United Airlines has finally debuted the pictures for their new lounge at Newark Airport. Newark is one of their East Coast hubs, offering domestic passengers connections to Europe and beyond. As of always, Newark hasn’t had the best reputation, but this lounge should turn it around!
Once up the stairs, there will be automatic self-operated scanners to enter the lounge. This is something many airlines are using at the gate, so this would be a first for a longe entrance.
This is now the only United club to feature a shower. United has quietly removed many of their showers in favor of their Polaris lounges, but they are bringing it back to EWR.
All and all, this lounge looks incredible, and it may just be the thing United needs to pull travelers back to Newark, as the airport suffered with delays and overcrowding in 2021. Great job United!
I am pretty sure it has a reason. Strollers, wheelchairs, etc. can fit this way, and the people at the desks will make sure that nobody gets in without permission. I don’t think they would be that stupid to mess something like this up…
Finally United has a second decent club (after LHR)! I feel that this should be made the standard for United Clubs, but I am afraid that is not going to be the case. I kind of wish they followed Air Canada’s model: they have similar quality Maple Leaf Lounges for Regional Business class and lounge members, and the Signature Suites (similar to Polaris Lounges) for long haul business class passengers only.
We’re in for a treat. The United Club near Gate 74 will also be renovated—scrapped and built from scratch, rather. It is clear that United has a new standard, and Newark is where it will start. 🥰
This announcement surprised me. Hopefully United will eventually upgrade their Clubs to this level in all their major hubs. I think SFO is next in line, because the clubs there are getting a bit old.
Looks like this is the new standard for clubs! This is a quote from the article you linked:
“If we want to be competitive in a place like Newark, we’re competing with other airline clubs and AmEx and other clubs coming up,” Mortimer said. “This is a great time to set the standard and raise the bar. As we move forward all the clubs will have this look. This is the new standard for United Airline clubs.”
I wonder if this is for hub UA Clubs, or for all their Clubs in the system. Regardless, I am very happy with what I am seeing at United; they are elevating all their products and they are becoming competitive. Especially with all the issues jetBlue has been having lately, UA might soon become my favorite US Airline.
