Banks now want you to pay(indirectly) for lounge access by paying a card fee.
As per the report banks now want to focus on premium cards for lounge access since their costs have now increased. That is something you can see whenever you go to a lounge. People get 10-15 cards and get in from whichever card they have a balance. This might not be possible.
Cost cutting has hit Banks as well now.
bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com
As per the report banks now want to focus on premium cards for lounge access since their costs have now increased. That is something you can see whenever you go to a lounge. People get 10-15 cards and get in from whichever card they have a balance. This might not be possible.
Cost cutting has hit Banks as well now.

Banks reduce airport lounge access for non-premium credit cards, shift focus to reward programs - ET BFSI
The expense allocated to lounge access has risen from 0.10% to 0.25% of the total product cost, creating a financial burden.