Now Permanent: Amex Cardholders Get Access to Multiple Lufthansa Lounges

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Amex's partnership with Lufthansa lounges in Munich and Frankfurt is now permanent. In fact, it's expanded. Now, cardmembers of  The Platinum Card^® from American Express, The Business Platinum Card^® from American Express, and Centurion^® Card from American Express have access to select Lufthansa lounges beyond Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC), including locations in other countries — even the U.S.

How It Works

Access to the lounges is available to Amex Platinum- and Centurion-cardholders. Which lounge you can access will depend on your card and your class of travel.

Cardmembers of the Amex Platinum and the Business Platinum Card have the following level of access:

• When flying economy, get access to the business class lounge.
• When flying in business class, get access to the Senator lounge.

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Amex Centurion Card holders have access to the first class, Senator, and business lounges regardless of their class of travel.

To access the lounges travelers, have to show the following:

• A valid Amex Platinum or Amex Centurion Card.
• Government-issued photo ID.
• Same day Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa, SWISS, or Austrian Airlines) boarding pass.

Participating Lufthansa Lounges

The access policy applies to multiple participating Lufthansa lounges and not at other airports in Germany. Airports with accessible Lufthansa lounges include:

• Boston (BOS)
• Berlin (BER)
• Detroit (DTW)
• Dubai (DXB)
• Dusseldorf (DUS)
• Frankfurt (FRA)
• Hamburg (HAM)
• Hannover (HAJ)
• London (LHR)
• Milan (MXP)
• Munich (MUC)
• Newark (EWR)
• New York–Kennedy (JFK)
• Paris (CDG)
• Stuttgart (STR)
• Washington–Dulles (IAD)

Guest Access Policy

Unfortunately, the generous access policy does not apply to guests. You're unable to bring a complimentary guest into the lounge, though Lufthansa does allow you to purchase access to several of its lounges. Depending on the lounge and airport, prices vary between $42-$77.

Our Take

Since the launch of this partnership a few years back, it has been quite a saga. After an initial access period, access was regularly extended for short periods — sometimes just a month at a time.

It always made sense for Amex to use Lufthansa lounges in Munich and Frankfurt rather than building its own. The permanent tie-up is the perfect solution for Amex to offer lower-cost lounge access and for Lufthansa to generate more revenue from its lounges.

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