Got an Amex Priority Pass? There’s good news at London City Airport

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport restaurants where you can receive a free or discounted meal by showing your Priority Pass card.

At any of these restaurants, you will receive £18 credit towards a meal or drinks. If your Priority Pass allows a free guest and you arrive with someone else, you will receive a £36 credit between you.

Unfortunately these deals are NOT available to anyone who gets their Priority Pass via American Express.

It is available to anyone who gets their pass directly from Priority Pass or via the £15 per month Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard.

It is also available on cards with stricter eligibility requirements such as the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard (requires a HSBC Premier current account) or the Capital on Tap Pro Visa card (for Limited Company owners).

There was ONE place that Amex Priority Pass cardholders could go

There was, globally, a grand total of ONE airport restaurant that you could visit with an American Express-issued Priority Pass.

This is the Pizza Express in London Gatwick’s South Terminal.

Turn up there (it’s open for breakfast too!) and you can get an £18 credit towards literally anything on the menu by swiping your American Express-issued Priority Pass. If you are travelling with someone else, you get £36 of credit between you because your Priority Pass allows a free guest.

There seems to be a SECOND restaurant now

Something very interesting has appeared on the American Express Global Lounge Collection website.

If you look up London City Airport, you will see that Juniper & Co is there.

It also shows in the Priority Pass app if you have it linked to an American Express-issued Priority Pass.

According to the London City website, Juniper & Co is:

A premium bar and restaurant offering locally sourced produce featuring Paul Rhodes’ bakery, Forman’s salmon, local cheeses and a fantastic selection of local spirits, Jeroboams’ fine wines and craft beers.

It is open from 5am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 5am to 1pm on Saturday and 11am to 9pm on Sunday.

Without any official announcement from Amex or Priority Pass, we can’t tell if this is a mistake or not. If it is, I’m sure I’ll have an email about it before lunch and we can update this article!

I doubt it though. There are no airport lounges at London City Airport. Your Priority Pass – and by default your American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card or The Platinum Card – are useless there.

Given that the passenger demographic at London City is one which would be very attractive to American Express and/or Priority Pass, I suspect it was in the interests of both parties to do a deal. It’s the same reason that continued overcrowding at the Gatwick lounges got the Priority Pass / Amex / Pizza Express deal done.

I checked all other UK airports and couldn’t see any other restaurants added to the Global Lounge Collection directory or the Priority Pass app (for apps linked to an Amex card).

Conclusion

Whilst we can’t yet be 100% certain, it seems that Juniper & Co at London City Airport is now giving £18 of credit (£36 if you are with someone else) for Priority Pass cards issued by American Express.

It brings American Express into line with the Priority Pass benefits enjoyed by HSBC Premier World Elite, Lloyds Bank World Elite and Capital on Tap Pro credit card holders.

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How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (August 2025)

Here are the five options to get FREE airport lounge access via a UK credit card.

Lounge access via American Express cards:

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,500 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.

You also get access to Eurostar, Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines lounges.  Our in-depth review of The Platinum Card from American Express is here.

You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This would convert to 80,000 Avios! The spend target is changed to £10,000 within SIX months of approval. T&C apply. Click here to apply.

The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.

Additional lounge visits are charged at £24.  You get four more free visits for every year you keep the card.  

There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus.  Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card review here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card is doubled to 40,000 Membership Rewards points. This would convert to 40,000 Avios! The spend target is changed to £5,000 within SIX months of approval. T&C apply. Click here to apply.

Lounge access via HSBC Premier credit cards (Premier account holders only):

HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free Priority Pass card, allowing you access to the Priority Pass network.  Guests are charged at £24 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.

The card has a fee of £290 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer.  Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.

Got a small business?

If you have a small business, consider The American Express Business Platinum Card which has the same lounge benefits as the personal Platinum card:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on The American Express Business Platinum Card is increased to 120,000 Membership Rewards points. This would convert to 120,000 Avios! The spend target is changed to £12,000 within three months of approval. T&C apply. Click here to apply.

You should also consider the Capital on Tap Pro Visa credit card which has a lower fee and, as well as a Priority Pass for airport lounge access, also comes with Radison Rewards VIP hotel status:

PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.