We’re seeing credit card issuers invest in airport lounges like never before, including Amex Centurion Lounges, Capital One Lounges, and Chase Sapphire Lounges. In June 2024, Chase revealed yet another location for its airport lounge network, and it’s at an airport that desperately needs more non-airline lounges.
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Thought I'd let you know that Philippine Airlines has unveiled new cabins for their upcoming A35ks from a media presentation in Toulouse; I'm somewhat surprised they apparently went with the Collins Aerospace Elements in Business. Apparently, they seem to have gone with Collins across the board in all cabins from the photos.
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This lounge will be a welcome addition. Given its size and the current state of lounge access, it would likely be overwhelmed. Chase and other lounge operators (airline and otherwise) have said they want to focus on experience quality . . . and right-sizing access is part of that.
Am I correct that in addition to allowing csp holders in to a tight spot (how many cardholders of even the csr in Los Angeles???) and raising my reserve + authorized user fee to 1k annually while reducing benefits, they would STILL have the gall to charge me a top off fee like virgin, to which I don’t pay a dime? This lounge is nearly the sole reason I plan to keep the csr after the price increase and this sounds like absolute obnoxious chaos. (and chaos with no realistic opening date planned, to boot)
Totally overwhelmed. The only real competition at TBIT is the Centurion lounge - which is a real disappointment.
Love that they will have breakfast burritos on the menu in true SoCal style.
Due to LAX's layout, there's no way Chase could pick another terminal to put their lounge. Maybe they should change the VIP transfer service so that they'll pick you up after check-in at your home terminal and drive you to the lounge and back. I could see wealthy UA flyers springing for this that are in between normal First class and the PS lounge levels of wealth.
I do kinda agree - I almost wish they had picked the new midfield TBIT terminal to further minimize the amount of people who might be willing to walk from AA or DL. I doubt anyone other than TBIT, T3, and T4 travelers will consider it worth the trek, time, and nervous energy about being on time.
At LAX with the new rental car depot at the transit center and some other developments I wish I could still use the airport, but I absolutely can't.
Every time I am out there, it's just a continual process of elimination. I never thought I'd go back to Orange County and I hate it, but everybody in the building agrees it's the lesser of several evils. I was waiting at my gate commenting to the agent, "you have direct flights from Newport Beach to Santa Rosa? Who would want such a thing?" and the best I can do is walk to the far end of the terminal to avoid everyone, and I'm still on my way to SFO. All of the facilities are beautiful and serviced by the best airlines in America, you're just happy to get out.
Waiting in the terminal at SNA is better than anything they can ever again do at LAX in a private lounge and SFO has a lot of better options.
I was looking at A380 routes and isn't there another west coast airport than can accommodate the A380, apart from LAX? If not it moots the aircraft for me almost entirely.
Looks gorgeous but I am afraid it'll be overwhelmed with annoying wait-list times.
I do hope Chase opens one in Seattle soon!
I used the LGA one right after it opened, and it was an amazing game-changer. But then I had a 6-hour layover in BOS and tried to use the one there, but there was a 1+ hour waitlist (and this was just a few weeks after it opened).
I can already say that this lounge is going to be way too small for the demand, and that waitlists and disappointed cardholders will become the norm. Being based at LAX, I could potentially see this as an amazing amenity that would probably nudge me to keep the card after the upcoming fee increase, but only if it's reliably accessible. If it was, I'd even cancel my DL reserve card, since I usually fly DL.
February 2025 opening according to your post; don't think so. Chase site on June 21st says coming soon. Menu looks meh. A whole lotta hype for another minimal perk considering the recent rate hike for CSR. Sure LAX needs better lounge offerings, but considering the current pay for food and beverage offerings it doesn't look to compete on a value basis and doesn't really look to replace the lack of Priority Pass offerings (like next to none). CSR is looking more like the Emperor's new clothes...