PriorityPass

Went through TSA at JFK T1 around 9pm and tried a few Priority Pass lounges. Air France lounge turned me away saying they don’t accept PP at that hour. Lufthansa lounge also denied entry saying it was only for business class passengers. Korean Air lounge was closed when I first...

Curious how the boarding pass scan works when entering a Priority Pass lounge. Since Priority Pass is separate from the airlines, it seems unlikely they have full access to airline passenger databases to verify every boarding pass. So what information actually gets pulled when...

Stopped at the SMF Priority Pass lounge with my wife and 4 kids. Showed the attendant my PP account on my phone, she typed something in, smiled, and said “we’re all set.” No mention of guest fees. No total. No warning. I didn’t hand over an Amex or any other card. A few days...

I get Priority Pass through Chase and I keep running into this issue. I’ll ask a non-Chase lounge how many guests I can bring and they’ll say they don’t know. Then later I see guest charges hit my card. Is there any reliable way to know in advance if a lounge will charge for...

I have Priority Pass through USBAR, which is supposed to include restaurant credits. I used to just rely on the PP app to see which restaurants participate. Today at LAX I tried multiple spots that were listed and got denied at all of them. What’s the point of showing them in...

This one made me do a double take. Someone called Chase to finally activate Priority Pass and the rep told them Chase doesn’t issue actual PP memberships anymore. Supposedly you just show the Chase card and that’s it. That sounded very wrong, and sure enough it was. They called...

We’re arriving in Barcelona around 6:45am from the US after a long haul, something like 14 to 17 hours total travel time. We’ll be exhausted, but our VRBO won’t be available until the afternoon. Does anyone know if Priority Pass Select works on arrival at BCN, either for a...

I’ll be landing internationally into ATL Terminal F and then have about a 3 hour layover before my domestic flight out of Terminal A. I’m wondering if there’s anything stopping me from clearing immigration and customs, then re entering security at Terminal F so I can use the...

Got stuck with a long layover at IST from around 11pm to 5pm the next day on Turkish. Hotel claim was rejected, long story about “shortest connection” and all that. Thinking about just camping out in one of the Priority Pass lounges overnight and heading out around 8am to do the...

Genuinely curious why more frequent travelers don’t just get the Prestige plan. I bought it this year for about $398 with a discount and it’s been great unlimited lounge, restaurant, and sleep pod access without any credit card tie-ins. Even at the regular $469, it feels like...

I have Priority Pass through my Amex Business Platinum and tried to use it for lounge access at Ontario Airport (Aspire Lounge, Terminal 4). I always thought this came with complimentary access for me plus two guests. When I checked, it looked like I’d need to pay around $9 per...

I’ve been using the same cabin bag since 2014. Bought it at the airport, always within airline limits, measured plenty of times over the years with no problems. On my latest Ryanair flight, staff decided it was suddenly too wide by about a centimeter and charged me £75 at the...

I just realized I never actually enrolled in Priority Pass through Amex. Did it today, but I’m flying tomorrow so the physical card obviously won’t arrive in time. Anyone know if The Club at SFO will accept access without the physical Priority Pass card? App, membership number,...

Flying Cathay Pacific out of SFO midweek and planning to arrive around 8:30 AM at the international terminal. For anyone who’s tried recently, do you actually have a shot at getting into any of the Priority Pass lounges there, even right around opening time? Or is it one of...

Flying through T3 soon and trying to get a feel for the lounge situation now that Club Aspire is closed. Seems like No1 Lounge gets packed pretty reliably, especially this time of year, so pre booking might be the only way to avoid getting turned away. Anyone been through...

I actually got into the Swissport lounge at O Hare today. I know it’s kind of a running joke here. I’ve been flying out of Chicago for years and somehow never managed to get in until now. Yeah it’s basic, but honestly not the worst lounge I’ve been in. After all the horror...

PP says this “lounge” is right past security in 2E L gates, nope. It’s in the far corner before security, which sent us on a wild goose chase after we’d already cleared. A helpful airport employee even walked us back… straight out of the secure area. Had to go through security...