After a Drab Decade, Swanky Airport Lounges Are Back
U.S. airlines are putting their fat profits into plush decor and signature scents for their most valuable travelers
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As a business traveler who flies about 100,000 miles a year, Tim Pearson remembers spending too much time in crummy airport clubs, eating stale sub sandwiches, slurping cold soup and scrounging for power strips.
Now, he’s one of the beneficiaries as airlines make long overdue upgrades to the enclaves set aside for their most valuable customers. His favorite is the Delta Sky Club at New York’s Kennedy Airport, where a retro vibe brings out his inner Don Draper.