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First Look: United Club Newark Terminal A

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 28, 2023November 13, 2023 14 Comments

a bar with a bar and chairs in a building

United Airlines has opened a beautiful new lounge in the brand new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport.

United Club Newark Terminal A – First Look

The old Continental-era lounge in the old Terminal A was functional, but certainly would not win any awards for its beauty. The new lounge, however, is beautiful and offers the following amenities:

  • The lounge is located near Gate A27 on the upper level
    • There do not appear to be escalators up to the lounge, only stairs and an elevator
  • It is 15,000-square-foot, with seating for up to 350
  • The lounge is open from 5:00 am to 9:15 pm daily
  • This lounge is unique in that it has an “open-air” that looks down into the terminal below
  • A hot and cold buffet, full-service bar, and self-serve beverages are available
  • A beautiful mural by Newark resident Antoinette Ellis-Williams greets you as you enter the lounge

There are a few apparent shortcomings: limited bathroom space (for example, only two stalls in the men’s room), no coffee barista, no showers, and no escalators. While United had to work with the space it had, these are missing opportunities.

Reader UANYC sent me a couple of pictures from his visit this morning, which I appreciate, including the picture above and the picture below.

a gate with balloons from the ceiling

Later today United has promised to send me some stock photos about the new lounge, so stay tuned: I’ll update this post later with photos.

By the way, this was one reason for my (failed) trip to Newark earlier this week. Since I was not there, you might enjoy checking out Zach Griff’s excellent story on the new lounge. He has some excellent pictures and commentary. I plan to be there soon….and it will be a “real” review in the sense that I will be able to gauge how crowded the lounge is.

CONCLUSION

United’s new lounge in Newark Terminal A is now open and it is not a cookie-cutter lounge: those days are long gone. I look forward to checking out the new lounge. Should anyone stop by today, please feel free to send photos or leave a comment below about how you found the new facilities.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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14 Comments

  1. Jan Reply
    June 28, 2023 at 1:53 pm

    Just in time to house all the poor sods affected by UA’s operations crisis at EWR. Cheers!

  2. Aaron Reply
    June 28, 2023 at 3:44 pm

    Is it just me, or between this and the pics for the future lounge in Denver, is United moving towards a more brown and beige and less blue and grey color scheme for it’s lounges?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      June 28, 2023 at 3:45 pm

      It is. I kind of like it. How about you?

      • Aaron Reply
        June 28, 2023 at 4:02 pm

        It does look modern and stylish, I will say that. Granted, that is during the daytime with all that natural light coming in. I do wonder how it would look at night.

  3. Picky Eater Reply
    June 29, 2023 at 12:21 am

    In Zach’s review pictures, no little signs saying what each item is. This is very important to me because I don’t eat anything with fish/seafood in it

  4. Michael Reply
    June 29, 2023 at 6:41 am

    Must one have a boarding pass for a flight departing from Terminal A in order to board the shuttle bus from Terminal C?

    • UA-NYC Reply
      June 30, 2023 at 1:25 pm

      No – nobody checks it

  5. Sal Reply
    June 29, 2023 at 7:24 am

    The most interesting part to me is the buffet upgrade. Why do they need to wait for renovations to upgrade food offerings at other Clubs? Especially at other hubs.

  6. Justin Reply
    June 29, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    Great Polaris Lounge, new terminal C lounge, new terminal A lounge, old terminal C lounge getting renovated. United’s lounge game at EWR is doing well.

  7. FriendlySkies Reply
    June 29, 2023 at 3:01 pm

    Thanks for sharing, Matthew! Not a fan of TPG, so it’s nice to read a preview elsewhere. Seems quite strange they would only put two stalls in the men’s room. The lack of showers is also disappointing, but so it goes.

    • UA-NYC Reply
      June 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm

      Yeah I was there opening day. It is nice – a bigger version of LGA. If I missed the 2nd bathroom that’s on me – but the one they have I went in is tiny. And it was a small door opening to get in the hallway for both M and W bathrooms.

      Was also very warm up there (much cooler below).

  8. Nate nate Reply
    June 29, 2023 at 8:11 pm

    I’m curious if bloggers like you and Zach get a comped flight when invited to a UA Club opening.

    Also, I disagree with the line “While United had to work with the space it had…”. UA is the biggest carrier in Newark. It had a say in the design of Terminal A. That being said, I think Terminal A is mainly for United Express flights. I could be wrong on that.

    I also dislike how far Terminal A is from Terminal C. The Airtrain and the bus connecting terminals just don’t come frequently enough.

    Lastly, I wonder if Air Canada will open a lounge here.

  9. UA-NYC Reply
    July 1, 2023 at 8:25 am

    While it’s new and not the old A – I don’t have great things to say about this terminal as a whole
    – stunningly bad link-up to the AirTrain
    – loooooooong cooridors with of course no moving walkway
    – really lack of thought put into getting people up to the United Club
    – just looking up and around…some poor design elements

  10. tim Reply
    November 10, 2023 at 1:22 pm

    clearly designed by someone who did not know why the majority of people use a club: to get away from the noise of the airport. the open air concept is just the opposite. i do not want to hear the boarding process for a flight to saint louis. cannot conduct business. just a complete failure to understand your target audience.

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