News and notes from around the interweb:
- We learned about a planned Chase Sapphire lounge at DFW airport by gate D35 in January 2023. Things have been pretty quiet with it since then, but there is a permit, work did start, and it appears to be extensive (new elevators being added!). The space appears to be 18,105 square feet.
- We already know that the American Airlines Flagship Lounge is close to opening, coming this summer, and that it’ll be a nicer space than the other Flagship lounges (because it’s in the new lounge design, not 2018-era modern hospital).
American has announced its chef partner for the lounge. It’ll have a tended bar rather than self serve like the other Flagship lounge locations. “La Colombe has been ditched at both the Flagship Lounge and the Admirals Club” and American tells me they’ll be serving Don Francisco instead.
Credit: American Airlines - If you haven’t already linked your Marriott and Uber accounts, you earn 1,500 Marriott points for doing so by April 16.
- Breaking News.
Breaking News
Penguins from Australian Heard & McDonald islands have arrived in Washington for tariff talks. I'll keep you posted on any updates on pic.twitter.com/ZfzcNY9zFi— Dazza (@Dazzaat) April 7, 2025
- Air Canada to be the launch customer for Airbus A220 Airspace Cabin
The A220 cabin provides a leading Airspace experience, combining new elements with the widest seats, aisle, and largest cabin and windows in its class. Onboard, new bins offer 20% increase in volume, are 10% lighter and will enable a faster turnaround for crew as they are easier to handle. The cabin also offers new Airspace lighting features, including an optional third LED lightstrip under the new bins, contributing to the great cabin ambience.
Credit: Airbus
For DFW, that’s a pretty big deal with both a new Flagship and Chase Sapphire lounge. If it’s anything like the new Flagships at JFK T8 or the Chase lounge at LGA or BOS, y’all are in for a good time. Yee-haw!
Nice penguins, btw.
Airbus is the master of hype.
Advertising a big fancy new cabin, but what’s the actual difference? Just slightly larger bins, lighter bins, and an OPTIONAL 3rd light strip.
Big Whoop.
It appears the DFW Chase lounge will go in the space that is already an empty lounge on the second level across from D35. It’s a very large space so 18,000 sq. ft. sounds right. I had been in that space when American used it around 2018 as a temporary premium lounge (but not Flagship quality) before they opened the Flagship at DFW. It was a temporary space for certain international travelers since they had closed the Terminal D Admiral’s Club at that time to split the space to construct the adjoining separate Flagship Lounge. Once the Flagship Lounge opened, AA abandoned that premium lounge space and it seems to have sat mostly empty for several years but you’d occasionally see people in there; you can see that space from the check-in area in Terminal D since it has floor to ceiling glass that overlooks the American Airlines check in counters, the giant wishbone sculpture, and one of the TSA check points.
But glad to see that DFW will have no shortage of lounges with a new Sapphire one with a Flagship, 5 Admirals Clubs, Priority Pass (The Club at DFW), Capital One, AmEx Centurion, Delta, United, USO, Plaza Premium, Minute Suites (if you count those), and possibly some others.
@Gary or any other informed commenter: what’s a good reason to shift to Chase over Amex for lounge access? Thanks in advance for the time and input.