We have been traveling for years.
Over fifty.
In and out of airports.
All sizes, shapes.
But never have I ever seen anything like this.
The Executive Platinum Lounge at JFK.
Looking like the Admirals’ Club.
Except it’s for baggage check-in.
Nine desks to register.
Replete with chairs, sofas.
Where someone takes your information.
Tags your bags.
And a young man pulls them through a door.
To dispatch to the plane.
While you watch from your perch.
On a chaise longue.
I noticed that JFK is soon renovating.
I can’t imagine what they’ll change.
Is it possible in years to come,
it could even be more strange?
Lynn Benjamin
January 6, 2024
