Hi all - just adding my recent experience (mid-April 2015) for a regularly asked question ...
Having booked QF for flights BNE - LAX return, with AA domestic flights, I thought I'd give the American Airlines 30 day Admirals Club membership a try ... and see if that would get us into Qantas Club (QC Brisbane International Business Lounge and "we" being myself, my 24 year old son & my 10 year old son).
From the other great advice given here, I made it as easy as possible for the QC reception - I had my home-printed AAdvantage Card (free to join & required to purchase the $99 30 day membership), the confirmation email of the AC 30 day memb dates, our QF boarding passes & passports (to verify I was the AC member etc). I approached & handed over all but the passports ...
After a little bit of um-img and ah-ing for a minute or two about guest numbers allowed (I steadfastly said one guest & a child - not counted as guest were allowed according to AA) so we were given entry. Worth the try & I had asked the kids to just look and act natural as if we'd done this before.
From what I've read on these forums this doesn't always work however I'm just sharing my own recent experience for others. I'll also be trying this on the way back through LAX - don't like my chances but already confirmed we can use the AC at terminal 4 to kill some time before heading over for our 23:45 flight back next week.
Cheers, K
Having booked QF for flights BNE - LAX return, with AA domestic flights, I thought I'd give the American Airlines 30 day Admirals Club membership a try ... and see if that would get us into Qantas Club (QC Brisbane International Business Lounge and "we" being myself, my 24 year old son & my 10 year old son).
From the other great advice given here, I made it as easy as possible for the QC reception - I had my home-printed AAdvantage Card (free to join & required to purchase the $99 30 day membership), the confirmation email of the AC 30 day memb dates, our QF boarding passes & passports (to verify I was the AC member etc). I approached & handed over all but the passports ...
After a little bit of um-img and ah-ing for a minute or two about guest numbers allowed (I steadfastly said one guest & a child - not counted as guest were allowed according to AA) so we were given entry. Worth the try & I had asked the kids to just look and act natural as if we'd done this before.
From what I've read on these forums this doesn't always work however I'm just sharing my own recent experience for others. I'll also be trying this on the way back through LAX - don't like my chances but already confirmed we can use the AC at terminal 4 to kill some time before heading over for our 23:45 flight back next week.
Cheers, K
