Chase plans to open another Sapphire Lounge in Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). At the moment we know the following:
- Lounge will be 20,000 square feet
- Lounge will be located in the Terminal D/E connector
- No opening date currently, to be announced at a later date
This is the 8th Sapphire Lounge announced (IAD, LAS, PHX, SAN, BOS, HKG & LGA), with the first lounge being recently opened. These will be accessible to Priority Pass members.
Hat tip to Thrifty Traveler
I wonder if they’re doing this to prepare for the next world cup. PHL got a bunch of money to make the airport better for the volume it’ll need to handle
Dear Chase,
Thanks for opening up another lounge that our cardmembers can access.
Much love this Christmas season,
AMEX
The Centurian lounge at PHL is usually a zoo, so I’ll welcome the Saphire Lounge. Although, I usually end up in one of the AAdmirals lounges.
I’ve never had an issue at the PHL centurion, There was a waitlist once and I was called within 10 min.
The whole area above TSA checkpoint can be 20k sqft?
Or it’s beneath TSA checkpoint? I don’t remember any stairs or elevator there.
I mean can they not make these priority pass? The wait is usually so long you’re still on the list when you land from the return flight.
They will be Priority Pass lounges.
Right now, this news is much ado about nothing. Except for the HKG lounge which opened a month ago, none of these locations will be operational until 2024 at the earliest, so spare us the lounge hype until then.
As a southwest companion pass holder I couldn’t be more thrilled. It’s a 40 minute RT walk from d/e up to the centurion lounge with no efficient short cut.
Hey weren’t you one of the site contributors back in the day what happened
Interesting! What kind of routes do you travel with Southwest from PHL? I’ve found AA to be my go-to for just about all routes so I never bothered to get the companion pass.
They have direct flights to Nashville/Denver which I have frequently taken to see family/friends.
I’m so sorry to hear that you are a SW frequent flyer.