Here are the first renderings of JetBlue’s first lounge at New York JFK which should open this month, shared by CEO Joanna Geraghty at the Skift Aviation Forum today.
JetBlue will have a New York JFK lounge imminently, a Boston lounge opening next year, and Gerity also shares that they’re looking at Fort Lauderdale space as well believing that lounges will be an important part of their premium (and credit card) strategy as they roll out domestic first class as well.
The lounge ceiling is inspired by Grand Central Station, and she describes the lounge as having a residential design. In the back of the lounge there’s a photo booth which she flags may not be open on the lounge’s day one.
The JFK location will be about 8,000 square feet. Boston will be 11,000 square feet. These are small for hubs.
Just… small. T5 really isn’t great. Placeholder for T6 maybe depending on how, or if, B6 will further integrate with United / Star Alliance.
Maybe the photo booth will be less buggy than the one in the CSR lounge at LGA TB? I guess not if they can’t even get it open when the lounge opens? Gimmick for sure, but the kids like it.
Sheesh, we’re just doing ‘renderings’ while this is supposed to open soon… oof. Not a great sign. Regardless, this is long-overdue, and hope they actually pull this off.
Oh no… “a photo booth which she flags may not be open on the lounge’s day one.” My goodness, way to set low expectations. Can someone please hire a ‘hype man’ for B6 already? Yikes.
The renderings remind me of the Capital One landing at DCA, but it’ll be 50% bigger.
I actually think that given the size constraints, JetBlue should’ve gone for copying Capital One’s concept with their landing at DCA that focuses on good food. Despite the DCA landing being smaller than the IAD lounge, I actually find it better.
There is an existing lounge in T3 at FLL. Maybe B6 could take that over. Just refurbish it in blue and put up a new sign.
Should Spirit fail, might be space in T4. That would be a bit of a walk between T3 & T4; but still behind security.
I’m not sure what space is open in T3-4 in FLL. The Amex Escape lounge took the old Chili’s space in the E-F connector.
There not much left. There may be space in T4, but that’s not convenient to B6 gates in E and F.
I just want NK or B6 to sell to UA so I can finally have a somewhat acceptable hub in FLL on an airline I’m willing to fly.
@Parker — Delta at T2 is decent, if you don’t mind routing through ATL, JFK, DTW, MSP, or SLC for everything.
@1990 I fly DL out of FLL a couple times a month. I have a love/hate with T2. I HATE everything about it except for the SkyClub, which (when it’s not overcrowded) I LOVE. Not ORD SkyClub “love” but love it nonetheless.
As terminals go, I’m a fan of T1. Better food options. Not the chaos of T3. Not the bus terminal feel of T2. And T4…I just can’t.
It’s Grand Central Terminal. Grand Central Station is the subway station at GCT.