Roundup
New airport lounges of 2026: 37 openings so far
Every lounge in our directory that opened in 2026, with photos of each. Frankfurt leads with 4 new rooms.
By Patrick Karsh, Founder, Lounge Frog ·
Details checked as recently as September 2026.
- lounges
- 37
- airports
- 27
SkyTeam Lounge
FRA · Terminal 3 · Frankfurt
4.9/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.9/5 across 15 measures. 2 showers. SkyTeam business/first passengers; SkyTeam Elite Plus: 1 guest on a SkyTeam flight the same day.
Get in with: SkyTeam Elite Plus Lounge Access
Air India Maharaja Lounge
DEL · Terminal 3 · Delhi
4.6/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 4 showers. Business/first class passengers; Maharaja Club (formerly Flying Returns) Gold/Platinum and eligible Star Alliance Gold…
Get in with: Star Alliance Gold Lounge Access
Airport Lounge World
MUC · Terminal 1 · Munich
4.6/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Priority Pass, LoungeKey, DragonPass and Diners Club members per their card's guest allowance.
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
Capital One Landing
LGA · Terminal B · New York
4.6/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.6/5 across 13 measures. Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders: guests $45 each (children $25), free with $75,000 annual spend.
Get in with: Capital One Lounge
Aspire Lounge (D Gates)
MAN · Terminal 2 · Manchester
4.5/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.5/5 across 15 measures. 2 showers. Open to any passenger with a booking (from about £46.99; children 2-11 about £31.99).
Get in with: Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club
DFW · Terminal D · Dallas
4.5/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.5/5 across 15 measures. 2 showers. Sapphire Reserve, J.P.
Get in with: Priority Pass, Sapphire Lounge by The Club
Priority Lounge
FRA · Terminal 3 · Frankfurt
4.5/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.5/5 across 15 measures. 2 showers. Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each).
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
Sala VIP Gran Vía
MAD · Terminal 4S · Madrid
4.5/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.5/5 across 15 measures. 2 showers. Aena day passes (valid 3 months from purchase) for T4S passengers; maximum stay 3 hours before scheduled departure.
Get in with: DragonPass, LoungeKey
The Executive by Escape Lounges
MAN · Terminal 2 · Manchester
4.5/5 overallOpened 2026
Replaced the 1903 Lounge (closed 30 June 2026) as Manchester Terminal 2's premium lounge; a seated restaurant, The Boll, is due in autumn 2026 at extra cost.
Get in with: Clubhouse, Escape Lounges, Etihad Lounge, oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access, SilverKris Lounge
BlueHouse
BOS · Terminal C · Boston
4.4/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.4/5 across 14 measures. Mosaic 4 and JetBlue Premier cardholders: 1 free guest, then $39 each; Mint passengers: guests $39.
Delta One Lounge (T2)
LAX · Terminal 2 · Los Angeles
4.4/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.4/5 across 8 measures. 3 showers. Delta One passengers on same-day flights, Delta 360 members flying Delta First, and eligible premium passengers of…
Get in with: SkyTeam Elite Plus Lounge Access
Emirates Lounge
FRA · Terminal 3 · Frankfurt
4.4/5 overallOpened 2026
Opens around Emirates departures only (roughly 3-4 hours before each Dubai flight); the airport lists the windows 07:30-10:15, 11:15-14:30 and 18:20-21:30. Officially inaugurated on 3 July 2026.
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
Luxe by Aspire
BHX · North Terminal · Birmingham
4.4/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.4/5 across 14 measures. Open to all travellers with a paid booking (all ages; children supervised); stays up to 3 hours before departure.
Get in with: Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, Priority Pass
Air France Lounge
LHR · Terminal 4 · London
4.1/5 overallOpened 2026
Air France's first own-brand Heathrow lounge in 17 years, opened in July 2026: 750 sq m with a staffed bar (Laurent-Perrier champagne, cocktails in the evening), a 60-seat dining area, work pods, a nap zone, a Clarins…
Get in with: Air France Lounge, SkyTeam Elite Plus Lounge Access
Emirates Lounge
MAN · Terminal 2 · Manchester
4.1/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 4.1/5 across 15 measures. 1 shower. First and Business Class passengers on Emirates flights, and Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold members in any cabin…
Get in with: Emirates Lounge
Air France Lounge
FRA · Terminal 3 · Frankfurt
3.9/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.9/5 across 14 measures. Air France business passengers (excluding Business Light fares), Flying Blue Elite Plus members and eligible KLM and…
Get in with: Air France Lounge, SkyTeam Elite Plus Lounge Access
Primeclass Lounge
SOF · Terminal 2 · Sofia
3.8/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.8/5 across 14 measures. Open to passengers of all airlines via paid entry or lounge memberships; maximum stay 3 hours, children under 2 free.
Get in with: Priority Pass
Sidecar by The Centurion Lounge
LAS · Terminal 1 · Las Vegas
3.8/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.8/5 across 10 measures. Platinum, Business Platinum, Centurion and Delta SkyMiles Reserve cardholders; entry only within 90 minutes of a…
Get in with: Centurion Lounge
Suite by Aspire
BHX · North Terminal · Birmingham
3.8/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.8/5 across 14 measures. Adults only (18+); children not admitted unless invited by their airline.
