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Old Jul 5, 2023 | 7:36 am
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Originally Posted by poisson
.... I don't remember this being the case pre-COVID,....
Demand exceeded supply well before the pandemic.

Delta started to restrict guests in 2014: Delta Skyclub-- no more free guests, effective 5.1.2014

We started to see complaints about American Express Centurion lounges in 2015: Centurion Lounge crowding (2015-2019)
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