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Old Jul 9, 2019 | 10:48 am
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Originally Posted by LegalTender

The CEO says it was the intent all along to grant free access but Priority Pass wouldn't sign an agreement, as they did in Europe.
Link? That's a bit different than what she said in 2017:

Rosemarie Andolino, CEO of MAG USA, says her firm expects a “meaningful increase in traffic” due to the agreement. “One of the reasons we chose to partner with American Express is that we feel the expected volume increase hits the sweet-spot of being large enough to have a positive impact on our business; but being restrained enough to consistently maintain the pleasant ambience of our growing U.S. lounge network,” she said.

https://airportxnews.com/amex-mag-us...lounge-access/
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