The Very Crowded Lufthasna Business Lounge In New York (JFK)

I feel like calling this report about the Lufthansa Business Lounge in New York JFK a “review” is a bit of a stretch, so let’s let’s just leave it as a report.

Lufthansa Business Lounge New York (JFK) – Decent Food, No Seats!

I entered the lounge at about 2:45 pm expecting to review it (I’ve previously reviewed the Senator Lounge on the second floor and the First Class Lounge on the third floor of this three-story lounge), but did not stay more than five minutes.

Why? It was beyond crowded. If you thought the Turkish Airlines Lounge was crowded, this was far worse. Every seat was taken…some folks were pacing around looking for seats. It was 45 minutes before the departure of LH401 to Frankfurt, so it made sense…this was the lounge for business class passengers, Miles & More Silver members, and Priority Pass cardholders…and folks took advantage of it (and there is their perogative…no judgment there).

Because Germans can get incredibly finicky about their faces being put on the internet (although there are no legal protections in the USA), I decided not to take pictures of the packed lounge…you’ll just have to take my word for it.

I did take pictures of the food, however, and I thought the spread was decent, including a number of hot and cold dishes like soups, salads, and sandwiches (even with German Laugenbrötchen)

Alcohol was self-serve (one difference between this lounge and the Senator Lounge one level above is that the Senator Lounge has a staffed bar).

The lounge has bathrooms and showers, but they were packed too…

So use this post–this unique review if you will–as a warning that this lounge gets very crowded and no one is turned away…it’s just not worth going an hour before a Lufthansa flight unless you want to eat standing up.

I’d still come here and stand before waiting in the depressing gate areas of JFK Terminal 1.