Emirates is an airline which is very focused on controlling as many aspects of the customer experience as possible, which includes the ground experience. They operate nearly three dozen of their own lounges around the world, even at airports with only once daily service. In the US they have their own lounges in Los Angeles,…
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One of my favorite things about traveling is visiting new airport lounges. For me it's like a new playground and just seeing what they offer and overall lounge amenities. While they are some lounges out there that need a complete renovation they are some out there that I would like to spend plenty of time at - one of them is the centurion lounge. I've always wondered what the airline clubs look like at dfw though the concept is unique but it sure could use a renovation of some sort. Unlike The Emirates lounge at TBIT, that's a whole other ball game 🙂
Here's DFW's plan to convert the several small lounges into a single shared premium lounge:
I love the photo of the whale jet behind the barbie jet. Too bad about the obstruction. It'd be a classic if you could see them both clearly. Is there any way to get the shot from above, maybe from the lounge or from the overhead walkways for international arrivals in D?
DFW Airport press release from 8.6.15 references a new Premium lounge along with other VIP services.
https://www.dfwairport.com/pressroom/DFW_Airport_To_Transform_Customer_Experience_In_Terminal_D_With_New_Duty_Free.php
Well, at least the food culturally fits in with Emirates. But, shawarma for breakfast?
That still looks like a better spread than what you usually find in US carriers premium lounges.
Interesting that they serve both JW Red and Black. I wonder if there has been a single person that looked at the menu and ordered the JW Red. Pointless to have it if you're going to offer the black.
@lucky - Not related to this post, but are you going to write anything about the AA mistake fares on their Brazilian (and Chilean) site(s)? Not a single blogger wrote anything about this. Just curious...
@Luis
Actually, Red and Black have very different flavor profiles, with Red being far more "peaty." In the absences of a decent Islay, I'd pick Red over Black. Of course, considering if I was about to be getting on Emirates First, I'd just wait for the Blue 🙂
Doesn't DFW have more than one a380 gate (D14 & D16) because there have been times when both the Qantas and Emirates a380 were at DFW at the same time?
@Dave - DFW only has one A380 gate. The Emirates A380 leaves at 12:15 and the Qantas A380 arrives at 1:35 before leaving at 10:40pm.
Ben, I have flown Qantas out of DFW and have used The Club, and I remember it being over gate D23 because I could look over the 777-300ER. Plus, I compared the pictures I have of the room, and they look the EXACT same. Do Qantas and Emirates use the same room? Thank you, Ben!
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My experience was okay. Because Qantas leaves so late, the spread wasn't that great. The only real dish was some chicken, which was sub-par at best. I enjoyed the tarmac views. I'm hoping to go out of Terminal D in the daytime so I can spot for my Instagram account.
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Its bizarre that Qantas and BA don't use the AA lounge. Hopefully if the rumors of Qantas starting Melbourne to Dallas in 2018 are true they will open their own lounge.
Which of the airline lounges can you use with a Lounge Club / Priority Pass card once you're inside the group lounge area?
Emirates Lounge DFW food/beverages is exactly the same menu that is served for BA (contracted) DFW lounge. Enjoyed your review.
The best part of this lounge is the two sofas downstairs. 🙂 seriously, it's the only quiet area of the lounge in my experience, and the wifi works down there.
BA has a similar setup, with a partitioned area for first class/OWE. The only reason I stayed in the BA lounge vs Centurion was to change my Club World seat to 64K with the BA rep, as I knew they would need to op up a few passengers.
@Angel
Maybe they all made a pact to keep stuff like this between them (and their select friends) so it doesn't get too much online chatter and the airlines cancel those tickets?
Flew Qantas from DFW-SYD in January - we also used lounge #5. We got there around 1630 (flight didn't leave for a long time later). It was being used as a BA lounge immediately prior - when we got there, they were busy putting away the BA menu and bringing out the QF menu. I think Qantas first had their own separate lounge.
It seems anyone can use those couches and the wifi without having lounge access because they are located on the first floor and lounge check in is a level up on the elevator.
I've only been to the DFW Centurian lounge once. It was packed. People were sitting
In the hallways. People were attacking the buffet. The staff seemed overwhelmed. The overall appearance was unpleasant.
Hey Lucky! Awesome review again, as usual! (: I just wrote a review of the Emirates Lounge at Singapore and wanted to share it with you!
https://becausegoodfooddeservestobeshared.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/the-emirates-lounge-terminal-1/
I saw that you wrote a review of it in 2013 on your website as well. I hope nothing too drastic has changed from 2013 to 2015. Haha!
Cheers, mate! Continue writing awesome trip/lounge reviews. It's always a pleasure to read them!
Interesting. When I reviewed this exact same "lounge pod" (Number 5) it was the BA lounge:
http://www.thepointsninja.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-british-airways-contract-lounge.html
Food was a bit different, though.