2023 is poised to be one other blockbuster 12 months for airport lounges.
Airlines and bank card issuers have been busy constructing new lounges and renovating present ones so as to meet the unprecedented demand from flyers in search of a (quiet) house to loosen up earlier than their flights.
As an increasing number of lounge-eligible vacationers take to the skies, we have seen lounges add new entry restrictions to fight overcrowding. While a few of these insurance policies are beginning to work, maybe one of the simplest ways to deal with the crowds is to construct bigger areas.
Of course, discovering house in airports is a perennial problem, however some airways and issuers are getting artistic by debuting various kinds of lounges, together with smaller outposts centered on fast grab-and-go service.
All advised, there are some much-anticipated lounge openings on the horizon this 12 months, and listed below are those I’m most enthusiastic about.
Amex Centurion Lounge in Washington National
Estimated opening: 2023.
American Express is the undisputed chief amongst bank card issuers that additionally provide airport lounges. The issuer already has 15 Centurion Lounge outposts worldwide, and Amex will open the sixteenth at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) later this 12 months.
The house can be constructed within the refreshed National Hall close to Terminal B after the airport’s $1 billion capital enchancment program is accomplished.
Airside, the 11,500-square-foot house can be bigger than the beforehand constructed Centurion Lounges. Expect floor-to-ceiling home windows, airfield views and distinctive, regionally impressed design touches.
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Capital One Lounge in Denver
Estimated opening: 2023.
Capital One made its mark on the airport lounge scene with the opening of its first outpost in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in late 2021.
The issuer’s sole lounge has earned excessive marks from vacationers, myself included, and I can not watch for the issuer’s different lounges to open.
Two extra areas are confirmed to open this 12 months (after being delayed from 2022), together with an outpost in Denver International Airport (DEN). The Denver location can be roughly 11,200 sq. ft and can be in Concourse A on the mezzanine stage.
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Capital One Lounge in Dulles
Estimated opening: First half of 2023.
Details are gentle, however Capital One can also be debuting a brand new lounge this 12 months at Dulles International Airport (IAD). The 9,100-square-foot house can be straight after the TSA PreCheck safety line in the primary terminal. The Dulles lounge ought to open within the first half of 2023.
Capital One can also be anticipated to open a brand new location in Las Vegas, however no timeline has been printed for that one.
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2 new Capital One Landings within the Northeast
Estimated opening: “Not-so-distant future.”
Last 12 months, Capital One unveiled a brand new airport lounge idea that it is calling “Capital One Landings.” Capital One will companion with the extremely acclaimed José Andrés Group to curate the meals and beverage choices at every location. True to the group’s culinary heritage, these Landings will serve Spanish-style tapas.
The first two Landings can be in two of the Northeast’s busiest airports: New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia.
The Landings will differ from conventional lounges in that they will largely concentrate on the meals and drinks with out a lot room to loosen up and unwind.
Capital One hasn’t stated when these first two Landings will open apart from teasing that they will open “within the not-so-distant future.” Hopefully, meaning 2023.
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Chase Sapphire Lounge in Boston
Estimated opening: 2023.
Not to be outdone by Amex and Capital One, Chase can also be entering into the airport lounge wars with the upcoming opening of its first home Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club.
The first outpost to open is predicted to be in Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) within the Terminal B to C connector.
The 12,000-square-foot lounge will embody a wellness space, enterprise lounge, bathe suites and a household room, in response to airport authorities.
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Chase Sapphire Lounge in San Diego
Estimated opening: Likely 2023.
While Chase has plans to open no less than seven home lounges, simply two are prone to open in 2023. In addition to Boston, Chase is predicted to open a Sapphire Lounge location in San Diego International Airport (SAN) later this 12 months.
The 11,000-square-foot lounge can be in San Diego’s Terminal 2 West and can characteristic regionally impressed design, meals, drinks and artwork partnerships.
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Delta Sky Club in New York’s JFK
Estimated opening: June 2023.
Delta just lately consolidated its operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Terminal 4. As a part of the transfer, the airline will open a brand new Sky Club on the A gates.
This 13,700-square-foot house will boast greater than 220 seats and have Delta’s newest design motifs, together with an open kitchen, full premium bar and regionally curated artwork gallery. A year-round, heated Sky Deck may even be obtainable.
Additionally, the airline remains to be planning a business-class-only lounge for JFK, however that is anticipated to open in 2024.
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Delta Sky Club in Boston
Estimated opening: Late summer season 2023.
As a part of Delta’s development in Boston, the airline expanded its international operations to the airport’s Terminal E, which is able to quickly be dwelling to a brand new Sky Club, opening this summer season. The 21,000-square-foot house will seat over 400 vacationers.
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Delta Sky Club in Newark
Estimated opening: Fall/winter 2023.
Newark just lately obtained a giant glow-up with the opening of the beautiful new Terminal A. Right now, American, Air Canada, JetBlue and United all name the terminal dwelling. (Only a subset of United flights depart from Terminal A.)
Delta will transfer into Terminal A after the second section of building is accomplished there this summer season, and the airline will open a Sky Club within the new terminal at the moment.
No further particulars are at present obtainable, however Delta will share the upper-level lounge house with a brand new American Admirals Club.
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2 new United Clubs in Denver
Estimated opening: 2023.
United will open a United Club in Denver’s Concourse A later this 12 months. While the small print are gentle, the brand new lounge can be “very giant” and “multi-level,” in response to United’s head of lounges, Alex Dorow.
In addition to the brand new house in Concourse A, the airline may even open a totally overhauled membership in Concourse B close to Gate B44.
The so-called B-East outpost closed final 12 months for renovations, and the completed product is poised to impress vacationers, particularly as a result of it should double in measurement.
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2 new United Clubs in Newark
Estimated opening: Between the second and third quarters of 2023.
Newark is now dwelling to a “one-of-a-kind” United Club that opened final May. This new 30,000-square-foot house is close to Gate C123 and has been successful with flyers.
The previous membership close to Gate C74 is undergoing a renovation, and United is constructing a brand new location in Terminal A; each will open this 12 months.
The new membership in Terminal A will open on the finish of the second quarter (round June), whereas the revamped C74 membership will reopen on the finish of the third quarter (in September).
Both lounges are anticipated to appear like the brand new C123 membership by way of design.
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To-be-determined American Airlines Admirals Club
Estimated opening: Unclear.
Last 12 months, American debuted a powerful new Admirals Club design that is on show on the carrier’s newest lounge in DCA.
Three extra new Admirals Club outposts are within the works (and can characteristic the brand new design), however it’s unclear if any of them will truly open in 2023. American hasn’t publicly shared any timelines but for the next three new areas:
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS).
- Denver International Airport.
- Newark Liberty International Airport.
That stated, we’re positively hopeful that no less than one in every of these new outposts opens this 12 months as a result of the brand new design is definitely a sight to behold, particularly in comparison with American’s present areas.
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