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Old Sep 28, 2025 | 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by jejb
Yes, it's listed here:

https://global.americanexpress.com/c...erms/centurion

Scroll down to '"Arrival and Departure Services". It lists Zurich (ZRH) as an eligible airport but doesn't say who provides the service.
that’s not only unclear, but also severely restricted it appears. Would be interesting to know, however, what you get at ZRH
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Old Oct 5, 2025 | 11:58 am
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The Switzerland Centurion Card has a 10x (one way) per year benefit to use the VIP Services at either ZRH or GVA.

It’s the full use of lounge, private security and immigration, limousine to/from aircraft. The flights must be booked through Centurion travel service and so award flights are ineligible.
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Old Oct 10, 2025 | 4:56 am
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Question re. lounge access, will fly GRU-ZRH in LX F and then on a separate ticket ZRH-MUC-MAD.
I know I will be able to access the F lounge in ZRH but can I also access the F lounge in MUC on the basis of having arrived on an LX F flight the same day or only SEN lounge?
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Old Oct 10, 2025 | 5:16 am
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Originally Posted by CH_flyer
Question re. lounge access, will fly GRU-ZRH in LX F and then on a separate ticket ZRH-MUC-MAD.
I know I will be able to access the F lounge in ZRH but can I also access the F lounge in MUC on the basis of having arrived on an LX F flight the same day or only SEN lounge?
Technically, you cannot access the FCL at MUC, but you can always ask and say you arrived in F on LX the same morning. You cannot expect to be admitted, but some LD will let you in.
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Old Oct 10, 2025 | 6:45 am
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Originally Posted by worldclubber
Technically, you cannot access the FCL at MUC, but you can always ask and say you arrived in F on LX the same morning. You cannot expect to be admitted, but some LD will let you in.
That's not what the rules say. https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/admission-rules says "entry to the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt is only possible with a confirmed First Class flight on the same day with Lufthansa, SWISS or Discover Airlines" (it's the 1 condition by FCL/FCT, so I assume it applies to both). However, Star Alliance has a different rule, which is lounge access only if qualified on departing flight, which prevents people connecting in business using the Polaris Lounges in the US for instance. I think confusion about the different rules leads to the impression (enforced sometimes on entry) that you must be arriving or departing that airport in F, but if you point to a copy of the page and press your case you might get lucky.
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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 1:39 am
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Follow-up question, I assume if I were to book the direct flight with IB or UX as LX is full that day I could still access the FCL on the basis of my arriving flight and just wait for the departure of my other flight there right?
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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 2:24 am
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Originally Posted by CH_flyer
Follow-up question, I assume if I were to book the direct flight with IB or UX as LX is full that day I could still access the FCL on the basis of my arriving flight and just wait for the departure of my other flight there right?
Just use your F arrival BP for entry, any other separate tickets are not relevant.
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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 4:00 am
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Originally Posted by chris63
Just use your F arrival BP for entry, any other separate tickets are not relevant.
yes, this is correct

I’ve had an issue with flying JFK-GVA-ZRH on a single ticket; the LD at ZRH has been difficult saying I had to use the SEN lounge but after some time was able to access using my JFK-GVA BP

initially she did not want to use it saying “this is Zurich and not Geneva” but ultimately did and I was able to access after a frustrating but what I chose to remember as humorous delay.
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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 12:49 pm
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Originally Posted by johnm266
yes, this is correct

I’ve had an issue with flying JFK-GVA-ZRH on a single ticket; the LD at ZRH has been difficult saying I had to use the SEN lounge but after some time was able to access using my JFK-GVA BP

initially she did not want to use it saying “this is Zurich and not Geneva” but ultimately did and I was able to access after a frustrating but what I chose to remember as humorous delay.
It's same-day arrival on an LX flight in F that counts, also gives you access in FRA, MUC, and VIE, so why not ZRH. She should get training.
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Old Dec 25, 2025 | 7:32 pm
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How about JFK-FRA (LH F), then connecting to a same-day but separate LX ticket FRA-ZRH-BCN? Will there be FCL access in ZRH?
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Old Jan 17, 2026 | 1:12 am
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Searching on the LX/LH website, it says that for HON access to ZRH First Class lounge is permitted when flying Star Alliance operated flight. Is this really the case? I’ve a LOT flight coming up on LO ticket, based on what I saw I should have access, correct?
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Old Jan 17, 2026 | 1:21 am
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Yes, you will have access. Only the limousine service is not provided *Alliance flights.
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Old Jan 17, 2026 | 1:38 am
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BTW - is there day room also in A? For a long transit from non-Schengen to Schengen - I don’t like the idea staying in E lounge then on my own to immigration to A later :-)
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Old Jan 17, 2026 | 4:39 am
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Originally Posted by LHSEN
BTW - is there day room also in A? For a long transit from non-Schengen to Schengen - I don’t like the idea staying in E lounge then on my own to immigration to A later :-)
No, just the 2 bedrooms in FCLE & you can check with the PA in A that one is available & they will then reserve it for you providing you take the next shuttle.

E to A is 10 minutes & as long as you are avoiding the ‘bank’ of longhaul arrivals, never a wait at passport control to enter A
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Old Jan 21, 2026 | 7:27 am
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Slightly OT: I haven’t seen much discussion yet about the new “First Class” lounge opened by Swissport in ZRH E. Is the Suites by Aspire Lounge in E a credible alternative to the FCL E?

It appears to be ŕ la carte only, with a more limited food selection compared to LX FCL, though the drinks list doesn’t look too bad. There’s a CHF 30 upsell compared with the standard Aspire Lounge.
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