JetBlue is fixing its business class’ biggest weakness by building its own airport lounges [Video]

JetBlue Airways plans to build its first airport lounges, it announced Thursday.

The new lounges, the first of which are set for New York’s JFK International and Boston Logan International, are part of the New York-based carrier’s continued push to bolster its premium Mint business class experience.

“Customers have asked for a JetBlue lounge for years, and we can’t wait to unveil our take in New York and Boston,” Jetblue President Marty St. George said in a press release.

The first lounge is set to open in New York in late 2025. The 8,000-square-foot facility will be located in Terminal 5, JetBlue’s head of marketing, Jayne O’Brien, told Business Insider.

In Boston, a larger, 11,000-square-foot facility would be located in the airport’s Terminal B to C connector,

Access to the new lounges will initially be limited to transatlantic Mint customers, holders of the airline’s soon-to-be-announced premium credit card, and …