![]() ![]() …after which it’s a short walk down a corridor to the Centurion Lounge. You’ll ride the elevator to the Mezzanine floor… The lounge’s name is even stenciled on the lift button. There’s plenty of signage for the Centurion Lounge all over IAH. ![]() The Centurion Lounge is hard to miss- you’ll see a sign for it straight after security. I was flying from IAH to head home after reviewing the World’s Longest Flight, which meant I’d have a chance to try out the Centurion Lounge located in Terminal D. Almost all the lounge are US-based, although the first international lounge opened in Hong Kong in 2017 which makes me hopeful that more will follow. The Centurion Lounges are undoubtedly the crown jewel of this collection. The first AMEX Centurion Lounge opened its doors at DFW back in October 2013, and as of today, a total of 9 lounges are currently in operation. In addition to an unlimited visit Priority Pass membership, cardholders can also access Delta Sk圜lubs, International American Express Lounges, Plaza Premium Lounges and AMEX Centurion Lounges.Īpply for the AMEX Platinum Charge card here It also does not include bottled water from flight services on aircrafts.The Longest Flight in the World: Introduction SQ22 Inaugural Gate Party Singapore Airlines A350-900 ULR Business Class SIN-EWR AMEX Centurion Lounge IAH United Polaris Lounge IAH ANA B77W Business Class IAH-NRT ANA B787-9 Business Class NRT-SINĪMEX Platinum Charge cardholders get access to a pretty impressive list of lounges. Currently, the ban does not include other bottled drinks outside of water (though that may be coming). This ban includes events happening at the airport as well as vending machines. LAX has recently announced a ban on the sale of single-use water bottles, effective immediately. So I don’t personally have a problem with this, though it would be a requirement for me that there actually BE sufficient water fountains and water bottle filling stations throughout the airport, something I’m not quite sure is the case at LAX. (SEE ALSO: Do You Really NEED To Eat And Drink In The Airport?) Either I am bringing my own water bottle, or I’m drinking out of the water fountains. Personally, I almost never buy or drink from single-use water bottles. Perhaps that is something that is coming down the road – that’s what SFO did a few years ago – first banned the single-use water bottles and then followed that up with bans on other drinks a few years later. Many people were also wondering why you would ban water bottles but not other single-use bottles and cans such as soft drinks or Gatorade. Employees don’t want to pay for over-priced water either Bottle fillers were installed pre-security. There is one bottle filler in the food court and it’s not filtered or cold. TBIT doesn’t even have functioning water fountains. The ones we do have are not very sanitary either There are not ample refill stations in T6, not even close. To recap, the airport that generates 15.7 metric tons of carbon each day just outlawed plastic bottles ![]() To say that the comments on the Facebook above were not supportive would be an understatement. The explanation from the airport authority were that there are plenty of water bottle filling stations throughout the airport, though that is a disputed fact by anyone who is ever actually FLOWN through LAX. LAX falls under the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) commission, and LAWA has a sustainability initiative, including the goal to make its airports entirely zero-waste by 2045. The ban on the sale of single-use water bottles is, as you might have guessed, part of a sustainability initiative. Why Is LAX Banning Single-Use Water Bottles ![]() LAX (as far as I could tell) now becomes the 2nd major airport to ban the sale of single-use water bottles, after SFO, which banned the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in 2019 and included other types of beverages as of 2021. I only saw the announcement a couple of weeks ago but apparently (As of the JFacebook post above), it went into effect at the end of June, so it is already in place as of the writing of this post. ![]()
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