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BWI Marshall Airport To House First Southwest Airlines Lounge
BWI Marshall Airport is one of four international airports in the U.S. to house one of the first Southwest Airlines lounges.
ODENTON, MD — Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that BWI Marshall Airport would be among the first U.S. airports to house one of its lounges.
The airline said in a release that construction was underway, and that travelers could take advantage of the Southwest lounge starting in 2027.
The lounges are being constructed in partnership with the Chase Bank.
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Each lounge, according to the airline, will be fitted with "locally-inspired dining, high-quality amenities, and valuable travel benefits that are offered today in the Chase Sapphire Reserve Lounge Network."
The new project comes months after the airport completed hundreds of millions of dollars in renovations, including the construction of new gates and a link between concourses A and B.
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In addition to BWI Marshall Airport, the lounges will be built at the following three airports:
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Daniel K. Inouye (Honolulu) International Airport
- Nashville International Airport
Plans are in place to open seven lounges over the course of the next several years.
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