Centurion Lounge LAX TBIT (opened March 9, 2020; reopened June 15, 2022)

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Apr 13, 2021, 7:10 pm

#286

IADCAflyer

Join Date: Sep 2000

Location: DCA/IAD

Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt

Posts: 7,816

LAX still in grab/go mode? What is in the "grab and go"? My options seem to be the Alaska lounge or the CL for LAX... This would be around 11:00 am.

Apr 14, 2021, 1:55 pm

#287

FlyerBeek

Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: WAS/TYO

Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al

Posts: 5,913

Quote:

Originally Posted by IADCAflyer

LAX still in grab/go mode? What is in the "grab and go"? My options seem to be the Alaska lounge or the CL for LAX... This would be around 11:00 am.

Yes, still grab-and-go only. Current menu posted below; it hasn't changed in the last two months. I asked today and was told they have no update or estimate for when the CL will be reopened. They're trying and I still have a hard time faulting the CL for LAX's nonsensical policies (for example, why it's perfectly acceptable to eat in some airport lounges but not others or why the airport has banned outside food from being allowed in airline lounges while being perfectly fine with eating the same food in a packed gate area).

-FlyerBeek

Apr 14, 2021, 2:38 pm

#288

NYC Flyer

Join Date: Dec 1999

Location: NYC/PHX

Programs: IATA, Sabre, AvgeekAgent

Posts: 1,958

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyerBeek

They're trying and I still have a hard time faulting the CL for LAX's nonsensical policies (for example, why it's perfectly acceptable to eat in some airport lounges but not others...

Having seen AA,AS,DL and UA, in addition to the CL, pursue differing approaches on any given day over the course of the pandemic, perhaps it's the lounge operators' respective interpretation of rules and/or implementation lead time that is at issue here. It seems pretty clear to me that Amex is trying to minimize staffing at this club right now due to reduced foot traffic in the terminal (and I don't blame them).

dw, FlyerBeek and bzcat like this.

Apr 14, 2021, 3:54 pm

#289

FlyerBeek

Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: WAS/TYO

Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al

Posts: 5,913

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC Flyer

perhaps it's the lounge operators' respective interpretation of rules and/or implementation lead time that is at issue here. It seems pretty clear to me that Amex is trying to minimize staffing at this club right now due to reduced foot traffic in the terminal (and I don't blame them).

Perhaps (and I also don't blame them for wanting to reduce costs), but AMEX'S desires to reduce costs might not be mutually exclusive with current regulatory burdens. The CL staff have been clear that the regulatory authorities have different requirements/policies for airline vs non-airline lounges at LAX. I find it hard to believe they're lying about that, and up-thread someone mentioned differences in liquor licensing that could partly explain some of the issues we're seeing here. Also, CL cost-avoidance still doesn't explain the other lounge policy inconsistencies at LAX we currently see that don't involve the CL.

-FlyerBeek

NYC Flyer likes this.

Apr 14, 2021, 8:06 pm

#290

IADCAflyer

Join Date: Sep 2000

Location: DCA/IAD

Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt

Posts: 7,816

Thanks for posting the menu. Flew into LAX about 30 minutes late owing to not one but two people being kicked off our flight. Didnt have enough time to walk from T5 to TBIT, so I went to the Alaska Club instead. Soup and salad was just fine.

Apr 17, 2021, 1:47 pm

#291

SFO777

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Denver • DEN-APA

Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 21,602

Noon April 17th and no change. Still closed and no idea when it will open “we haven’t been told”. Grab and Go choice of fried chicken wrap or sweet potato/slaw wrap. We took one of each for our no food DL flight to DEN.

SPN Lifer likes this.

Apr 22, 2021, 11:56 pm

#292

ManFactSpendLA

Join Date: May 2015

Posts: 508

Thanks for sharing menu, is there one for breakfast or is it same all day?

Apr 23, 2021, 7:08 am

#293

SFO777

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Denver • DEN-APA

Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 21,602

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManFactSpendLA

Thanks for sharing menu, is there one for breakfast or is it same all day?

Same all day.

Apr 23, 2021, 8:45 am

#294

ManFactSpendLA

Join Date: May 2015

Posts: 508

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfo777

same all day.

🙏🏻

Apr 24, 2021, 11:32 pm

#295

kpott

Join Date: Dec 2005

Location: Los Angeles

Programs: WN CP & A-List, National ES

Posts: 164

Any updates on opening? Is there a number to call or way to find out if they are open for seating inside?

Apr 24, 2021, 11:42 pm

#296

dhuey

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend

Join Date: Feb 2001

Location: Berkeley, CA USA

Programs: Piggly Wiggly "Shop the Pig!" Preferred Shopper

Posts: 57,083

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpott

Any updates on opening? Is there a number to call or way to find out if they are open for seating inside?

I have no idea, but I suspect a lot of reopenings will occur on the June 15 date Gov. Newsom has mentioned. Exactly what will happen on that date is still being worked out, but something big is in store. The advantage of delaying a reopening until then is you don't have to set everything up for the current restrictions, and then repeat the process for the June 15 change.

Apr 25, 2021, 8:20 am

#297

Join Date: Jun 1999

Location: NYC/LA

Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb

Posts: 7,489

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpott

Any updates on opening? Is there a number to call or way to find out if they are open for seating inside?

Not sure how quickly it will be updated once the lounge finally opens for seating, but I’d check the lounge finder tool online or in the mobile app.

Apr 25, 2021, 8:51 am

#298

Kacee

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend

Join Date: Apr 2013

Location: PHX

Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)

Posts: 56,470

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhuey

I have no idea, but I suspect a lot of reopenings will occur on the June 15 date Gov. Newsom has mentioned.

I don't think this has anything to do with statewide restrictions per se. It is based either on LA County (which still purports to have a quarantine for arriving travelers if you can believe it) and/or some asinine LAWA restriction. The fact that AMEX allows indoor dining at SFO but not LAX just shows how silly this is.

SFO777, cuthroat and Brandinho1 like this.

Apr 26, 2021, 3:42 pm

#299

DENDave

Join Date: May 2018

Location: DEN

Programs: UA, AA, Hilton, Marriott

Posts: 53

LAX Centurion Status

Passing through LAX Sunday and wondering if anyone knows if the Centurion there is still grab-and-go only. Debating on if it's worth going over there (I'll be in T4 or 5, I believe).

Apr 26, 2021, 4:01 pm

#300

gengar

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: LAS ORD

Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir

Posts: 5,992

Quote:

Originally Posted by DENDave

Passing through LAX Sunday and wondering if anyone knows if the Centurion there is still grab-and-go only. Debating on if it's worth going over there (I'll be in T4 or 5, I believe).

Please see https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...2020-a-20.html - updates on this even within the last 10 days.