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ComBank achieves a world first with LoungeKey access for UnionPay Asia Prestige Cards
Sunday Island
|September 07, 2025
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has become the first bank in the world to extend LoungeKey airport lounge access under the UnionPay Asia Prestige programme, following a partnership between the Bank and LoungeKey that will benefit holders of the Bank’s UnionPay Asia Prestige Diamond and Asia Prestige Platinum Credit Cards.
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This groundbreaking feature grants ComBank UnionPay Asia Prestige cardholders access to a network of over 1,500 airport lounges across more than 140 countries, simply by presenting their card, without the need for a separate lounge membership or mobile application.
This story is from the September 07, 2025 edition of Sunday Island.
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