Nap pods and sashimi bars: airport lounges enter an arms race

Premium airport lounges are getting ever more extravagant, with high-end cocktails, nap pods, waffle stations, sashimi bars and art, as airlines and card issuers compete for wealthy flyers. Meanwhile, ordinary lounges face complaints of queues and crowding; American Airlines, which opened the first airport lounge in 1939, expects 18 million lounge visits this year.