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Old Jul 21, 2015, 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by jacobac00
I agree! I'm curious if anyone has knowledge of this. Are the lounges operated at a loss for AMEX? The point of my question is how they can operate such a nice lounge with vastly superior offerings compared to any US carrier's lounge. For less money too!

They have to operate them at a loss, right? Otherwise the airlines are just being horribly cheap. That can't be true, can it?
Amex is desperate to retain cardholders, particularly premium cardholders. I wouldn't be the least bit shocked to find they run the clubs at a loss.
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