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14.12.2023 - 14:43 / afar.com
As we head into the holidays, air travelers know all too well what to expect—the usual toxic brew of overcrowded airports, understaffed check-in counters, and clogged security lanes.
But what if there was a way to journey through the country’s busiest airports without ever setting foot in the terminal, waiting in a snaked TSA line, or braving the mosh pit at the boarding gate?
Well, there is, if you book into a PS lounge (for private suite), a private terminal service that burst onto the scene in 2017 with a facility at Los Angeles International Airport. (Where else to debut a service for those who want to travel incognito?) PS is not, in fact, an airport lounge—it’s an alternative airport curb-to-aircraft experience, with its own security lane and customs screening, door-to-plane chauffeur service, plus first-class frills like champagne and caviar. In short, it’s a taste of the private jet lifestyle without the sky-high cost of flying private.
The cost of this taste isn’t cheap, however. A one-time visit starts at around $1,000. (The per-stay rate lowers if you buy a membership; see details below.) But aside from the expected VIPs from the business and entertainment worlds, PS clients also include leisure travelers who see it as a special occasion splurge, Amina Porter, PS CEO, told AFAR during an interview in Atlanta, where PS recently added its second lounge. In fact, PS is on a major growth path. “In five years, we will be in every major city,” said Porter. Next year, the company will open a third location at Dallas Fort Worth airport, followed by Miami in 2025.
In November, I had the opportunity to experience PS’s newest digs in both directions: the pickup service upon arrival, and the preflight visit and escort directly to the plane for the departure. Here are my main takeaways.
Getting whisked directly from and to the aircraft is among the most impressive services PS provides.
Courtesy of PS
My flight with Delta Air Lines from New York’s LaGuardia Airport landed ahead of schedule shortly after noon, but sure enough, a greeter with my name on a signwas standing on the jetway as I exited the plane to escort me to the promised ground transfer to the lounge. By habit I started to head toward the terminal but was quickly directed to a side door that led to a set of stairs. I carefully made my way down the narrow metal steps, wishing that I’d chosen to wear sneakers instead of low heels. I had a tote bag in addition to a purse and happily handed it over to my attendant.
A white BMW sedan was waiting on the tarmac and the driver did a masterful job of navigating around the tarmac and a sea of Delta jets, which loomed impressively large when viewed up close. It was a rare backlot tour of the world’s
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