Come 2026, flying with Qatar Airways to and from the US will be a more premium experience. Qatar Airways’ first flagship lounge in USA is coming up at New York JFK Airport where the airline will shift its operations to the brand new Terminal One from Terminal 8. The world’s Best Airline 2025 by Skytrax will offer the signature hospitality of Qatar in America and enhance your airport luxury statement.

Inside Qatar Airways’ first US lounge at JFK Terminal One

One of the world’s best business class airlines recognized by Skytrax Awards 2025, the Doha-based carrier officially announced that it is opening a 15,000-sqft lounge facility at JFK Airport’s newest terminal in 2026. Anticipations are high that the lounge will be an oasis of luxury and comfort for premium guests from across the world. The state-of-the-art facility will have all modern trappings, such as VIP check-in, swanky dining space, duty-free shopping, private relaxation areas, alongside dedicated prayer rooms.

Qatar Airways’ upcoming JFK lounge may provide direct access to the boarding gate for international flights from New York to India and other countries, much like Etihad Airways’ US Pre-clearance lounge in Abu Dhabi. Currently, John F. Kennedy Airport houses several airlines lounges including Delta Sky Club, Lufthansa Senator Lounge, Emirates Lounge, Virgin Atlantic Club House, Alaska Lounge, and Air India Maharaja Lounge (under renovation), but neither of these JFK lounges offers direct boarding facility.

Who can access Qatar Airways’ lounge at New York JFK

The airline is yet to give an official statement regarding who, among its premium passengers, can access the 15,000-sqft lounge at JFK Airport, the largest gateway in the east coast US. It is obvious that Qatar Airways’ Qsuite customers, those booking long-haul business class flight tickets, first class flyers, and premium guests of other Oneworld airlines would get access to the lounge in JFK Airport’s new Terminal One.

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Airlines shifting their New York operations to JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Other than Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Air France, Etihad Airways, KLM, EVA Air, Korean Air, Air New Zealand, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and Lot Polish Airlines will shift their base to the brand new Terminal One in 2026.

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If LaGuardia Airport is all set to turn over a new leaf, JFK International Airport is adding to its hospitality on ground. It may make you think of a new construction to accommodate more waiting passengers before departure, after arrival and during layover at the airport. Surprisingly, no new construction is on the agenda of JFK Airport!

JetBlue Airways’ historic terminal TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport will reopen its doors to let passengers in for relaxation and refreshment, not for checking in or boarding. Architected by Finnish artist Eero Saarinen in 1955, JetBlue’s TWA Flight Center will be free from hustles & bustles and noisy announcements once it is converted into a hotel.

Yes, the old TWA Terminal at JFK Airport will be renovated as a luxury hotel. JetBlue Airways, JFK Airport, New Jersey and the Port Authority of New York will collaboratively fund renovation of the Saarinen building which is famous for its neo-futuristic architecture. What is the most interesting about the TWA Flight Center architecture is that it doesn’t look archaic even in 2015. So futuristic are the interior and the symmetry that the Saarinen building seems to cease ageing or Time seems to stand still.

Following architect Eero Saarinen’s death in 1961, Trans World Flight Center (TWF) was inaugurated as terminal for Trans World Airlines at the then New York International Airport in 1962. A portion of the original Saarinen building was demolished and then reconstructed. In 2008, a new terminal was built adjacent to the reconstructed portion. JetBlue Airways’ operations at JFK Airport are housed under the roof of the old and new constructions, which are together known as T5 or Terminal 5.

The main Saarinen Building at TWA Flight Center Terminal will comprise a sumptuous dining space with food outlets, a world-class conference room and luxurious guest rooms. An area of 40,000 square feet will be dedicated only to conference and convention business. What today’s architects are concerned about is if the neo-futuristic style of the Saarinen building will be preserved during the renovation. It is reported that Eero Saarinen’s architecture will be preserved and celebrated as a marvel of the Jet Age.

The TWA Terminal at JFK Airport will reopen as a landmark hotel with a new museum. The museum will enlighten aviation fans and aspiring architects about Eero Saarinen’s unique style, the history of Trans World Airlines and the role of New York in the beginning of the Jet Age. It is expected to make the audience live the lost glamor of air travel in the heydays of JetBlue Airways’ TWA Terminal at JFK Airport.

Recently, Max Touhey, an eminent architectural photographer, captured the unique interior and exterior of the Saarinen Building in photographs to celebrate the neo-futuristic beauty of the architecture through edification. He described it as “a true architectural masterpiece of the Jet Age.”

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