Air France has confirmed plans for a 29,000-square-foot lounge at JFK's under-construction Terminal One — its largest club anywhere outside Paris, and roughly triple the size of its current spot in the airport's existing Terminal 1.

The two-level space will hold more than 400 travellers, with separate zones for dining, working and relaxing, plus a room set aside for beauty treatments. There's also a dedicated dining area where a "renowned French chef" will preside over the menu. Renderings show the white-and-navy palette Air France has rolled out across its newest lounges in recent years. Only the Delta One Lounge in Terminal 4 will be bigger at JFK.

Getting in won't be hard if you're flying up front: business class passengers on Air France and KLM get access, as do those booked in La Premiere — Air France's top-tier cabin, which flies on several daily JFK-Paris rotations on the Boeing 777-300ER. SkyTeam Elite Plus members qualify too, which for Delta flyers means Gold Medallion status or higher.

The lounge is a cornerstone of the multibillion-dollar Terminal One, which will replace the ageing current Terminal 1. Air France will be the anchor carrier with around six daily round trips to Paris, sharing the building with Etihad, SAS, EVA Air and Turkish Airlines. Qatar Airways plans to move over from Terminal 8 and open its own club — though at roughly half the size of Air France's. In total, at least six lounges are planned, including an arrivals facility.

One catch for anyone hoping to see it soon: the terminal's opening has slipped from 2026 to the first quarter of 2027, with the project team saying it wants everything tested and ready from day one.

For points and miles travellers, Air France remains one of the easier premium cabins to book. Its Flying Blue program takes 1:1 transfers from Amex, Chase and Bilt, and you can also redeem Delta SkyMiles thanks to the partnership. If you're planning a Paris trip in business class out of New York, this lounge is a good reason to wait for 2027 rather than settle for the current, much smaller space.

This story matters most for premium-cabin flyers and status holders routing through New York — but it also signals how seriously JFK's rebuild is taking lounge product, which tends to lift the experience for everyone in the terminal. Source: The Points Guy.