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Airplane cards are getting cheaper, but it becomes more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge.
Capital one is the youngest company that limits access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding.
From February 1st, venture X and venture x -visite card holder can no longer automatically bring a guest to lounges or bring authorized second card users.
Instead, you have to pay 125 US dollars annually for each other card holder to keep your access to the lounge, $ 45 per guest per visit and $ 25 per guest from 17 or disciples. The fee of 125 US dollars also includes the second card holder access to a network of priority pass lounges.
“Since the airport lounges are becoming increasingly popular in the industry, we saw how our customers are increasingly meeting waiting times to enter them,” said Capital One in a statement. “It is important to us that we entertain a great experience of the Airport Lounge for our corporate customers of venture X and venture X and at the same time deliver first-class premium travel maps at an accessible price.”
Primary ticket holders have to spend at least 75,000 US dollars per calendar year to bring up to two free free guests to the capital -1 lounges and a guest on capital -1 landings, smaller lounges that were built for travelers who tend to spend less time at the airport, such as those who drive to short flights.
The special need of 75,000 US dollars for free guests meet what to do American Express announced two years ago, also a measure to minimize the procedure and keep the clubs exclusively.
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Credit card companies have increased their airport lounge networks in recent years and opened new locations to cope with demand. The access of Airport Lounge was a central advantage that was associated with premium cards that generally delivered an annual fee.
The Venture X card, which was launched in 2021, costs 395 US JPmorgan Chase Fees for the Chase Sapphire Reserve, both of which are delivered with airport lounges.
“When it comes to lounges, Capital One is a Challenger brand; they are an outsider,” said Henry Harteveldt, founder of the atmospheric research group.
Capital One has lounges at the International Airport Denver, the international airport Dallas-Fort Worth, the international airport Washington Dulles and the international airport Harry Reid in Las Vegas. It is planned to open John F. Kennedy International Airport and one of his landings at Laguardia Airport this year.
However, the new restrictions show that Capital One is not immune to its popularity, which leads to large crowds.
“Like Amex, these lounges like Chase have become the victim of their own success,” said Harteveldt. “No lounge operator wants you to be as overall as the public areas of the airport.”
Airlines have also increased prices for access to airport lounges and built larger ones to meet the influx.
Delta air linesFor example, comprehensive changes to the guidelines for the lounge access made, e.g. B. unlimited visits in favor of annual upper limits.
And last summer Delta introduced his first Delta One Lounge to be dedicated to customers in his highest cabin class. It is planned to open a new one in Seattle later this month.
American airlines And United airlines Have also expanded their airport lounges and opened new top animal for customers who travel on long-haul flights in premium courses.
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