Southwest Airlines’ airport lounges are still more than a year away from opening, but we now have the first real glimpse of what they will actually look like inside. Southwest shared an exclusive first rendering with BW of its planned lounge at Nashville International Airport (BNA) in Tennessee, one of four inaugural locations in the airline’s first-ever lounge network, which will be called Southwest Icon.
Concept art released on Oct. 15, 2026, depicts a long, sweeping curved bar that looks like something you’d see at a high-end hotel. Unlike the primary colors of Southwest’s brand, this rendering is a warm palette of copper and bronze tones in the built-in design, plus burgundy lounge chairs.
Southwest says each lounge in its new network will be locally inspired, meaning the look and feel of the Nashville lounge depicted here won’t necessarily be what to expect at the other three inaugural locations, which are Austin, Texas; Baltimore; and Honolulu.
Construction is already underway at all four locations, with the first lounges expected to open in late 2027. Southwest has also said it expects to open at least seven more lounges in the coming years, though it has not named airports yet.
Southwest has not yet revealed any details about what extras might be inside its lounges, aside from the typical bar and bites.
“The experience is going to be very elevated and premium, but at the same time very warm and truly Southwest,” says Nandika Suri, Southwest’s vice president of Rapid Rewards.
Flyers will be able to access the lounge network through a new premium Southwest credit card issued by Chase set to launch sometime in 2027. For now, specifics on that card are slim, including what the annual fee and other benefits will be. Southwest has yet to share details around access, so it’s still unclear whether cardholders will get unlimited visits, a capped number of passes per year or guest access. following sentence using different words:
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