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There was never any vetting process for airline lounges. You pay your $500/year and visit any time you have a flight. That's how it has always been. Sometimes y
by labcomputer 1y ago
There was never any vetting process for airline lounges. You pay your $500/year and visit any time you have a flight. That's how it has always been. Sometimes you got a membership discount for having one of the higher status tiers.
Elites stopped using public airport terminals on 9/11, and just fly private now. You'll find them in the FBO on the other side of the field.
The crowds filling up the lounges today are people with $500/year credit cards that grant lounge entry and one free checked bag. It just turns out there are way more people who will apply for a $500/year credit card than a $500/year club membership.
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- spicyusername 1y agoIt just turns out there are way more people who will apply for a $500/year credit card than a $500/year club membership. Which is one way of saying we've overproduced elites
- al_borland 1y agoIt doesn’t even take a $500/year credit card. That’s what I’m saying. That sets a higher bar. A couple going on 1 trip isn’t going to get an expensive credit card to get into lounge one time. People also need to qualify for that card, which is another hurdle. I have a card that’s only $50/year that gets me into some lounges (last I looked I think some of that access is going away). And even less than that are the ones where you can just pay your way in one-time, no membership of any kind needed.