Imagine landing after a long flight, spotting a chauffeur on the tarmac, and being driven off the airfield without ever setting foot in the terminal. That's the pitch from PS, a US company that runs private terminals for people flying on regular commercial flights. The service launched at Los Angeles International in 2017 as "The Private Suite," rebranded as PS in 2020, and opened in Atlanta in 2023. This June it added two new locations: a 12,200-square-foot terminal at Dallas Fort Worth International (opened June 1) and a 34,000-square-foot facility at Miami International, which followed later that month.
How it works: a chauffeured car picks you up and delivers you to the PS terminal, where you get your own private suite, food and drink (caviar and Champagne are the house standard), spa treatments in Miami, and a private TSA checkpoint—PS is the only US company with a partnership covering both TSA and Customs and Border Protection. Staff check your bags with the airline and drive you straight to the aircraft steps. Behind the scenes, a control room tracks your flight and liaises with crews, so delays are known before they hit the gate screens. On arrival, you bypass the scrum entirely: a name sign at the jet bridge, fast-track immigration, and a car waiting.
Despite the "celebrity terminal" reputation, PS CEO Amina Belouizdad Porter says famous faces are a tiny slice of the business. The core customers are premium business travellers, families with kids and piles of luggage, and people marking an occasion. Her framing is blunt: a first-class LA–New York return runs about $4,000, private charter $100,000, and PS sits in the gap.
The Miami site has real pedigree. It's a restored 1964 Pan American Airways headquarters and former stewardess training college, added to the National Register of Historic Places in March 2026 as part of the Pan American Airways Historic District. The New Formalist design, original gold panelling, Pan Am engravings and a courtyard pool tiled in Art Deco pastels make it arguably the most atmospheric airport building in the country.
Pricing is tiered. Membership costs $1,250 a year (Salon access $995 per person; a Private Suite for up to four people $4,950) or $4,850 a year for All Access (Salon $895; Private Suite $3,650). Walk-in rates without membership: $1,295 for the Salon, $4,950 for a suite. The Salon is 21-plus only, so families with children must book a Private Suite. Pets are welcome, and reservations need at least 24 hours' notice.
Is it worth it? PS itself says no if you're a solo carry-on traveller on a short hop. It earns its money on long flights, complex connections, and parties with checked bags, kids, or elderly relatives who need help. For those travellers, it's a genuine middle path between the economy scrum and a $100,000 charter.
Reported by Condé Nast Traveler.
