As multiple airline and credit card lounges have seen significantly higher visitor numbers over the last year, many have rushed to build new ones.
Their goal? Spreading out the traffic and maintaining the luxury perception of a service envisioned as a perk for spending.
American Airlines is currently building a new Admirals Club location in Austin International, while JetBlue Airways opened its first lounge at JFK in New York in December 2025.
At the start of June, Delta Air Lines unveiled plans to build a second Delta One Lounge at LAX. Differing from the regular SkyClub lounges in many smaller airports, Delta One is the airline’s most premium tier of airport lounge, known for offering more fine dining and more luxurious spa amenities.
New Chase Sapphire Lounge at DFW opens to visitors
About a year after the bank and credit card issuer confirmed the construction of a new lounge at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club officially opened to visitors on July 16.
The new location by Gate D25 in the airport’s Terminal D is the ninth Chase lounge across the country, and at 18,000 square feet, it is the third largest, just slightly smaller than the ones that New York LaGuardia (LGA) and Philadelphia (PHL) opened in the last two years.
Related: We got a peek inside the fancy new Capital One airport lounge
The latest Chase Sapphire lounge offers features unique to Dallas, including a separate whiskey lounge where guests with more time to kill before their flight can get a guided tasting of local Texas whiskeys, available exclusively in the lounge.
Food is another area where lounge operators can impress guests and highlight the local touch. The new Chase Sapphire location has both cross-network specialties such as the Sapphire Burger, along with a rotating selection of Tex-Mex dishes, including Mexican shrimp cocktail and slab bacon with cheesy grits, developed by the chef from Dallas Bishop Arts District restaurant Encina.
The signature restaurant dishes are made to order, while the buffet also features tasty finds like chicken gumbo rojo and a chorizo sweet potato hash for breakfast.
Chase
How to gain access to the Chase Sapphire airport lounges
While three other Chase Sapphire locations also offer showers, the newest location goes above and beyond with a mini Face Haus spa, in which guests can either catch a nap in a resting pod or request a 30-minute facial.
The other Chase Sapphire lounges equipped with showers are located at JFK, Boston Logan (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL), and Washington Dulles (IAD). At New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Chase Sapphire guests can purchase shower access through a paid Reserve Suite.
More Travel News:
- Airline to launch unusual new flight to Cayman Islands from the U.S.
- There is a very cool Irish version of swimming pigs in the Bahamas
- Unexpected country is most luxurious travel destination for 2026
- Low-cost airline launches easier way to get to Sri Lanka
“As Chase continues to deepen its commitment to North Texas, we’re proud to bring Sapphire Reserve cardmembers an elevated travel experience that reflects the scale and energy of the region, while celebrating its pioneering spirit, local flavor and rich cultural identity,” Dana Pouwels, head of airport lounge benefits at Chase, said in a press release on the opening.
Access to the Chase Sapphire lounge is available exclusively to holders of the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business, and Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card. The latter credit card has been grandfathered and is no longer open to new applicants, while the other two cards cost $795 per year.
The other two ways to get one-time access are purchasing a $27 guest pass, or, once a year, through the Priority Pass program that opens up a network of different airport lounges at tier levels going up to $469 per year.
Related: 105-year-old historic hotel by national park files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
