{"version":"1.9","identifier":"2ef79d25-19c5-4de1-a442-f31d133329ee","language":"en-US","title":"Seattle's planned Chase Sapphire Lounge faces a new port vote on Oct. 27","layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":32,"gutter":20},"componentLayouts":{"text":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"maximumContentWidth":720,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"photo":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":20,"bottom":20}}},"componentTextStyles":{"default":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":18,"lineHeight":29,"textColor":"#171717"},"headline":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue-Bold","fontSize":36,"lineHeight":42,"conditional":[{"conditions":{"maxViewportWidth":480},"fontSize":28,"lineHeight":34}]},"intro":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":20,"lineHeight":28,"textColor":"#555555"},"caption":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":13,"lineHeight":19,"textColor":"#666666"},"byline":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":13,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#666666"},"body":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":18,"lineHeight":29,"paragraphSpacingAfter":14,"linkStyle":{"textColor":"#00704a"}}},"metadata":{"canonicalURL":"https://www.loungefrog.com/news/chase-sapphire-lounge-seattle-sea-port-vote-october-27","datePublished":"2026-10-15T14:25:57.460758Z","dateModified":"2026-10-15T14:26:09.363282Z","authors":["Patrick Karsh"],"excerpt":"The Port of Seattle delayed its vote on a 16,000-square-foot Sapphire Lounge at SEA. The deal would also move The Club SEA on Concourse A.","thumbnailURL":"https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/2ef79d25-19c5-4de1-a442-f31d133329ee/d28b5c351096a6706b3ee9ff930a90b5.jpg","keywords":["card"],"generatorName":"Frog News","generatorVersion":"1.0"},"components":[{"role":"title","text":"Seattle's planned Chase Sapphire Lounge faces a new port vote on Oct. 27","textStyle":"headline","layout":"text"},{"role":"intro","text":"The Port of Seattle delayed its vote on a 16,000-square-foot Sapphire Lounge at SEA. The deal would also move The Club SEA on Concourse A.","textStyle":"intro","layout":"text"},{"role":"byline","text":"By Patrick Karsh · Published October 15, 2026","textStyle":"byline","layout":"text"},{"role":"photo","URL":"https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/2ef79d25-19c5-4de1-a442-f31d133329ee/d28b5c351096a6706b3ee9ff930a90b5.jpg","caption":"Seating at The Club SEA on Concourse A, the lounge that would move if the Chase Sapphire Lounge lease is approved (photo: The Club Airport Lounges) · The Club Airport Lounges","accessibilityCaption":"Seating at The Club SEA on Concourse A, the lounge that would move if the Chase Sapphire Lounge lease is approved (photo: The Club Airport Lounges)","layout":"photo"},{"role":"caption","text":"Seating at The Club SEA on Concourse A, the lounge that would move if the Chase Sapphire Lounge lease is approved (photo: The Club Airport Lounges) · The Club Airport Lounges","textStyle":"caption","layout":"text"},{"role":"body","format":"markdown","text":"Chase wants to open a large Sapphire Lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It will have to wait a little longer to find out if it can. Port of Seattle commissioners postponed a vote on the lease at their September 22 meeting, [View from the Wing reported](https://viewfromthewing.com/seattle-delays-approval-chase-sapphire-lounge-commissioner-complains-it-was-leaked-to-reddit/). The three commissioners present voted 3-0 to delay it, and the item is now due back on October 27.\n\n## What Chase is asking for\n\nThe details are in the Port's own [commission memo](https://scctv-portals-pos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/2026/3358/2026_09_22_RM_10a_Memo_Credit-Card-Lounge-Lease-Concession-Agreement.pdf). It asks commissioners to approve a lease with AD Partnership, LLC to run a Chase Sapphire Lounge. Key points from the memo:\n\n* The lounge would be about 16,000 square feet.\n* It would sit at the end of the A Concourse.\n* The lease runs for 15 years.\n* Rent is projected at $500 per square foot per year, rising 10% in years six and eleven.\n* That works out to about $7.9 million a year for the Port.\n* The security deposit is $4 million.\n\nView from the Wing reports that Chase plans to spend $70 million on the build and a midterm refresh. It also says the lounge would be next to the Delta One lounge. No opening date has been given.\n\n## Why the vote was delayed\n\nAccording to View from the Wing, commissioners raised several questions. Some asked whether premium cardholders should get dedicated airport space. Others asked how a big lounge might affect spending at shops and restaurants in the terminal. Two commissioners were absent, which was another reason given for waiting.\n\n## What it means for The Club SEA\n\nThis is the part that matters most for many Seattle flyers. The space Chase wants was first planned as a Port-owned common-use lounge for The Club SEA. The memo says an alternative location for that lounge has been found. It also warns there may be a short period with no common-use lounge on Concourse A, and that the new spot may need some upgrades.\n\nThe Club SEA on Concourse A is popular with [Priority Pass](https://www.loungefrog.com/programs/priority-pass) members. You can see it on our [The Club SEA page](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/sea-the-club-sea). There is a second Club lounge in the South Satellite, listed as [The Club SEA (S)](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/sea-the-club-sea-s). If the Chase deal goes ahead, watch for dates on the move so you are not caught out.\n\n## Who would get in\n\nSapphire Lounges are not open to every Chase card. According to [Upgraded Points](https://upgradedpoints.com/news/chase-sapphire-lounge-seattle/), free entry is for holders of the Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Reserve for Business, J.P. Morgan Reserve and Ritz-Carlton cards. It reports that extra guests cost $27 each, and others can buy a $100 day pass. Rules can change by the time a Seattle lounge opens, so check before you go.\n\nIf you hold the card, see our [Sapphire Reserve page](https://www.loungefrog.com/programs/chase-sapphire-reserve) for the other lounges it opens. Chase already has Sapphire Lounges at airports such as [Dallas Fort Worth](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/dfw-chase-sapphire-lounge-by-the-club) and [Boston](https://www.loungefrog.com/lounges/bos-chase-sapphire-lounge-by-the-club). Our [Seattle airport page](https://www.loungefrog.com/airports/sea) lists what is open there today.\n\n## My take\n\nSeattle badly needs more lounge space for people without Delta or Alaska status, so a big Sapphire Lounge would help Reserve holders. My worry is the gap for everyone else if The Club SEA has to move first. I will be watching the October 27 meeting closely.\n\n## Related reading\n\n* [Amex Centurion Lounge rules, explained](https://www.loungefrog.com/news/amex-centurion-lounge-access-rules-same-flight-guests-five-hour-layover)","textStyle":"body","layout":"text"}]}