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from The Atlantic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE ONE PLACE IN AIRPORTS PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO BE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Inside the competition to lure affluent travelers with luxurious lounges<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Amanda Mull<\/a> \/ Illustrations by Max Guther<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On a bright, chilly Thursday in February, most of the people inside the Chase Sapphire Lounge at LaGuardia Airport appeared to be doing something largely absent from modern air travel: They were having fun. I arrived at Terminal B before 9:30 a.m., but the lounge had already been in full swing for hours. Most of the velvet-upholstered stools surrounding the circular, marble-topped bar were filled. Travelers who looked like they were heading to couples\u2019 getaways or girls\u2019 weekends clustered in twos or threes, waiting for their mimosas or Bloody Marys or the bar\u2019s signature cocktail\u2014a gin concoction turned a vibrant shade of violet by macerated blueberries, served in a champagne coupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other loungers in the golden-lit, plant-lined, 21,800-square-foot space chatted over their breakfast, boozy or otherwise. At the elaborate main drink station that formed one wall of the lounge\u2019s dining room, I chose the tap that promised cold brew, though spa water and a mysterious third spigot labeled only as \u201cseasonal\u201d beckoned. When I reached for what I thought was a straw, I pulled back a glistening tube of individually portioned honey, ready to be snapped into a hot cup of tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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