flyershmlyer

Just received email. I guess there won't be different between regular Priority Pass and PP Select:


We regret to inform you that United Club lounges, one of our partners, have unfortunately chosen to no longer participate in the Priority Pass lounge access program, effective May 15th 2015. While this does mean that our Members will no longer have access to United Club’s 49 lounges (41 located in 26 airports in the US and 8 at international locations) we are pleased to advise that alternative lounges are immediately available at 17 of the 34 airports affected (10 in the US and 7 at international airports) meaning minimal disruption for Priority Pass Members traveling through these locations.

Scott218

There are some major airports without PP access going forward including SFO.
http://www.experiencetheskies.com/pr...-united-clubs/

GateGuardian

Just an FYI. Majority of the United Lounges are not accepting PP anymore

Effective 15MAY15 the United Club lounges in the following locations will no longer be part of the program, please note where an alternate lounge is available in the airport location this has been highlighted below. Please filter by region to display United Club lounges in other locations.

Austin, TX (AUS) - Bergstorm International - West Concourse

Boston, MA (BOS) - Boston Logan International - Terminal B

Chicago, IL (ORD) - O'Hare International - Terminals 1 & 2 x4

Cleveland, OH (CLE) - Hopkins International - Concourse C

Dallas, TX (DFW) - Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) - Terminal E
Alternate lounge available - The Club At DFW - Terminal D, adjacent to Gate 22**

Denver, CO (DEN) - Denver CO International - Concourse B x2

Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) - Hollywood International - Terminal 1

Honolulu, HI (HNL)- Honolulu International
Alternate lounge available - IASS Hawaii Lounge

Houston, TX (IAH) - George Bush Intercontinental - Terminals A, B, C & E x5
Alternate lounge available - KLM Crown Lounge - Terminal D**

Las Vegas, NV (LAS) - McCarran International - Terminal 1
Alternate lounges available:-
The Club At LAS - Terminal 1
The Club At LAS - Terminal 3**

Los Angeles, CA (LAX) - Los Angeles International - Terminal 7 x2
Alternate lounge available - Alaska Airlines Board Room - Terminal 6**

Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN (MSP) - International - Terminal 1 Lindbergh

New York, NY (JFK) - J.F. Kennedy International - Terminal 7

New York, NY (LGA) - La Guardia International - United Terminal
Alternate lounge available - Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge - Central Terminal Building (Landside)**

New York, NJ (EWR) - New York Newark International - Terminals C1, C2/3 & A2
Alternate lounge available - Art & Lounge - Terminal B (Landside - next to Skylink station)**

Orange County, CA (SNA) - John Wayne - Terminal B

Orlando, FL (MCO) - Orlando International - Terminal B

Philadelphia, PA (PHL) - International - Concourse C/D

Phoenix, AZ (PHX) - Sky Harbor International - Concourse 2

Portland (PDX) -International - Concourse E
Alternate lounge available - Alaska Airlines Board Room - Concourse C**

San Antonio, TX (SAT) - International Terminal B

San Diego, CA (SAN) - International - Terminal 2 West

San Francisco (SFO) - International - International and Domestic Terminals 3 x3

Seattle, WA (SEA) - Tacoma International - Concourse A
Alternate lounges available:-
The Club At SEA - Concourse A
The Club At SEA - South Satellite, S Gates**
Alaska Airlines Board Room - Concourse D**

Washington, DC (DC) - Washington DC National - Terminal B

Washington DC (IAD) - Dulles International - Midfield Terminal Concourses C & D x3
Alternate lounge available - British Airways Galleries Lounge - Midfield Terminal - Concourse B**

mgn2000

I got the same email from PP. I have PP membership from Amex Canada Plat.

sdix

Total devaluation of the PP program but since Amex holders don't have access anyway it's a moot point. UA really had to do something about overcrowding. Perhaps this is it.

GateGuardian

Well only US Amex holders didn't have access. Other countries have access.

LAXRuss

Does this mean that Priority Pass can basically do away with the "Select" designation in the U.S.? It seems to me the lock out from the United lounges was the only reason they created the "Select" designation on the U.S. issued credit cards including AMEX U.S? After all this drama I hope at some point in the future that Centurion can unveil some new benefit that has a real "WOW" factor after the recent losses in benefits in various card markets.... or are those days where we could expect really exclusive elite status gone as we progress through the card's development and ongoing history?.

Clipper801

This is very disappointing news.

The PP is almost useless in the U.S.

stutz88

AMEX must do something about PP now! It's ridiculous that such a powerful company lags behind. They need to invest to open more centurion lounges ASAP!

flyershmlyer

I meant PP will be like PP select, and not the other way around.

jerryhung

While UA Club really wasn't that fancy to visit, it's still a LOSS of benefits to AMEX, especially Canadian AMEX Plat... we lost CX MPC Gold, now PP, without any new benefits like Boingo (for USA?)

I visited the SEA UA Club (in Terminal A), it was meh... no real food or snack at all

Clipper801

First, it was AA, then a "watered down" DL access, now UA no longer participates.

mia

Entirely predictable, and not in any way under American Express's control.

When DL merged with NW, Delta withdrew all of their lounges from Priority Pass.

When UA merged with CO, United restricted Priority Pass access by excluding memberships subsidized by USA-based card issuers. Priority Pass invented the Select memberships to reflect this designation. Now UA is withdrawing entirely.

When AA merged with US, American withdrew all of their lounges from Priority Pass.

The reality is that the three legacy carriers have little motivation to allow occasional flyers to use their lounges. Their lounge networks no longer have surplus capacity, and they can use access to encourage loyalty.

Clipper801

They conveniently omitted to mention that some lounges are located landside, such as the one at EWR. It defeated the whole idea of relaxing for one's flight at a lounge.

I can also imagine how full those lounges would be post May 15, 2015.

Sorry Amex, you have to do offer something to worth the annual fee charged for The Platinum card.

krazykanuck

The US lounges went the way of the Dodo bird too, though that wasn't a terrible loss IMO. The US lounges I had visited, even at CLT, had nothing but crappy beer and pretzels for free.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but PP/Centurion works for me. I have the KLM lounge at IAH which is far above the level of a UC, even with their improved food offerings. My most visited airport domestically last year was LGA, which has a Centurion lounge. I also use the crap out of PP when traveling internationally, since I don't have status with any of the alliances.

And I agree that they don't need PP/Lounge Club/etc. Between the normal access privileges, credit cards, one time passes, etc., the lounges are busy. The last time I was in a UC was IAH T-C south in December and the place was packed to the gills. I had to go to the 3rd floor to get a seat.