Haha.. Damage control mode. Looks like I'm gonna be using my Citi PM for the last time at LCCT this month.


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Yea. Guess I'll have to use my Amex Plat and SCB VI from November onwards. And I'll have to bring one less guest with me

No. Effective 1 November 2012, both Citi PremierMiles and Citi Platinum no longer grant free access to LCCT Plaza Premium Lounge.

Maybe he asked because the immediate few posts above specifically mentioned only the Citi PM.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Oct 16 2012, 11:38 AM

No, the PPL at KLIA is located at the Satellite Building and is only accessible to passengers traveling on international flights.

You are welcome.

The Priority Pass card is issued with a validity of 2 years.

Yes, it is by calendar year. And you only need to present the Priority Pass card for access to any PPL globally.

Yes, free unlimited access, but for KLIA only, not LCCT.

Not sure if you can bring guests. But even if so, you will be charged for your guests' lounge access.

Yes, as per Priority Pass website, there are PPL lounges only at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.

Yes, upon request.

But recently Citibank has added a line on their website which states "Renewal of GPP is upon request and subject to Citibank’s discretion and Cardmembers’ payment of Card annual fees". Not too sure how it works. Does it mean the Priority Pass card will only be renewed upon payment of the PremierMiles annual fee? If that is the case, it would be cheaper to pay for the 2 times PPL access compared to the RM600 annual fee.

It is supposed to be issued with 2 years validity. What is the validity period embossed on your PP card?

You are welcome. My PP card expiry's 09/13

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Oct 26 2012, 01:25 AM

That depends on the terms and conditions of your credit card. With the Priority Pass card, you can always bring guests in. The issue is whether your bank will charge you for your guests' access. For example, the 2 times overseas entitlement of Citibank card can be utilized by bringing a guest for one visit without being charged. However, for Standard Chartered, the Priority Pass card allows the principal cardholder UNLIMITED access to any PPL lounges worldwide. But if you bring any guests, your card will be charged USD27 per guest per visit.

From my personal experience, for PPL lounges in Malaysia, if you have 3 cards granting you free access, you can bring 2 guests with you without being charged. But in Singapore lounges, only the cardholder has free access, guests' entries will be charged accordingly, ie, you cannot assign the cardholder's entitlement to a third party.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Oct 26 2012, 11:00 PM

I'm not sure about arrival, but you can definitely use it for departure. It's located at the Airside at the right end of the Departure Transit Hall on the mezzanine floor, near Gates D30 and D40.

Yup.

Yup, effective 1 Nov 2012.

However, the Citibank PM and Platinum still grant unlimited 2-hour free access to the PPL at KLIA, Senai and Langkawi.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Nov 7 2012, 07:13 PM

Quite a number of cards still grant free unlimited access to PPL LCCT, eg, Amex Platinum Charge Card, Amex Platinum Credit Card, SCB VI, UOB VI, Alliance VI.

Does that mean access to PPL klia2 will be limited to passengers travelling on international flights? If so, both PPL at KLIA and klia2 will cater to international flights only.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Nov 8 2012, 04:25 PM

Extract of email from Standard Chartered dated 10 November 2012:

While we are in the midst of planning to further reward you with even greater benefits in the second quarter of 2013, there is a need to alter our current 360° Rewards programme. We would like to inform you that the following features will be unavailable as of 2 January 2013.

We will be discontinuing the following:
0.5% CashBack on all retail transactions (Business Platinum & Business Gold)
Free access to KLIA Plaza Premium Lounge (Business Platinum & Platinum)
Complimentary Travel Accident Insurance (Business Platinum, Platinum, Titanium, Business Gold, Gold and Classic)
Complimentary Home/Motoring Assistance (Gold & Classic)
Complimentary Purchase Protection Plan (Business Platinum, Platinum, Titanium, Business Gold, Gold, Priority Banking Visa Infinite and Visa Infinite)

We will also be temporarily making unavailable 360° Reward Points on local and foreign currency spend for all Standard Chartered credit cards, meaning no points will be awarded for credit card spends until further notice.

They are already suspending reward points for card spending until further notice, hope they don't start cutting my VI airport lounge benefits. Otherwise, it would be the last straw for me. >.<

Besides granting you access to KLIA PPL as mentioned by Gen-X, if you happen to use Senai and Langkawi airports, the Citi PremierMiles and Platinum also grants you access to the two PPLs there.

Only access to the LCCT PPL was discontinued.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Nov 13 2012, 11:51 AM

I'm not sure about your case but personally, I visit Singapore more often than the other SEA countries.

My previous CIMB Preferred card only grants me unlimited access to the Green Market Lounge at Changi T2, whereas my Citi PremierMiles Priority Pass grants me access to any of the 5 lounges at Changi T1, T2 and T3, but limited to 2 complimentary entries per calendar year.

Since MAS operates from T2 and AirAsia from T1, I guess which card benefits me more would also depend on how often I go there and which carrier I use more often.

In response to my query on the conditions for renewal of the Global Priority Pass (GPP) membership for Citibank PremierMiles, attached is a screenshot of the reply from Citibank Malaysia.



As per Citibank's reply, an active PM credit card will be based on if:
i. Customer spends actively at least once a month; and
ii. Customer renews the PM card with annual membership fee paid.

Does that mean the GPP membership will not be renewed if we manage to obtain a waiver for the PM card annual fee of RM600?

Note: This was also posted in the Citibank Credit Cards thread.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Nov 14 2012, 07:08 PM

I managed to get my annual fee waiver in July this year without any fuss. However, the Priority Pass card was not due for renewal yet as it is valid for 2 years.

This post has been edited by Explorer II: Dec 2 2012, 08:39 AM