Oct. 10—American Airlines is constructing a new, amenity-laden hotel and conference center on its Fort Worth campus—but you won't be able to stay there (unless you work for the airline).
Details on the project were published last week by The Dallas Morning News' Kyle Arnold, who reports the $250 million employee-only hotel will open sometime in early 2023, becoming the newest addition to the carriers' ongoing $1 billion Fort Worth headquarters campus expansion just miles south from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
The building, called Skyview 6, will be able to accommodate 600 employees and replace the carriers' current flight attendant hotel, which was built in the 1960s, according to Arnold. The company released a memo about the project to workers Wednesday saying the building will serve as a vital meeting, resting and socializing hub open to any of the carriers' 130,000 employees.
"Each year, thousands of team members from across the operation come to campus to learn—spanning from new hire and recurrent training to team members in new roles," the airline stated. "We're hoping to simplify team members' visiting experience by building a modern hospitality complex at the heart of our campus. A place where visiting team members can lodge, eat, socialize and work out."
Skyview 6 will connect to crew training and conference facilities on the campus and feature a 10,000-square-foot ballroom for hosting large events. Other amenities on tap include a 73,000-square-foot fitness center replete with basketball, tennis and pickleball courts. The hotel will also offer breakfast, lunch and dinner dining options, according to the memo.
"All team members will be able to enjoy the core facilities, including meeting spaces, expanded dining options and sports courts," the company stated. "It's a space for learning and development, for us to care for each other and for us to grow stronger as a team."
Construction of the nine-story complex began in 2019, according to Arnold, though the project was temporarily put on ice after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Renewed efforts to complete the hotel began in 2021.
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