when did lounges first appear?
Mar 22, 2014 | 9:07 am
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when did lounges first appear?
when I was a kid I was fortunate to travel in biz class. I never went into a lounge. when did lounges appear? Specifically I'm curious about United and JAL. A google search didn't turn up anything for me. TIA.
Mar 22, 2014 | 9:28 am
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1939. i recall specials in the early'50's offering lifetime admiral club membership for $100 or 150.
1939. i recall specials in the early'50's offering lifetime admiral club membership for $100 or 150.
Mar 22, 2014 | 11:46 am
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Yes, as noted by slawecki, the first lounge was opened by AA in 1939 at La Guardia airport.
When UA opened one, I don't know. An interesting fact about UA though was that way back in 1931 when they had just 8 FAs, they were all Registered Nurses. That was to allay passengers fear of flying.
When UA opened one, I don't know. An interesting fact about UA though was that way back in 1931 when they had just 8 FAs, they were all Registered Nurses. That was to allay passengers fear of flying.
Mar 23, 2014 | 4:20 am
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1939. i recall specials in the early'50's offering lifetime admiral club membership for $100 or 150.
1939. i recall specials in the early'50's offering lifetime admiral club membership for $100 or 150.
Train operators/stations had premium passenger lounges before airlines did the same.