Upstairs, the first class lounge is dotted with Charles Eames loveseats and a Noguchi fountain.

FORBES: Break Into the JFK Terminal Time Forgot

Not to those of us who fondly remember the upstairs first-class lounge in the early 747s.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The program initially for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) allows visitors using the Klout for iPhone app to show a Score of 40 or higher to enter the Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge.

FORBES: Social Media Clout: The Rise of Micro Celebrity Endorsements

Inside, the lounge is split into First and Business class dining areas, with First offering serviced private dining booths and Business, which the airline calls Club World, customers enjoying self-service.

FORBES: British Airways Luxury Invades Newark Airport

Previously, the only way to see the inside of a Cathay Pacific Lounge was by holding a First or Business Class plane ticket.

FORBES: Social Media Clout: The Rise of Micro Celebrity Endorsements

Come evening first-class passengers repair for cocktails to the dome car's snub-nose lounge, where, as they sip Canadian Club or Canadian microbrews and graze on smoked salmon and foie gras, they can visit with one another and enjoy the waning light.

FORBES: Through the Rockies In Style

Lounge chairs and pillow mints are to be found only at the top end of first-class service, called Silver and Blue.

FORBES: Magazine Article