![]() I accessed the lounge using my Platinum Card, bringing Jessy in as one of my two allowed guests. Of course, if you’re lucky enough to hold a Centurion Card (also known as a “Black Card”), then you’ll also get access to the Centurion Lounge and some exclusive spaces inside. Centurion Lounge Mexico City – EntranceĪmerican Express Centurion Lounges are accessible by holding an American Express Platinum Card or American Express Business Platinum Card issued anywhere in the world, including in Canada and the US. If a Centurion cardholder were to show up, then the lounge attendant gates off the Platinum queue and attends to the Centurion cardholder first before returning to the lowly Platinum cardholders. There are two separate queues for Platinum and Centurion cardholders. The lounge entrance is adorned with the signature Centurion sign and gladiator logo. Centurion Lounge Mexico City – Stairway access The second-floor lounge area is accessible via stairs or an elevator. Mexico City International Airport – Terminal 2 concourse It was a relief to make our way upstairs after clearing security. The Centurion Lounge is located on the second floor above the main concourse, alongside a few other lounges operated by HSBC and Citi. Hopefully, Mexico City’s new Felipe Ángeles International Airport can help with the overcrowding issues when it opens in early 2022. Turned out to be unnecessary as the Condor hamsters were fed and spinning their wheels, and the website did happily produce a boarding pass 24 hrs prior to departure, and so I was able to cancel the AS dummy flight at that time.Benito Juarez International Airport is a busy spot on the best of days, let alone during the morning bank of US-bound flights on the week that the US had just implemented new proof of vaccination requirements before boarding. So I booked a one-way award from LAX that was scheduled to depart about two hours after my arrival and figured I would use that BP to get into the CL dungeon (and then, of course, would cancel it). So… I figured, while perhaps not 100% fair and ethical, it *is* to some degree AS fault if they can’t give me the DE boarding pass I need to get into the CL lounge. And Priority Pass has effectively no services at LAX. And Condor’s ticket counter only opens about 3-4 hrs before departure since they only have a single flight every other day or so. ![]() Except that AS is notorious for not being able to issue partner boarding passes, and Condor is notorious for having a website that is badly functional and often doesn’t allow online checkin. Single ticket, so I should be able to use the Centurion lounge. ![]() Here is the ethical dilemma that I faced a few months ago: I had a six hour connection at LAX, connecting from AS to Condor. Our society is based on loopholes (real or perceived) that some people use because they think it is "fair". It is considered illegal to book "hacker" fares that can save you money but it is completely legal for airlines to overbook and bump passengers off of a flight that someone paid for. Is it fair to the airlines (or Amex) to book a flight that you have no intention of using just to gain access to a lounge? Rules in our society almost always favor the corporation over the individual. The real issue here seems to be about "fairness". ![]()
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