JFK T4 Lounge: Sky Club vs Wingtips Lounge
Nov 25, 2015, 1:11 am
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It's a lot smaller, but I still much prefer it to the DL club.
Nov 25, 2015, 11:27 am
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Dec 30, 2015, 10:07 pm
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I think Etihad actually took over the space so maybe Wingtips is staying in its "temporary" spot forever...
Feb 19, 2017, 7:56 am
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I visited the Wingtips Lounge last month, it's pretty terrible:
Definitely worse than the Skyclub
Definitely worse than the Skyclub
Feb 19, 2017, 1:54 pm
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Feb 19, 2017, 2:00 pm
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Wingtips used to be so nice, including their library room. It was so much bigger than it looks in these pictures, but IIRC it was use by more airlines.
Feb 19, 2017, 2:04 pm
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Feb 19, 2017, 4:38 pm
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I'm pretty tired of the chicken breast/rice/ soup rotation at the Sky Club so using my new CSR benefit I tried Wing Tips in Dec and Jan. Only cold salad items and one hot soup. Self serve beverages. Lounge is kind of cramped and not at all stylish. But they have great tuna fish salad so I make a sandwich and eat it with some soup and maybe some sides before heading to the SC. Sky Club is head and shoulder above Wing Tips for ambiance and amenities.
Feb 21, 2017, 8:57 pm
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The IPA was the best part about visiting the lounge. Their beer selection was above average, everything else was below average. Though hey, they had Apple Jacks available at 5 PM...what other lounge can say that?
Feb 22, 2017, 2:18 am
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I used to go to it when it was called "Oasis" and was not particularly impressed by it. The only advantage that it had -- and for me that was a big one -- was that it was landside. There was nothing else landside (other than check in) in the terminal.
I tend to get to airports early or else arrange long connections as I am paranoid about not making it to my flight in time. In JFK, this meant that the only place I could smoke was outside.
Oasis gave me a place to be in-between cigarettes without having to go through the TSA ritual multiple times. Once it became airside I just stuck with SkyClub.
I tend to get to airports early or else arrange long connections as I am paranoid about not making it to my flight in time. In JFK, this meant that the only place I could smoke was outside.
Oasis gave me a place to be in-between cigarettes without having to go through the TSA ritual multiple times. Once it became airside I just stuck with SkyClub.
Feb 22, 2017, 10:57 am
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Feb 22, 2017, 12:18 pm
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What people are describing now, though, is a lot smaller, and the Skyclub food, apparently, is reasonably decent.
I thought it was a lot better than the Skyclub, but Wingtips and the Skyclub have changed since then.