Lounge Hopping at JFK

After a long night and another ferry ride across Lake Champlain, I wound up getting 3 hours of sleep before heading over to BTV and my 6am jetBlue flight.

While waiting to board, this guy put on quite a show trying to stuff a leather jacket into a bag he was going to gate check.

Instagram video of the action.

Since I paid $15 for an exit row, I got to board first.

And lucked out as I had an empty seat next to me.

Not sure I want to watch a green screen today.

Mandatory de-icing today after more snow last night.

My jetBllue breakfast snack from a hardworking crew as opposed to my UAX crew from EWR.

At JFK, I hopped on the JetBlue/American shuttle bus to take me to T-8 to try out the new AA/BA lounges.

Was unsuccessful in getting into the Chelsea Lounge as that is currently just for AA and BA First passengers.  Hopefully that will change when other One World partners with First Class cabins move to T-8.   So I was relegated to the Soho Lounge, for Business Class and One World Emeralds.  Pleasant enough but decidedly Business Class.

After breakfast, I headed landside for the trek to Terminal 1 where JAL currently operates.

Unfortunately, construction has closed the T1 AirTrain station, so shuttle bus it is.

Yeah, that's pleasant.  LOL.  Not sure why our driver took the long and winding route.

Inside a pretty ugly Terminal 1.

Check-in was easy.

After third-world like security, I was at the Lufthansa Lounge which JAL sadly contracts with at JFK.    It's a basic Business Class Lounge with a 2nd "First Class" level which is just another floor of Business Class.  The third floor First Class Lounge was just for Lufthansa and Swiss passengers.  

Great tarmac views especially when Air France arrived.

 Meh...