Northwest also had partnerships with various other airline lounges on an airport-by-airport basis.

After a passenger sued for discrimination, the Club (and most other airline lounges) switched to a paid membership program.

That bartender who spends 30 seconds pouring a cold beer into a glass and sliding it over at the airline lounge?

What with outlets in hotel rooms, airline lounges and now on planes, there's plenty of juice to run a portable.

Are you familiar with a membership program that allows you to use airline lounges at airports around the world?

At some airports, travelers who for whatever reason cannot get into an airline lounge may be able to get wireless access by just lingering outside.

There are new airline lounges as well in SkyCourt.

The third level, which houses all of the private airline lounges, as well as a Japanese restaurant.

Regional Express also operates an airline lounge in the terminal.

Priority Pass (www.prioritypass.com) sells memberships that grant access to more than 450 airline lounges.