gooselee

Yes. Once airside in C, just turn right and start walking. You'll see signs for Terminal D.

bgriff

Once you are inside terminal C, there are plenty of signs to terminal D. Delta operates terminals C and D as one unit (for example, gate numbering starts in terminal D and continues in terminal C; there isn't a gate 1 in both) so that part is pretty easy.

From B to C/D you can walk or there is an airport shuttle bus if the weather is bad. Walking is not too difficult; there is a lot of construction going on so there are some detours, but it's reasonably well-signed. You can also see the Terminal C building with its Delta signage pretty easily once you're outside of Terminal B (turn left outside the Terminal B front doors) so as long as you keep an eye on the destination you should be able to get there.

Simon Schus

Dear Team,

I have a query about the American Express Centurion Lounges, and I'm thinking this might be the most appropriate thread to ask.

I wanted to know if it possible to access the Centurion Lounges as an arrivals lounge?

I am thinking about using the Centurion Lounge at LGA after a flight, and I believe that the lounge is landside rather than airside so that there shouldn’t be any issues in physically getting to the lounge. I’d land in LGA would have the boarding pass for a flight into the airport, but I would not be having any onward travel from LGA.

If anything, I might have a boarding pass for a flight from JFK that evening but I’m not sure if the “onward boarding pass” mentioned on the access rules website needs to be for the same airport. The main idea would be to have a shower and a snack before some onward travel. If I did enter, it would be using my AMEX Platinum card.

I acknowledge that the answer to this question might be a "we don't know, but try it out and let us know". However, I thought I'd ask in case anybody does have any first-hand experience.

Simon.

Obi917

It's possible to do it. I've done it before. Landed at LGA from FLL and went in showed my boarding pass and plat card ate/drank then caught my Uber home! Safe/happy travels!

ACfly

I use the Centurion lounge on arrival all the time ... no problem.. Just show your card and your departing boarding pass... Enjoy.

gooselee

+1 - Cent Lounges can certainly be used on arrival. Just show your arrival BP and Plat card at check-in - nobody will blink an eye.

Jetlagged Traveler

Sorry. 😕 I misunderstood.

caikose

I fly to LGA each monday morning. To make the most of the platinum benefit, I plan to visit the centurion lounge there. I am wondering if I will be allowed to enter for arrival flight? And what is the best way to travel from Terminal C to Terminal B?

Thanks

zer0k1

You will have no issues visiting the Centurion Lounge for an arrival flight

chrisny2

If you're arriving on a US Airways flight, you can take the airside shuttle to the lounge. Just tell the shuttle gate workers that you want to go to the lounge.

babiemindy

Fried chicken and udon tonight.
Bartenders not as friendly as Michael and Francis at SFO.

Wish they closed later (currently 8pm).

For AA to USAir connections
Tonight the shuttles run from D2 to C2 to C39.

3 stops. Don't get out at the wrong one.

On USAIR 4643 LGA-PIT delayed 2:20 and counting.

Maintenance issues. Alt+Ctrl+Delete to reboot to no avail.

52 minute flight.
Apparently lots of gas to go fast, per pilot.

Equipment change, waited for a plane to get in from PHL.

joscofra

So had my first Centurion Lounge visit today! There were very few people and the coffee, fried chicken, and roasted carrots were great. The pea puree tasted like it was made from canned peas though - kinda gross.
The staff were super friendly and I really enjoyed being there and getting some work done. My flight left from gate C1 - it only took me about 5 minutes to get to the gate! (I've got TSA PreCheck) so I actually could have spent another 1/2 hour in the lounge. Will know better next time.
Very glad I got the AmEx Plat!

heatheresq

Really embarrassing bar incident today. We had good rapport with the bartender an hour or so ago (though she and the bar back were doing constant upkeep and not particularly proactive). My partner and I had 3 cocktails over the course of an hour and a half. The bartender went away and we attempted to order a drink from a lounge manager (? The ones that wear plainclothes) and she went to the back for a few moments and upon coming back announced that we'd reached our earlier limit and that we'd have to wait a half hour before being served again. I'd never heard of this policy but whatever. Fast forward half regular bar staff is back and we ask to order and the bartender goes to manager and manager reports back we can have wine or beer or soft drinks. She then states we don't want to tarnish the brand by serving you.

As much as I'd like to be thinner, I'm a big girl and my partner is no mini mini either. I say this to emphasize that neither of us were intoxicated (visibly or otherwise) or otherwise obstreperous. The embarrassment comes from the denial and subsequent reasoning especially given that others were being served unlimited glasses of wine. Has anyone had a similar experience? Or has anyone heard of this "policy"?

DMSFCA

Three hard alcohol drinks each in 90 minutes? Most people couldn't legally drive after that. I can imagine it's kind of embarrassing and I have no doubt as you say that you were in control but for the average folks that's hitting it pretty hard, you aren't at a nightclub and from the perspective of Amex, I can see why they don't want someone stumbling to the gate intoxicated or drunk on the plane and word gets out that it was Amex that was serving them. You have to figure that their policies are aimed at protecting the dainty from doing something dumb on the plane.

Don't take it personally, I'm sure that's just a policy they have to enforce for everyone. If we were 95-pound weaklings they would be scraping us off the floor. They probably don't want to have to make a judgement call every time someone comes to the bar.

Odd that they would say you can have unlimited wine or beer. Did they just figure it takes more time to drink beer and with the wine you are just getting those little 1oz samplers and would get frustrated before you could consume much?

Source; bartended my way through college and it can be really hard to judge someone's alcohol tolerance just looking at them and taking their word would be the last thing I'd do.

heatheresq

Lol! Thanks for the expertise. I definitely hear you. It was just so embarrassing and different from what I've experienced in the lounge. I wish that something was posted so I wouldn't have felt like an exception. Fail.