Today, Thursday 1 December 2022, sees the opening of the new BA and AA Chelsea Lounge in John F Kennedy Airport, New York, Terminal 8. This continues on from the Concorde Room in Terminal 7, which has now closed.



Location: Terminal 8 JFK. It is airside, in the main terminal building, confusingly known as Concourse B, with the satellite terminal being Concourse C. The location is near but above gate 20. If coming from the main TSA security area, go forward then right at Bobby Van's Grill.

Opening hours: 04:30 hrs to 00:30 hrs

Access rules:
1) First class BA travellers. One guest.
2) First class AA ticket holders on Flagship routes (note normal First travel on non Flagship routes is not sufficient). One guest when the host is on an internationals service.
3) AA Flagship Business Plus passengers - this is a special fare offered as "Premier" on some AA routes. No guest.
4) BA Gold Guest List (GGL) members. One guest, but two guests if the GGL is travelling First.
5) AA Concierge Key members on Flagship routes, regardless of cabin class. Two guests.

For GGLs, we know this covers all BA and AA cabins, we still need confirmation it applies to the other oneworld airlines in T8 such as Iberia, which has also relocated to terminal 8. All guests must also be flying oneworld, though not necessarily the same flight as the host.

Facilities
Food
Snacks
Drinks
WCs
Showers
Rest areas
Wheelchair access


Useful links
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ec-2022-a.html
particularly from post 160 onwards.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...membrance.html

New Flagship Check-in, Lounges open at JFK

AA website: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...um-lounges.jsp