Airport lounge

Yeah.

Have you noticed, well, what's your best airport lounge story? I've got a good one.

I've got a good one.

OK, let's hear yours.

And we had to get there and get through security like at like 10 p.m. or something.

So we had like this like two hour, three hour wait.

I've never seen an airport lounge as luxurious as the one for El Al in Tel Aviv.

Seriously.

International

airport lounges, tough.

Oh,

yeah,

That would have never worked for me at any time because I wouldn't sleep well in an airport and then I'd get sick.

So, you know, sorry, I'm paying the $39.99 for Johnny's Airport Lounge and getting some shut

eye.

Yeah, this is where we're at.

Are you Team Airport Lounge or Team Airport Restaurant? I'll let that set in for a minute as we're about to head to the show hotline.

Show friend Andrea Stokes, a practice lead in hospitality for J.D. Power, is waiting.

We've asked her to join us to break down the results of their latest study, 2026 US Airport Lounge Satisfaction Study, and we'll do that right now.

Well, Andrea, it is nice to have you back on the program with us.

Happy Saturday to you.

Duty-free shop, Duty-free Laden.

An airport lounge is a comfortable waiting area with food, drinks, and Wi-Fi for passengers who can access it.

Airport lounge, Flughafenlounge.

A security check inspects carry-on luggage and passengers for prohibited items before boarding a flight.

Security check, Sicherheitsprüfung.

Verloren und gefunden.

An airport lounge offers a comfortable waiting area with food, drinks, and Wi-Fi for passengers.

Airport Lounge.

Flughafen Lounge.

Thank you for spending your time with us.

Yes, go ahead.

Yeah, one question here.

Oh, I, I did see the debate about the airport lounges.

Disgusting.

[laughs]

... [laughs] Gutierrez.

Uh, and he said to me during a commercial break, uh, and I have no idea why, he loves to discuss airport lounges.

[laughs]

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

I would just rip them out and sell it [laughs] to her 15 grand.

I love airport lounges.

Yeah.

...

Drivey airport lounge.

I mean, second secret lounge.

Like Barbarian-

So I'm going to go ahead, go through your messages live.

I was, as I always do, I read them live to tape per usual, but this time it's from the American Air Lounge where I'm I'm stuck right now reading through these emails, but I shouldn't say stuck because anywhere I am, I'm happy to read through these emails.

It's really one of the best parts of my week.

I was at a conference today, kind of a conference for journalists, trying to figure out journalism in the new media era, the social media era.