Centurion Lounge LAX TBIT (opened March 9, 2020; reopened June 15, 2022)
Apr 2, 2021, 8:54 am
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Apr 2, 2021, 9:04 am
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Apr 2, 2021, 11:00 am
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I think that's a possibility, though I suspect the international lounges just aren't open because of economics. What's odd is that indoor dining has been open in LA County for a few weeks now (albeit with reduced capacity), so I continue to suspect that it's not just airport authority or local government restrictions that are preventing the CL from being fully open.
AA, DL, UA, AS lounges are open because they have much more domestic passengers passing through the terminals.
Apr 2, 2021, 11:53 am
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Quite a difference from JFK International lounges. Even if there isn't a lot of passengers, several lounges are still open. I've used the AF lounge several times during the pandemic. And KL pax use the DL lounge. But I think JFK must have more intl pax than LAX, especially to Europe.
Apr 2, 2021, 3:25 pm
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Quite a difference from JFK International lounges. Even if there isn't a lot of passengers, several lounges are still open. I've used the AF lounge several times during the pandemic. And KL pax use the DL lounge. But I think JFK must have more intl pax than LAX, especially to Europe.
presumably they have the elite/J pax volume and no alternative in that terminal.
Apr 5, 2021, 1:40 pm
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Well LA County is as of today in the state’s “orange tier”, meaning a further relaxing of restrictions. Restaurants will be allowed 50% capacity, and even bars that don’t serve food will be allowed to open now (though for outdoor seating only). Can’t reasonably see any more holdups to the CL not being open due to regulatory restrictions. Even if they are subject to indoor dining restrictions, with the current level of foot traffic in TBIT, surely they could open at 50% capacity?
Apr 5, 2021, 3:34 pm
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Well LA County is as of today in the state’s “orange tier”, meaning a further relaxing of restrictions. Restaurants will be allowed 50% capacity, and even bars that don’t serve food will be allowed to open now (though for outdoor seating only). Can’t reasonably see any more holdups to the CL not being open due to regulatory restrictions. Even if they are subject to indoor dining restrictions, with the current level of foot traffic in TBIT, surely they could open at 50% capacity?
Apr 6, 2021, 9:19 am
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Does anyone know if there are sit down restaurants now open for in person dining at LAX? (Tbh I've been through LAX twice in the past few weeks but didn't even pay attention, other than noticing that the bar in T2 is definitely still closed.)
Apr 9, 2021, 10:42 am
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I was looking forward to sitting in LAX CL until I found out about the grab n go deal. Amex better open it up with the platinum card rate hikes and stop blaming lack of service on COVID. It’s not like I have the opportunity to access a CL more than a couple times a year
Apr 9, 2021, 12:18 pm
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When I stopped for the Grab n Go at LAX (3pm on a Wednesday) it was closed (For cleaning) Pretty annoyed, as there was nothing else nearby, went to the Admiral's club and had kibbles and bits.
Do they ever give points as a customer service gesture when the lounges aren't available when they should be? On the other hand, maybe it was closed due to a worker coming down with covid and needed to sanitize the place.
Do they ever give points as a customer service gesture when the lounges aren't available when they should be? On the other hand, maybe it was closed due to a worker coming down with covid and needed to sanitize the place.
Apr 9, 2021, 1:02 pm
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When I stopped for the Grab n Go at LAX (3pm on a Wednesday) it was closed (For cleaning) Pretty annoyed, as there was nothing else nearby, went to the Admiral's club and had kibbles and bits.
Do they ever give points as a customer service gesture when the lounges aren't available when they should be? On the other hand, maybe it was closed due to a worker coming down with covid and needed to sanitize the place.
Do they ever give points as a customer service gesture when the lounges aren't available when they should be? On the other hand, maybe it was closed due to a worker coming down with covid and needed to sanitize the place.
Apr 9, 2021, 1:08 pm
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Apr 9, 2021, 1:10 pm
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