Star Alliance elites keep asking in AEP: there is no Star Alliance Branded Area in sight.
Recent flyers through Aeroparque Jorge Newbery report zero signage, no branded partition, and no check-in desk labeled “Star Alliance Branded Area” anywhere in the post-security concourse. Even status passengers on Star carriers out of AEP end up in the same general seating as everyone else or route themselves into other paid or contract lounges.
Access rules still mention airline status and business class for this notional Star Alliance space, but in practice agents at AEP point premium passengers toward the AMAE/AMAE (sometimes written AMEA) lounge instead. That lounge sits airside after security in the main departures area and handles a mix of contracts, including some Star flights, while the branded Star concept never appears on the terminal map boards.
FlyerTalk threads from 2023 and 2024 call out AMAE by name but describe walking the full length of departures without finding a Star Alliance sign. Regulars on those forums talk about scanning the concourse from gates 1 through the higher teens and only seeing generic seating zones, cafés, and the AMAE reception desk.
If you hold Star Gold or fly business class on a Star carrier from AEP, plan as if your only premium option is AMAE or standard gate seating. Don’t bank on a dedicated Star Alliance Branded Area with priority seats, separate snacks, or private restrooms, because none of those show up in recent trip reports from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery.
For now, treat “Star Alliance Branded Area” at AEP as a legacy label in systems rather than a real lounge. Build five to ten extra minutes before boarding to either check in at AMAE or grab a drink in the public concourse, and ask the check-in agent at the desk of your Star carrier to confirm the current lounge arrangement on the day you fly.
How to get in
- 01 Airline status and business class