If I heard the lounge desk agent correctly this morning, starting tomorrow there will be a waitlist for people using lounge passes at the C lounge in PDX. Hopefully this will help congestion a bit?

Is there a general priority list for entry during times of overcrowding? i.e.

1. Lounge Members
2. F/J Pax on Qualifying Flights
3. Day Pass Users

Or is it all first-come, first-served regardless of means of entry?

Welcome to the new reality of the smaller Lounges struggling to accommodate the flood of Summit lounge passes.

Great enhancement for those who are paying $395 for a credit card

They need to do something--the crowding at the PDX Lounge is out of control, particularly in the morning. I've never seen it this bad--the patio section use to be virtually empty.

And banked schedules.

The new lounge can't come soon enough. Since PDX is my home airport, this lounge is the one I use most and the crowding makes me question renewing membership.

I was thinking the same thing--it's beyond crowding--there is literally no place to sit other than the floor sometimes which they let people do, but I don't pay that much to eat my breakfast on the floor.

Its a little hike but it makes the new Escape Lounge more valuable.

Only gone once so far but thats a really nice lounge.

Hopefully it's better than the one AS contracts out to Lounge + members in PHX---that had to be one of the worst lounges I've been to on the planet.

Would the Express Lounge be something to consider?

Honestly I haven't been to that one in awhile partly because the hours are so limited--I think they close at 12:30pm....it's worth a try if you're ok with mostly cold food.

well dang_ tomorrow morning I am stuck at the PDX airport 3.5 hours. Lots of cardio, lol

The waitlist is real. 05:30 today there was a confused gaggle of folks staring at the sign in a loose arc around the door. I�m glad I stepped in front of someone after a moment to scan the barcode to get on the waitlist. Here�s what the scan brings up:

Waitlist verbiage

Thank goodness I�d seen this thread so I read carefully & noticed Lounge+ Members are supposed to bypass the line and speak to the desk. I walked right in, and Lounge felt far less packed!

I just wanted a real coffee before boarding a 7am flight. Membership now feels FAR more valuable if this policy remains.

I adore the staff in the express lounge but the lack of espresso machine (& toilets!) makes it not my first choice in the AM.

I am excited for an expanded, updated lounge space, but as a person with mobility limitations, I�ll terribly miss the days when my gate is directly adjacent to one lounge or the other so I can linger as long as possible in that welcoming space.