AMEX lounge opening at SYD airport - 16th December 2014, T1 next to gate 24

[kpc]

Are there shower facilities in this new Amex lounge? Thanks...

 

[RooFlyer]

Did you actually read the title of the Thread?

{Desperately tries to think of a face saving reply}

Fails.

"Only the first bit"

 

[moa999]

Are there shower facilities in this new Amex lounge? Thanks...

No. Too small.
There are however some downstairs in the SkyTeam lounge

 

[kpc]

No. Too small.
There are however some downstairs in the SkyTeam lounge

Thanks. Are you allowed to use the showers downstairs? Another Q: How does the guest system work? If you enter with 1 guest, using one of the Amex cards that only allow 2 visits per year, is that recorded against the card, and is that it for that partic. card for the calender year?

 

[moa999]

Thanks. Are you allowed to use the showers downstairs? Another Q: How does the guest system work? If you enter with 1 guest, using one of the Amex cards that only allow 2 visits per year, is that recorded against the card, and is that it for that partic. card for the calender year?

They are separate lounges, despite shared staff, so I suspect no shower access.

You + guest = 2 visits = Allocation for Calendar Year.

 

[Supersonic Swinger]

It's a nice little lounge which was relatively empty when I visited. I would have thought this might continue to be the case - most traveling with eligible cards through SYD probably have airline status or travel business/first and therefore would be accessing airline lounges?

 

[k3nnis]

Can my wife holding supplementary westpac black altitude amex enter ?

 

[M@rcoPolo]

Can my wife holding supplementary westpac black altitude amex enter ?

Should be OK - my son got in last week holding supplementary AMEX Platinum Reserve

 

[k3nnis]

Ok do they swipe the card or just glance on it??

 

[M@rcoPolo]

Ok do they swipe the card or just glance on it??

Not sure but I guess they swipe it otherwise how could they keep track of the 2 entries/year limit?
Anyway I'll ask him when he gets back!

 

[k3nnis]

Thanks appreciate it.

 

[moa999]

They definitely swipe the card.

Do supp Amex's have the same number? If so I guess it just comes off the annual limit.

 

[M@rcoPolo]

They definitely swipe the card.

Do supp Amex's have the same number? If so I guess it just comes off the annual limit.

Supplementary cards have different numbers...

 

[featheast]

I know CBA supp cards definitely share the same number as the primary one.

 

[AdMEL]

I know CBA supp cards definitely share the same number as the primary one.

As far as I'm aware, most if not all, major banks supp cards have the same number as the primary card.

 

[k3nnis]

Yeah the Westpac cards have different numbers...

 

[albyd]

Wow that must be a new development as the Westpac supps have always had the same number.

 

[k3nnis]

I will double check tonight....

 

[kpc]

Yeah the Westpac cards have different numbers...

I will double check tonight....

Have same number...(mine anyway)

 

[M@rcoPolo]

AMEX-issued cards have different numbers for supplementary cards.

My NAB (VISA) card shares the same number with a supplementary card and it's a bloody nightmare to reconcile expenses comes statement time... also by sharing the same number what happens when one of the cards is lost / compromised?