 

[serfty]

Correct - if on a purely North American itinerary.
...

To be pedantic, "Same Day" international travel on AA gives their Plat and ExecPlat access to A/C's.

 

[Kefci2000]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

Correct - if on a purely North American itinerary.

AA EXP has the same restriction.

Looks like Chicago (ORD) will be my only chance to try the flagship lounge!

 

[v8Statesman]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

Correct - if on a purely North American itinerary.

As this is a DONE4 it isn't a purely North American itinerary.

 

[Kefci2000]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

As this is a DONE4 it isn't a purely North American itinerary.

Well I will be well and truly WP by the time I hit ORD, and traveling F, so all bases covered?

 

[serfty]

As this is a DONE4 it isn't a purely North American itinerary.

Same day comes to mind - see here: (Admirals Club ( R ) Lounge Access)

[TABLE="class: grid"]
[TR]
[TD]Passenger Type[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Admirals Club Lounge[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Flagship Lounge[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]London Heathrow Arrivals Lounge[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 4"]AA International* Premium Class Passengers[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]First Class #[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes, 1 Guest[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes, 1 Guest per visit[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No Guests[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Business Class #[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No Guests[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

* Lounge access is extended if you are traveling to or from Europe, Asia, South America, Central America and Mexico City only. All other international destinations are excluded from the benefit of lounge access.

# American Airlines First Class and Business Class passengers traveling on, or connecting to or from an American Airlines international* flight have access to the Admirals Club on the same-day** of their international flight.

** Connection must be in conjunction with international segment. Stopovers are not permitted.

 

[Kefci2000]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

I just realized it will almost be 6 days and BA usually process within 2 to 3 days.

Doing MEL-LHR-PRG-LHR-GVA-LHR-BOS-JFK-ORD-LVS-LAX-MEL on J

Should hit Platinum on the LHR-GVA leg!! Booked an extra Europe stop to add the necessary points so I could fly out of T5 to Boston as a Platinum!!

Current Status: Platinum
Status reassessment will occur:31 Dec 2012
Status credits earned from 01 Jan 2011:1,410
Additional Status credits required by 31 Dec 2011 to receive
additional Platinum privileges 990

BA processed within 24 hours so all good.....thanks for help

 

[gizzard]

Re: Gaining Platinum mid DONE4 trip.....will I still be able to access "First" lounge

Same day comes to mind - see here: (Admirals Club ( R ) Lounge Access)

Next year, having slipped to NB status, I'm planning a YUPP trip through the USA having flown over JQ (probably) to HNL.
Will YUPP fares in F class allow AA lounge access for those domestic legs?

 

[serfty]

Next year, having slipped to NB status, I'm planning a YUPP trip through the USA having flown over JQ (probably) to HNL.
Will YUPP fares in F class allow AA lounge access for those domestic legs?

No ... the only lounge access for domestic travel without status requires the passenger to be on full fare or award business/first class travel on selected three class flights.

Admirals Club ( R ) Lounge Access

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[TR]
[TD="width: 24%"]Passenger Type[/TD]
[TD="width: 24%, align: center"]Admirals Club Lounge[/TD]
[TD="width: 20%, align: center"]Flagship Lounge[/TD]
[TD="width: 32%, align: center"]London Heathrow Arrivals Lounge[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: E6EBEE"]
[TD="colspan: 4"]Transcontinental* Passengers[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: C8E5F3"]
[TD]Full-Fare First Class traveling on nonstop, three-class transcontinental flight (booked in F or Z inventory)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: E6EBEE"]
[TD]Guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: C8E5F3"]
[TD]Full-Fare First-Class traveling nonstop on two-class transcontinental flight (booked in F or Z inventory)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: E6EBEE"]
[TD]Guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: C8E5F3"]
[TD]Business Class traveling on nonstop, three-class transcontinental flight (booked in J or U inventory)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: E6EBEE"]
[TD]Guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No guests[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Not Applicable[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Credentials required: Passengers eligible for access must provide their government-issued photo identification and a ticket or boarding pass valid for same-day departure.

Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult having access privileges.

*Transcontinental flights are non-stop flights between the following cities: [TABLE="width: 330"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 159"]Boston / Los Angeles [/TD]
[TD="width: 8"][/TD]
[TD="width: 209"]New York (JFK) / San Diego[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Los Angeles / Miami[/TD]
[TD="width: 8"][/TD]
[TD]New York (JFK)/ San Francisco[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Miami / San Francisco[/TD]
[TD="width: 8"][/TD]
[TD]New York (JFK)/ Seattle[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Newark / Los Angeles[/TD]
[TD="width: 8"][/TD]
[TD]Washington Dulles / Los Angeles[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]New York (JFK) / Los Angeles[/TD]
[TD="width: 8"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]