Can you let someone else use your boarding pass to get into a travel lounge?
Let's say I was traveling with a friend. My friend is flying economy whilst I'm flying first class. Could I visit the lounge, get the food and all that jazz, then exit the lounge, give my boarding pass to my friend and let them check the lounge out to see what the lounge life is all about?
Best Answer
In recent years, I have encountered with all major airlines that they want to see your boarding pass and a valid ID.
As a consequence, you can of course walk out and in as often as you like, but someone else with your boarding pass (and ID!) will have trouble if he doesn't look a lot like you.
It is also a clear violation, and if caught, you will not only lose your access right, but also potentially be disqualified from their frequent flier club, losing any miles already collected.
As others mentioned, depending on airline and status you might be allowed to bring a guest, but they have started to be a lot less generous there too - just because you are Platinum Select member with an international business class flight doesn't mean you can bring your wife (with an economy boarding ticket) for free
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Answer 2
Legally no, but often there is just a check of the ticket (and a scan of ticket, so that you may enter only once).
You might be able to pay an entry fee (maybe with a discount because of your eligibility). It is said that it is cheaper than staying in the "normal areas": you have less time to wait near boutiques and restaurants, so possibly less expenses.
Answer 3
Could you? Yes. Should you? No.
Better for you to load up on snacks in your bag, get a drink in a red cup/fill a bottle, and leave.
I flew 100k a year until recently and regularly brought doggie bags out. I also got to take guests, and would grab total strangers for fun. Sometimes it was good, sometimes they thought I was a creep. To each their own.
Edit: I'm just going to leave this here: If you hand your ticket to your friend, they go into the lounge- what ticket do you have? Your friends? If the TSA stop and decide to search you or your friend, what ID are you going to show? Is it reasonable to explain you traded tickets so your buddy can get into a lounge? Sure- TSA or the police might not blink, but they are going to pull them out to look and be sure. Just not worth it for a cheap brownie. However the Sushi in Japan on the other hand...
Answer 4
SAS doesn't check IDs, they use automated gates where you scan your boarding pass or passport and you can enter and exit how many times you like.
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