I concur that cutting down the guest benefit would have a substantial positive impact at SFO.
Originally Posted by
entropy
As for restricting the benefit, frankly, the other benefits of the plat aren't so great, the cent lounge is a big selling point for the people who would use the lounges the most, so they're kinda screwed.
I net literally thousands of dollars worth of benes on my Plat card every year. Not everyone can get that kind of value, but these kinds of inaccurate overgeneralizations ("other benefits aren't so great") simply do not support the point advanced.