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Spending The Day At DFW Airport: 4 Lounges, Sit Down Dining, A Spa, And Free Video Games

by Gary Leff on September 4, 2023

Sep 04 2023

Last week one of my cousins from Australia was passing through Dallas. He’d been in the Northeast for a few days and didn’t have time to make a visit in Austin, since he needed to make it home for my aunt’s 70th birthday right after being in a wedding. But he booked a long layover, because he was traveling on separate tickets and very badly didn’t want a delay of his first flight to cause him to miss his business class award home. He’d be at DFW airport for about 8 hours, so I agreed to meet him there. I offered that we could leave the airport, but he actually wanted to see all the things. So we decided to make a day of DFW. I caught a 1 p.m. American Airlines flight to DFW.…

Review: American Airlines Flagship First Dining, Dallas – Fort Worth

by Gary Leff on December 10, 2022

Dec 10 2022

I recently had the chance to visit American Airlines Flagship First Dining DFW. It’s quiet and private, the food is excellent, but the space is dark and there were service lapses. Still, American Airlines Flagship First Dining is an incredible experience.

American’s DFW Airport Flagship Lounge Is, Actually, Secretly Open For Use

by Gary Leff on January 30, 2022

Jan 30 2022

The re-opening of the Dallas – Fort Worth American Airlines international business class Flagship Lounge keeps getting delayed. Officially there’s no announced re-opening date, though it looked ready to re-open in late fall and there was a push to staff up for it.

In fact, though, the space is open and being used for some passengers.

Why Your American Airlines Flight May Not Have Ice This Week

by Gary Leff on December 20, 2021

Dec 20 2021

The American Airlines caterer at Dallas – Fort Worth, LSG Sky Chefs, is short on ice and blaming supply chain for the problem. Flights are getting notes, instead of ice, in their catering drawers.

NOW OPEN! Inside Capital One’s First Airport Lounge: Dallas – Fort Worth

by Gary Leff on November 4, 2021

Nov 04 2021

I had the opportunity to visit the very first Capital One airport lounge at Dallas – Fort Worth on Wednesday, a couple of weeks before opening. This is a great space, really thoughtfully designed with a lot of details built-in. They’ve invested a lot, and what impressed me most was the food which wasn’t just ‘good for an airport lounge’ but genuinely good. I’m hoping it scales and is sustainable, because you’re going to want to check it out.

With So Many Airport Shops Still Closed, One Man Has Taken It On Himself To Sell You Snacks

by Gary Leff on September 6, 2021

Sep 06 2021

Airport concessions can be high-priced. But the bigger challenge is that so many of them remain closed as concessionaires struggle to find employees (and the airport works hard to keep wages down). That means fewer places to buy snacks and long lines for the places that are open.

One man has stepped into the breach, sensing an entrepreneurial opportunity.

What Happened To The Sign From Gate 35X, And Other American Airlines Construction Projects

by Gary Leff on April 25, 2021

Apr 25 2021

Washington National airport built an entire new concourse to replace one miserable gate. Gate 35X was a bus gate that served 14 remote stands for 50 seat regional jets. The new concourse, in contrast, supports 14 large regional jets.

Just after the opening of this new concourse for American Airlines flights, which will also feature an Admirals Club, American Airlines shared some construction updates with employees as part of a question and answer session on earnings call day last week.

Japan Airlines’ Mysterious New Dallas – Nagoya Flight

by Gary Leff on March 6, 2021

Mar 06 2021

Dallas will actually have flights to more international destinations this month than it did two years ago (56 vs. 52), thanks to American Airlines destinations that have been added to Mexico and Central America offsetting losses in long haul.

But the flight that’s most striking to me is the addition of Dallas – Fort Worth to Nagoya, Japan. It’s striking to see a new destination in Asia, a previously unflown route, and while Japan is closed to most U.S. visitors. And it’s surprising to see the flight so full.

Airplanes Around Dallas Are Causing It To Snow

by Gary Leff on February 14, 2021

Feb 14 2021

Lavatory ice (‘blue juice’) isn’t the only snow that planes cause to descend from the sky. When aircraft descend through below-freezing temperatures and high relative humidity (saturated air), they can create snow. Planes aren’t causing snowstorms – just a localized event – but under the right conditions they do cause snow to form and fall to the ground.

This requires water vapor that’s below freezing but that doesn’t form ice crystals because it lacks the particulates on which to freeze.

Southwest Is Starting Service At 3 New Big United And American Hubs – But They Can’t Legally Go To DFW

by Gary Leff on October 17, 2020

Oct 17 2020

While the Wright Amendment’s restrictions on flying to specific states with aircraft that have more than 56 seats was lifted, I had forgotten that not all restrictions were eliminated. Southwest would have to give up some of its Love Field gate space if it wanted to serve DFW airport. That’s a restriction that remains in place until 2025.

It is effectively illegal for Southwest Airlines to come in and compete against American Airlines at DFW.