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Your favorite carriers have been going big on lounges. At New York's JFK, the new Delta One Lounge drew you in with an outdoor terrace and a wellness zone, and fresh offerings are imminent from JetBlue and Qatar Airways. Farther afield, Emirates opened its largest space yet, in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, and Singapore Airlines has promised a full revamp at Changi—in case you needed another excuse to spend more time at one of the world's best airports.

- HANNAH TOWEY

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“THERE'S A COOLER with drinks and snacks in the back,” First Officer Mike Moraes tells us from the cockpit. “Help yourself. If you need anything, just tap us on the shoulder.” Soon the whirl of the turboprop signals our ascent. As we soar over the New England coast, the small aircraft jostles through billows of fluffy cumuli as if we're surfing a wave. Once we clear the cloud line, Mike leans over to give his copilot, Captain Ed, a fist bump.