Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Airlines will frown on on-duty crew-members using their premium lounges. You'd have to wear civvies and somehow de-identify your luggage (probably need generic, non-crew style luggage). If you do it on reserve eventually the staff would probably notice that you hang out there a lot and the gig would be up.
Major airline crew lounges are usually pretty nice. Regional lounges not as much.
Depending on the card, Membership to respective airline premium lounges are included, without requiring a seat assignment. AMEX platinum and other generic lounges do require a seat assignment to enter.
Civvies are a requirement for entry (and company ID not visible), however no restrictions on luggage...
NOT recommended while on duty (might even be prohibited but folks should do their own research on the terms of the card/club membership), but not an issue changing in the crew room after a trip and heading over to the airline premium lounge while you wait to commute home, or while you're non-revving if you've got a card that has a membership included.
Outside of my airline lounge pass card, the card I use most is the Fidelity rewards card which gives you 2% into a fidelity account (IRA or brokerage etc.). I use it to help fund my IRA yearly.