This spring I wrote about how Turkish Airways can be opening one more lounge in the US. I’m completely satisfied to see that it has lastly opened as of November 2022.
Turkish Airways Lounge JFK now open
Turkish Airways has opened a lounge in Terminal 1 of New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK). This lounge appears to have opened with out a lot fanfare, because the airline hasn’t launched any public particulars concerning the lounge, so far as I can inform. Nevertheless, FlyerTalk member kar69 shares photographs of the brand new lounge house, and a few readers have confirmed that the lounge is now open.
The Turkish Airways Lounge is taking the house of the previous Alitalia Lounge JFK, which frankly will need to have been one of many worst lounges at JFK, and that’s saying one thing. In fact within the meantime Alitalia now not exists in its earlier type, however somewhat it has been changed by ITA Airways. I think ITA Airways realizes the economics of getting a lounge at JFK merely don’t make sense.
The Alitalia Lounge had been closed for a very long time, and ITA Airways has been sending its premium passengers to the Air France Lounge JFK.
Why the Turkish Airways Lounge JFK is thrilling
There are a couple of causes we ought to be completely satisfied concerning the opening of the Turkish Airways Lounge JFK:
- Which means the previous house of the Alitalia Lounge has been renovated, and absolutely anything is an enchancment over the previous lounge (and based mostly on the pics of the brand new lounge, I’m fairly impressed)
- The economics of Turkish Airways having a lounge at JFK make much more sense, because the airline operates three each day flights from JFK, which suggests there are plenty of Turkish Airways passengers eligible for lounge entry
- All of Turkish Airways’ lounges outdoors of Turkey belong to Precedence Go; so whereas the lounge hasn’t but joined Precedence Go, I feel it will occur shortly, which might be nice for these with a premium bank card
- This could assist with assuaging crowding in different lounges at JFK Terminal 1, as the general lounge footprint within the terminal is rising
My solely concern is that this isn’t a really huge lounge. Turkish Airways has a couple of lounges in the US (together with in Miami and Washington), and I’d say they’re above common for Precedence Go lounges.
Backside line
Turkish Airways has opened a lounge at New York JFK Terminal 1, taking the place of the previous Alitalia Lounge. I’d say this can be a nice growth, because it provides some a lot wanted lounge capability to the terminal. Whereas the lounge isn’t a part of Precedence Go but, I wouldn’t be stunned to see it be a part of.
What do you make of the brand new Turkish Airways Lounge JFK?
