There’s some nice information for Amex cardmembers passing by means of the New York Metropolis space: The issuer will quickly have a Centurion Lounge in all three of the area’s large airports.
Although American Specific already operates Centurion Lounge outposts in New York’s LaGuardia and JFK airports, Newark is at present lacking one.
Happily, that’ll be altering in some unspecified time in the future in 2026. On Tuesday, the issuer formally unveiled plans to open a lounge within the airport’s brand-new Terminal A. The brand new lounge will span 17,000 sq. ft and have a slew of facilities, together with some firsts for the Centurion Lounge community.
These Newark-exclusive facilities will embrace a 1,400-square-foot indoor terrace overlooking the airfield with views of the Manhattan skyline, in addition to a cocktail bar and piano lounge celebrating New Jersey’s jazz historical past with reside music.
There’ll even be a so-called archival assortment, which Amex describes as a quiet reprieve that includes artifacts and antiques celebrating New Jersey’s tradition and historical past.
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As you’d count on, the brand new Centurion Lounge may even be outfitted with the usual Amex facilities, together with a locally-inspired menu, quite a lot of snug seating choices, personal workstations, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, bathe suites and spacious restrooms.
Lengthy-time readers should not essentially be stunned by Amex’s newest announcement.
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That is as a result of practically two years in the past, the issuer was awarded a 15-year lease for this new house by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees the area’s airports.
Amex will lease all the growth space for a 15-year time period, with one five-year extension possibility, at a complete price of $121.5 million, equating to over $8 million a yr. The issuer may even make investments roughly $100 million to assemble the growth space.
The Port Authority and the Newark terminal operator obtained two proposals for the brand new lounge, and each events determined to maneuver ahead with Amex’s supply. (The opposite celebration was not disclosed within the decision nor in the course of the board assembly.)
The Centurion Lounge will likely be situated within the airport’s brand-new Terminal A, which opened earlier this yr. Amex’s location will likely be on the highest ground of a 50,000-square-foot, three-story growth constructing adjoining to the brand new terminal. The Port Authority proposed the growth both on the north or south finish of the brand new terminal.
As a part of the settlement, Amex will sublease the primary and second flooring of the brand new constructing growth again to the Port Authority for potential subleasing to concessionaires and different events. Notably, the Port Authority is not going to make any capital investments in reference to the proposed lease.
When the lease was authorised in 2021, the Port Authority mentioned that the Amex lounge ought to open in 2023. Possibly the Port Authority was overly optimistic as a result of Amex’s opening timeline of 2026 is three years after the yr initially shared.
The Amex Centurion Lounge will change into Newark’s solely lounge branded by a bank card firm — a key differentiator for the issuer in comparison with Capital One and Chase.
Newark Terminal A is residence to 3 airline-branded lounges: an American Airways Admirals Membership, a Delta Sky Membership and a United Membership.
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