The front page needs updating....where's bearbear?

Also, the access is restricted to international flights only....which means no access in Kuching, as the only ppl is in the domestic area, international flights has no access.....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Oct 3 2018, 09:42 AM

The footnote clearly state access limited to international flights....

Even if it's both, international departure in KCH has no access as the departure area is separated from the common domestic departure/arrival area where the ppl is....the opposite of klia....

Don't know when's you last trip, but for the last 2-3 years or so, international departure (Singapore, Pontianak, Shenzhen) is separated from domestic....at check in, they will warn you to take your meal at the landside first if you want, as the international departure past immigration will not have access to any outlets, all in the domestic area....there is nothing in international departure, except for 2 small kiosks selling souvenirs and duty free....

If you are travelling domestic (ie kl) then of course you can access the ppl....

Both you have to go through immigration....

The 3rd stream is domestic flights within Sarawak, no immigration, but once past security, you join all other passengers flying domestic interstate....

1. Appears then despite what their website says, ppl allows entry into the domestic lounges....

2. International departures (and arrivals) at KCH are separated from domestic, and international passengers have no access to the ppl....do note interstate flights to kul/bki/pen/jhr are domestic, despite needing to clear immigration....

Let us know if you can get in the domestic lounge with the card...

Like I said, separation of international from domestic was enforced about 3 years ago.... prior to that, the mixing of domestic and international passengers resulted in some immigration problems....some international passengers sneaked into the state without going through immigration by boarding a intra state flight upon arrival.....

I have never seen anyone pay for entry into a msian lounge....it's not worth it....

But I have seen some in Australia....I am presuming they are on business account and will just claim....

Using multiple cards from different banks appears not a problem....yet.

Some banks now prohibit using different cards from same bank for multiple enteries within the same day....but enforcement appears patchy....

The lounges will want to admit as many guests as possible, it's money to them....

Banks pay for such enteries so are starting to tighten conditions....but they have to depend on lounges to enforce....who have vested interest to admit everybody....

It's like asking bugs bunny to guard the carrot patch....

The card owner must be present to use the card....at least they, the lounges are strict about... identify confirmed by boarding pass or ic....

In the western world, food is expensive....so the price difference isn't much....a full meal with drinks (etoh) in bne can easily cost aud40-50 at the airport....so paying aud50 (what they charge for 2 hrs) to have unlimited food and beer, plus shower, is acceptable...especially those with a business account....just keep receipt and claim, no questions asked...

on the other hand, in msian airports (and changi too), you can have a pretty decent meal for less than rm30 (or sgd15 in changi, check out the food court and vietnamese restaurant next to the green market), so paying rm150 for ppl seems.....stupid....lol

i should add that while priority pass gives you more options at many more airports, a lot of the listed lounges are pretty crummy....waste of time and entry...the best are generally the airlines lounges...although the af business lounge at cdg was useless....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Oct 5 2018, 10:44 PM

no....

The ppl in the landside are open 24hrs so if you know your flight is delayed early or have a very late departure time, stay outside until just before boarding....

After MN, there will be no queue at all....just start moving from the ppl 1 hr before.... plenty of time....

The bank pays for your entry....so technically, there is a sale, of service by the lounge to the bank....if the gov tax this, then it's possible that bank may want to pass the extra cost to customers....

But I don't think it will happen....the ppl will just include the 6%sst in the entry cost to banks....or the bank will just absorb the extra 6%....not worth the trouble of collecting it, and the illwill it will generate....

Looks like the banks are tightening enforcement of the t n c..... hopefully that will make the scheme viable, and lounges less congested...

a few corrections...

Maybank vi is 5x/year.....

Maybank and amb cards can access most of the international stable of ppl lounges....

Rhb is the one with restriction to only a few....

No special cards for their private banking customers....

No, the terms are the same, for all....no extra points or waiver of spending requirement....in fact, MBB is one of the most stingy bank in terms of annual fees waiver....

This is new, but only for the premier banking account holders....I don't qualify because I hold a very old account (premier 1) and was only subsequently upgraded to premier banking, and never changed my account....

In any case, 5000 extra points for spending 15k doesn't seem very attractive, when you can potentially already get 75k points...

Because T4 separates arrivals from departures, arriving passengers have NO access to the PPL Blossoms lounge....you will only have access if you are transiting and connecting to another flight, and can immediately clear security into the departure area....