Originally Posted by
rfrn
Reviving this because it looks like AA has opened their flagship lounge at JFK and it does seem to be a step above SkyClubs. Food options look better, and there are even a few a la carte options from a menu and there is a much much much better alcohol selection, including champagne (more on par with international airlines' lounges there).
It also looks like it's open to international F & J passengers but also OW Emerald and Sapphire members in Y. Especially for international J, don't SkyClubs seem a poor competitor to this and polaris?
Who knows how long it will hold but the food selection at the new AA lounge really does look a lot better than at the JFK SkyClubs.
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...proved-dining/
I think it would be an interesting concept for Delta to explore making the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses into effective Delta One lounges (by expanding the current UK-bound access to Delta One pax on more flights) -- VS already offers a much more generous food and drink service. But those lounges would need to be expanded quite a bit to handle all the traffic, and are presumably expensive to operate. Still, they're not so far off from what UA is offering in Polaris lounges these days.