There is a new Priority Pass lounge at JFK is the former home of Alitalia
We had broken the news first in the past few months: ITA Airways had not renewed the charter contract of the [...]
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We had broken the news first in recent months: ITA Airways had not renewed the lounge rental contract New York. The historic Alitalia home was the only official lounge outside the Italian territory of our national airline. Turkish Airlines did not pass up the opportunity to find a vacant space and had snapped up the vacant lot.
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The Turkish Airlines lounge at New York-JFK Terminal 1 opened its doors in November 2022, and with the new year Has officially become a Priority Pass lounge.
Fifth PP lounge at T1 at JFK
Starting in January 2023, Priority Pass holders can enter the new Turkish Airlines lounge, regardless of which airline they fly with from Terminal 1.
The lounge is located between gates 2 and 3 and is open daily from 9:45 am to 11:45 pm. Guests can access the lounge for a maximum of 3 hours. They are very fiscal in the US, but it is also true that it is not an airport where it makes sense to arrive too early. In fact, if you have time my advice is to drop by the TWA Hotel., in front of T5, is a hotel but it is mainly A step back in time into the world of 1960s travel.
Turkish's Is now the fifth Priority Pass Lounge at Terminal 1, which accommodates most international airline flights arriving and departing at JFK. The amazing thing is that of the 4 terminals in operation at JFK two terminals 5 and 8 do not have even one Priority pass lounge, while T4 has two accessible lounges, and T1 has as many as 5 lounges.
The other Priority Pass lounges at JFK are: the Air France's Salon Vip, the Lufthansa Business Lounge, the Korean Air Business Class Lounge and the Primeclass Lounge.
Which airlines fly into JFK terminal 1.
The list is very long without considering that this is the terminal most used by Italian passengers since ITA Airways and Neos and Norse Atlantic fly here, which have direct flights to Italy in addition to Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Serbia, Air Senegal, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Azores Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Cayman Airlines, China Eastern , Eastern Airlines, Egypt Air, EVA Air, Flair Airlines, Interjet, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Philippine Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Arabian Airlines, SWISS, Swoop, TAP Air Portugal , Turkish Airlines, Viva Aerobus or Volaris.
Given that Turkish like Lufthansa also participates in Star Alliance, you will then be able to access these lounges even with a business ticket or at least gold status if you fly with the other airlines such as Swiss, TAP, Air New Zealand or Egypt Air just to name a few.
What the new lounge offers
Turkish has completely renovated the interior compared to Alitalia's time. Unchanged, of course, is the immense view of the JFK runway: much better than Air France's to be sure. New decor and buffet area, which before was a kind of dark closet.
The lounge is now cooler starting with the large portal at the entrance, which is very conspicuous.
Larger as mentioned the buffet area Certainly, nothing comparable to the lounges inside Istanbul airport, but still adequate for the location where it is located.
ITA Airways passengers may soon be able to access it
Passengers orphaned by Alitalia's lounge may soon be able to start accessing it again. If the marriage with Lufthansa is confirmed and the move thus from Skyteam to Star Alliance, for all Italian frequent flyers it would be a homecoming of sorts after 24 months of forced exile in the Air France lounge.
In conclusion
T1 is the realm of priority passes: having 5 options allows for a better chance of gaining access to a lounge at a time when all lounges are crowded again. The more choice the greater - therefore - the chances of finding a chair and a hot meal where you can wait for your flight.
