Jan 17, 2017, 2:18 pm
Centurion Lounge PHL (opened 31 Oct 2017)
Feb 11, 2017, 9:58 am
#17
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I haven't had the pleasure to visit a Centurion lounge. I am spending a night at PHL next Friday 2/17 so it looks like I'm going to miss an opportunity for my first visit by a few months. Certainly looking forward to enjoying a good lounge experience. Best of luck to all.
Feb 11, 2017, 5:19 pm
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Odd choice for a lounge (vs. DEN, ORD, IAD, IAH, ATL, ...). In my last 400 flights I've been to PHL twice so this isn't going to be incentive for me to keep the card.
Feb 12, 2017, 10:05 am
#19
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Is PHL connected airside? Can passengers traveling on UA/DL (Terminal D?) get to this without re-clearing security?
Feb 18, 2017, 8:03 pm
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Crazy!
Didn't expect PHL to be on the short list.
Didn't expect PHL to be on the short list.
Mar 17, 2017, 6:11 pm
#22
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How many is "Many", 3, 4, 100s, or ? Just curious where the "many" have posted their dislike for PHL. Is it on some online survey? Regardless, I really don't see what liking, or disliking an airport has to do with a business decision to install a Centurion Lounge. If that was the case JFK, LAX, ORD and x would have zero lounges.
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Mar 19, 2017, 11:07 am
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Plus, IAH already has one, ATL isn't going to happen with all the SCs, I agree DEN would be great but perhaps the traffic level isn't there, ORD is the biggest one missing but where do you put it - the AA or the UA terminals?, and IAD strikes me as a space issue
Mar 19, 2017, 11:42 am
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It's in the top 25 busiest U.S. airports. Therefore, it is not an odd choice. Amex will put lounges in as many of the top 25 as is feasible. Of course they will target AA and UA.
Mar 31, 2017, 9:01 am
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I think you are missing the large number of Amex cardmembers in PHL. Maybe people are not connecting through PHL, but PHL is a big market.
I suspect that was the reason Amex added US Airways lounges to the network a few years ago. Once that was gone with the merger, PHL cardmembers were left was without lounge access (unless you fly Delta, which I started to once AA spiraled down).
So I'm really happy that it's coming to PHL, but I do question it's location. It's in the far west end of the airport. Couldn't they have located a bit closer to B/C/D?
I suspect that was the reason Amex added US Airways lounges to the network a few years ago. Once that was gone with the merger, PHL cardmembers were left was without lounge access (unless you fly Delta, which I started to once AA spiraled down).
So I'm really happy that it's coming to PHL, but I do question it's location. It's in the far west end of the airport. Couldn't they have located a bit closer to B/C/D?
Apr 2, 2017, 4:15 pm
#28
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I was in PHL last week and the area above the BA lounge is covered up. I'll be there again sunday and I'll take another look!
Apr 3, 2017, 8:39 am
#29
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Given that work in PHL typically takes longer than anticipated, I'd say very unlikely.
As for the location, I really don't think there are many places for an airside lounge in A-east/B/C. D might have some space above the new security area, but at that point it's far from A and the international departures.
As for the location, I really don't think there are many places for an airside lounge in A-east/B/C. D might have some space above the new security area, but at that point it's far from A and the international departures.
May 18, 2017, 5:33 am
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Given that work in PHL typically takes longer than anticipated, I'd say very unlikely.
As for the location, I really don't think there are many places for an airside lounge in A-east/B/C. D might have some space above the new security area, but at that point it's far from A and the international departures.
As for the location, I really don't think there are many places for an airside lounge in A-east/B/C. D might have some space above the new security area, but at that point it's far from A and the international departures.