Amex Platinum Card Members Will Lose Lufthansa Lounge Access
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This is a real devaluation, even if it will not affect every American Express cardholder equally. American Express now states that Platinum Card Members will lose access to all Lufthansa lounges effective October 1, 2026, and the broader Platinum terms page reflects the same cutoff.
Until then, the benefit is still fairly useful. Amex’s Lufthansa access page says Platinum Card Members currently get complimentary access to select Lufthansa Business Lounges regardless of ticket class, and to Lufthansa Senator Lounges when flying business class on a Lufthansa Group airline.
Why this matters: Lufthansa lounge access was one of the more distinctive “partner lounge” perks in the Amex Platinum ecosystem, especially for travelers passing through Germany, Switzerland, or Austria on Lufthansa Group carriers. Once this ends, those travelers lose a benefit that was more practical than it looked on paper, particularly for people without Star Alliance status or business-class tickets. Amex still says eligible cardmembers will continue to have access to more than 1,550 lounges worldwide through the broader lounge network, so this is not a collapse of the overall lounge proposition, but it is still a noticeable cut.
Bottom Line
This is bad news, but not a deal-breaker for most users. If you mainly value Amex Platinum for Centurion Lounges, Delta Sky Club access when flying Delta, Priority Pass, Fine Hotels + Resorts, or airline/hotel credits, this will feel like a niche loss. But if you regularly use Lufthansa lounges on transatlantic or intra-Europe trips, this is a meaningful downgrade and another reminder that lounge access partnerships can change with little long-term certainty.
The practical advice is simple: if Lufthansa lounge access matters to you, you have until September 30, 2026 to use it under the current arrangement. After that, any lounge access at Lufthansa-operated facilities would have to come from a different entitlement, such as ticket class, airline status, or possibly indirect access through a participating Priority Pass location where available.
