Hi! may i know which PPL ur referring to? does the one in klia2 before departure gate have this facility (shower)? to me the place looks quite small and crowded from the outside so wanna make sure before my first entry
also by any chance had u stayed more than 3 hours in any of the lounge?? takut kena halau hehe

This post has been edited by wing2010: Oct 30 2015, 01:26 PM

Thanks!
and thanks again for the great info provided earlier by you and many helpful ppl from this thread, i managed to enjoy a complimentary filling meal at GM last week and the salad was awesome!

Hi, from what i understand currently AMEX is the only card that offers unlimited access to PPL KLIA, KLIA2, Penang and Kota Kinabalu right? I will be flying at least 4 times a month for the next 4 years, so i'm thinking to apply AMEX cc just for lounge entry purpose. At the moment i'm more keen to apply AMEX Krisflyer than platinum in view of cheaper annual fee (RM250 vs RM800, but fees waived for 1st year for both cards) even tho i won't be flying with SIA.

I have a few questions to AMEX card holders before i send in my application

1. unlimited PPL entry literally means.. unlimited right? I assume with the same card i will be able to enter say Penang PPL before departure and KLIA2 gateway after landing within the same day

2. there are no conditions for the unlimited lounge access? i.e. minimum spending. i've read thru the website t&c but didn't come across any related conditions. so far none of you were denied entry right? as i do not plan to do any significant swipes with amex, so spending will be minimal and i'm not sure if there will be a risk with that

3. AMEX card holders are entitled to unlimited GM meals right? I tried to browse all 26pages of this thread and realized that it wasn't consistent. Some managed to get complimentary meals, some got rejected, and later on some ppl still able to get free meals. So i'm wondering what's the latest situation. I have a colleague who just went to GM 2 weeks ago and was shown the list of eligible cc and he told me that AMEX wasn't in the list. When asked about other cc (didn't specifically mention AMEX), the staffs there said that only those in the list will be entitled free meals from corporate menu.

4. Is there any way to waive amex annual fees for subsequent years? How long has been amex offering unlimited ppl access, and how often do they review their terms? hopefully they will retain this benefit for the longest time possible

hope someone helpful can enlighten me about this matter, thank you in advance!

LOL! thanks for your input
if i'm not mistaken AEON charges RM100 annual fee right?
that's why after weighing the cons and pros i find that amex krisflyer is still the most practical cc for domestic frequent flyer, solely for lounge entry purpose. at least for 1st year we get unlimited access to all PPLs (for free, and without conditions) then we can decide on whether to keep the card for subsequent years (RM250 chargeable, still worthwhile imho if we're flying several times each month) but most likely by that time we already got bored of PPL

This post has been edited by wing2010: Nov 17 2015, 09:03 AM

Thanks for the info!

Good to know, thanks!

I'm actually wondering... how do u ppl keep track of ur number of swipes over a year?
like in cases say someone own multiple cards for other benefits (PPL?) yet rarely use, just need to swipe to fulfill the requirements each year
do u record every usage or refer to statement one by one

This post has been edited by wing2010: Nov 17 2015, 05:15 PM

wow! i must say it's so nice of them to include this stat in the statement
sort of works like a reminder too

thanks for ur replies

u asked them to check for u ka? then u just stand there watching them doing it?
caz usually after i pass to them my cc then they'll insist i go take my seat d, so nt too sure what they did to my card
in that case next time can just ask them bout the balance
wonder what will unlimited entry show haha

just went gm last week, no balance shown in receipt
only “LG 3Hrs Contract"
this week i'll be going again, will see if there's any diff hehe

nope.. i'll be flying with malindo only next year
i remember somebody mentioned must take malindo flight kan? and so far i know only maybank cards that offer complimentary access.. seems really few ppl tried and we have very limited updates lol

the earliest i've been is 9am, but that time they serve only limited choices: yuba salad, 1 udon or bibimbap, coffee/tea
caz too early they haven't started preparing chicken yet lol

This post has been edited by wing2010: Dec 11 2015, 01:52 PM

Location of the flight club please?

same here
it depends on what i really needed during that time of travel
if few hours before flight just wanna relax and chill with ok view - wellness spa
if need a quick refreshing shower - ppl @ gateway
if for a nice filling meal - definitely gm

ahhh thanks.. so mas domestic cant access la right?

hmm just wondering.. do banks usually revise their cc benefits/t&c yearly and come up with new ones on 1st jan?
if no new updates then i assume all cc privileges for complimentary ppl access remain the same for jan 2016?

thanks

ah thanks shld try that out
ppl gateway can be really crowded esp during peak hours

yeah that would be the perfect plan if we have enough time to chill prior to departure

KLIA

oh only 9 cards? icic.. that's quite few compared to many cards that offer usual complimentary ppl access

imho, for ur range the most suitable card for ppl access would be aeon gold (6x), maybank visa signature (5x), amex platinum/krisflyer (unlimited).. but their terms can be revised anytime

amex plat is the one without maybank logo ya

https://network.americanexpress.com/my/en/h...e/compare-card/
refer to the 4th and 6th card shown in the list

This post has been edited by wing2010: Dec 30 2015, 12:09 PM

actually i'm planning to apply amex krisflyer in view of cheaper annual fee hehe but both cards are free for first year anyway, can just cancel before 2nd year if not happy with it

i know can apply via ringgitplus
https://ringgitplus.com/en/credit-card/
look under maybank