Originally Posted by
fender5787
Indeed, so the issue was apparently a “flat tire” but that was able to get switched out at the gate, and not requiring an AC swap, so not the worst outcome (although did land in jfk 2.5 hrs late). I will say as I was leaving it was starting to get packed, and when I was there during the morning rush earlier this month, it was ram packed, as described upthread, with long waits for showers.
Indeed, same in the evening rush. I’m here now - went to put my name down for a shower at 22.55, told to come back in an hour. God knows how many hours the queue will be by midnight.
There is nothing especially first class about this lounge any longer, it’s increasingly just a status lounge. The food does look better than historically in your photos, I grant you.