# Seattle's planned Chase Sapphire Lounge faces a new port vote on Oct. 27

The Port of Seattle delayed its vote on a 16,000-square-foot Sapphire Lounge at SEA. The deal would also move The Club SEA on Concourse A.

By Patrick Karsh · Lounge Frog
Published: 2026-10-15T14:25:57.460758Z
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Chase wants to open a large Sapphire Lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It will have to wait a little longer to find out if it can. Port of Seattle commissioners postponed a vote on the lease at their September 22 meeting, [View from the Wing reported](https://viewfromthewing.com/seattle-delays-approval-chase-sapphire-lounge-commissioner-complains-it-was-leaked-to-reddit/). The three commissioners present voted 3-0 to delay it, and the item is now due back on October 27.

## What Chase is asking for

The details are in the Port's own [commission memo](https://scctv-portals-pos.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/2026/3358/2026_09_22_RM_10a_Memo_Credit-Card-Lounge-Lease-Concession-Agreement.pdf). It asks commissioners to approve a lease with AD Partnership, LLC to run a Chase Sapphire Lounge. Key points from the memo:

- The lounge would be about 16,000 square feet.
- It would sit at the end of the A Concourse.
- The lease runs for 15 years.
- Rent is projected at $500 per square foot per year, rising 10% in years six and eleven.
- That works out to about $7.9 million a year for the Port.
- The security deposit is $4 million.

View from the Wing reports that Chase plans to spend $70 million on the build and a midterm refresh. It also says the lounge would be next to the Delta One lounge. No opening date has been given.

## Why the vote was delayed

According to View from the Wing, commissioners raised several questions. Some asked whether premium cardholders should get dedicated airport space. Others asked how a big lounge might affect spending at shops and restaurants in the terminal. Two commissioners were absent, which was another reason given for waiting.

## What it means for The Club SEA

This is the part that matters most for many Seattle flyers. The space Chase wants was first planned as a Port-owned common-use lounge for The Club SEA. The memo says an alternative location for that lounge has been found. It also warns there may be a short period with no common-use lounge on Concourse A, and that the new spot may need some upgrades.

The Club SEA on Concourse A is popular with [Priority Pass](/programs/priority-pass) members. You can see it on our [The Club SEA page](/lounges/sea-the-club-sea). There is a second Club lounge in the South Satellite, listed as [The Club SEA (S)](/lounges/sea-the-club-sea-s). If the Chase deal goes ahead, watch for dates on the move so you are not caught out.

## Who would get in

Sapphire Lounges are not open to every Chase card. According to [Upgraded Points](https://upgradedpoints.com/news/chase-sapphire-lounge-seattle/), free entry is for holders of the Sapphire Reserve, Sapphire Reserve for Business, J.P. Morgan Reserve and Ritz-Carlton cards. It reports that extra guests cost $27 each, and others can buy a $100 day pass. Rules can change by the time a Seattle lounge opens, so check before you go.

If you hold the card, see our [Sapphire Reserve page](/programs/chase-sapphire-reserve) for the other lounges it opens. Chase already has Sapphire Lounges at airports such as [Dallas Fort Worth](/lounges/dfw-chase-sapphire-lounge-by-the-club) and [Boston](/lounges/bos-chase-sapphire-lounge-by-the-club). Our [Seattle airport page](/airports/sea) lists what is open there today.

## My take

Seattle badly needs more lounge space for people without Delta or Alaska status, so a big Sapphire Lounge would help Reserve holders. My worry is the gap for everyone else if The Club SEA has to move first. I will be watching the October 27 meeting closely.

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