Get in with: Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, Priority Pass
DUS Rhein Lounge
DUS · Schengen Area · Düsseldorf
3.7/5 overallOpened 2026
Rebuilt and renamed from the former Hugo Junkers Lounge; partially reopened first and fully opened in June 2026 with about 935 m² on two levels.
Get in with: Priority Pass
Prima Vista Lounge
PMO · Main Terminal · Palermo
3.7/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.7/5 across 14 measures.
Get in with: DragonPass, Priority Pass
Escape Lounges – The Centurion Studio Partner
CVG · Concourse B · Cincinnati
3.5/5 overallOpened 2026
A 6,767 sq ft Escape Lounge – The Centurion Studio Partner that opened on April 1, 2026 after a $6.3 million project, nearly five times the size of CVG's previous Escape Lounge.
Get in with: Centurion Lounge, Escape Lounges, Priority Pass
The Phoenix Lounge
DUB · Terminal 1 · Dublin
3.5/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 16 April 2026 replacing the old T1 Lounge, with over 300 seats (roughly double the previous lounge).
Get in with: DragonPass
Aspire Lounge
VNO · Main Terminal · Vilnius
3.4/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 14 August 2026 in reconstructed terminal space, replacing the airport-run Narbutas Business Lounge; the ~750 m2 Swissport-operated complex also contains a separate Luxe by Aspire zone.
Get in with: Aspire Lounges, DragonPass, Priority Pass
3.3/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.3/5 across 14 measures. Free for Transavia Max customers and Flying Blue Platinum members and above; other Transavia customers may pay EUR 40…
Wingtips Lounge
ORD · Terminal 5 · Chicago
3.0/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 3.0/5 across 14 measures. Priority Pass, LoungeKey and DragonPass members: guests per the card's allowance (usually $35 each).
Get in with: LoungeKey, Priority Pass
Essence by Escape Lounges
STN · Satellite 1 · London
2.9/5 overallOpened 2026
Opened 2026. Rated 2.9/5 across 14 measures. Lounge-programme members may bring guests at the card's guest rate. Children under 3 free.
Get in with: DragonPass, Escape Lounges, LoungeKey, Priority Pass
The Lounge San Juan at Terminal B
SJU · Terminal B · San Juan (Carolina), Puerto Rico
2.8/5 overallOpened 2026
Global Lounge Network's third SJU lounge, opened 5 August 2026: 2,206 sq ft with seating for 82, a children's play area, espresso café and full bar.
Get in with: Priority Pass
Iberia Emerald Lounge Sorolla
MAD · Terminal 4 · Madrid
Opened 2026
Opened in September 2026 (about 800 m²) for Iberia's top elites and oneworld Emerald members on short- and medium-haul flights, with a staffed circular bar, à la carte menu plus buffet, showers and private rest areas.
Get in with: oneworld Sapphire/Emerald Lounge Access
Opened 2026
Temporary 200 m² lounge with grab-and-go food and drinks, open since 7 January 2026 while THE LOFT is renovated (expected until November 2026). Paid access is suspended during this period.
Get in with: Star Alliance Gold Lounge Access
Poppin
ATL · Concourse F · Atlanta
Opened 2026
Opened 2026. Priority Pass members: entry up to 2.5 hours before departure, max stay 2.5 hours; guests per membership allowance…
Get in with: Priority Pass
Priority Pass Lounge
STR · Terminal 3 · Stuttgart
Opened 2026
Small 26-seat lounge opened by Stuttgart Airport in August 2026 for Priority Pass members, in previously unused space belonging to the Aviator Gallery and with a similar interior; free WiFi and a selection of food and…
Get in with: Priority Pass
The Centurion Lounge
AMS · Non-Schengen Piers · Amsterdam
Opened 2026
Opened 17 September 2026: the first Amex Centurion Lounge in continental Europe and the network's 33rd.
Get in with: Centurion Lounge
The year so far
Our directory records 37 lounges with photos that opened in 2026. They are listed here from the highest rated down, and each links to its full page with hours, directions and who gets in.
The busiest airport is Frankfurt, with 4 openings, including the SkyTeam Lounge, which scores 4.9 overall. Manchester and Dallas Fort Worth added 3 each.
The names to know
Bank-branded lounges keep spreading. The Capital One Landing and the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club both opened this year and both score 4.5 or better.
Independent operators are busy too. Aspire, Plaza Premium and Escape opened eleven rooms between them, and seven admit Priority Pass members.
How to read this list
Scores are our editorial ratings from 1 to 5, explained in our methodology. A few lounges opened too recently to be rated and show no score yet. For the best lounges overall, see the September top ten.
Quick answers
- Which lounge networks get you into these lounges?
- Priority Pass opens 17 of the 37; DragonPass opens 11 of the 37; LoungeKey opens 6 of the 37. Each lounge's page lists every program and card that admits you.
Written and checked to our editorial standards. Scores follow our methodology. Something wrong? Tell us from any lounge page.
