Originally Posted by
Centurion
As Amex opened up the first USA Centurion Lounges they were going to charge Platinums. ....
Originally Posted by
synzero
....even though that policy was never put into effect? .....
The policy was in effect at the original domestic Centurion Lounge, at LAS, but American Express liberally distributed single visit passes to Platinum and other cardholders. You can read the oldest posts in this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...ounge-las.html
It sounds as if SEA was testing a variant of Centurion-preferred access. The fact that a lounge
appears to be below capacity is immaterial. The lounges have been open long enough that management has good data on peak utilization, -and- they now have a preview of impending arrivals:
https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea...bile-check-in/