United Club Lite With Grab & Go Food Coming To Denver

Many frequent flyers will appreciate the new lounge concept that united Airlines is planning. Good progress is being made with this, and we should expect it to open soon.

“United Club Fly” planned for Denver

A new lounge concept that United had planned for the airport was revealed in the Denver City Council's lease agreement.

It appears that there are plans for a United Club lite, which is a concept we have never seen before.

• The lounge will be located between gates B61 and B63
• The lounge will be 1,563 square feet
• The lounge will feature a very limited amount of seating, plus grab & go packaged food and self-serve drinks; the lounge won’t have bathrooms

A picture of what appears to be the exterior of a lounge has been posted on the social networking site.

It remains to be seen when this lounge will open, as United hasn't announced anything about it. It seems pretty sure that this is happening.

This is an awesome concept

United Airlines will be the first US airline to offer a grab and go food concept in a lounge, which is not the first time we have seen this concept in North America.

• In 2019 we saw the introduction of the Air Canada Cafe in Toronto, which is the same idea; it’s a small lounge with a selection of food & drinks that you can take to-go
• More recently in the United States we saw the opening of the Capital One Lounge Dallas, which also offers a grab & go selection, including complimentary food & drinks

For an airport that is a heavily banked hub, this is a great idea. It isn't enough time to eat a meal at a restaurant or eat a lot in a lounge, so being able to grab something for your connecting flight is useful

One challenge with the grab & go concept is that some people lack self restraint, and they view a grab & go selection as an invitation to cater their pantry. I can only imagine what people would do if they had access to something better than that, since I have seen people bring bags to empty out snack towers. I think all of these grab and go concepts will eventually come with some sort of official limit on how much you can take, with staff members watching.

Bottom line

A United Club lite concept is planned for Denver. United will have a lounge with grab and go items. The lounge will be called "United Club Fly."

The new Capital One Lounge DFW is the only lounge in the US that has a grab and go selection. The first lounge in North America to feature this concept was in Toronto.

Do you like the new United Club lite concept?