Originally Posted by
CVG_Kid
It is not. AA.com specifically lists guest access to 2 guests or immediate family.
I think nall means "will an authorized user have his/own lounge access to the Club?"
Since the current authorized users do receive their own Airport Angel access, i will speculate that they will also have AA access.
Now this card is on fire - if AA access becomes a permanent benefit which seems most likely the case, it is even better than what Amex Platinum was in its heyday (having CO/DL/AA access):
- An annual companion ticket which is actually useful. For $50 more, an authorized user gets a second companion ticket, which is insane.
- AA lounge access for the card member plus two guests for domestic coverage + Airport Angel for international travel. An authorized user gets lounge access also.
- The maximum return rate for general spending is 4% and for dining is 6.4% (you need to spend $100K a year, fly 100K miles a year, have a private banker, and redeem only for AA/US to achieve this). Even if you can't fulfill all requirements, the rewards can still be pretty big. 15% airfare discount can also be considered a form of rewards. Even though it won't work all the times, you may still get great value purchasing airfare. Rewards have always been a weak point of Amex Platinum and Prestige does exactly the opposite.