My flight from Milan to Paris was departing at 7:35AM, and I decided to head to the airport early, shortly after 5AM. The Sheraton is connected directly to Terminal 1, which is where I was departing from. After exiting the hotel's lobby I found signage leading to Terminal 1. Then I took the (long) escalator…
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I want to go to this lounge (or any lounge). I have only flown business once on an old Emirates 777-200LR in 2014 for a 2 hour flight thanks to an upgrade from points though it didn't have a lounge from where I was flying out of.
This lounge looks like it had lots of power outlets. There are almost no plugs in the Montale Lounge at Malpensa. But the Montale lounge has great tarmac views!
Interesting mention re no ground service in Milan. A couple months ago I flew Madrid to CDG connecting to a La Premiere flight to LAX. At first the guy checking me in at MAD (a contract worker) was rude and was hassling us about my carry on bag being a few pounds to heavy. Then he looked back down at his screen and something clicked, and all of a sudden he said he didn't care about the overweight bags and he sent us on our way. As we were walking away from the counter (probably 150 ft away), he comes running up to us and asks if we want an escort thru security to the lounge. We accepted (mostly out of curiosity). He got us thru security (front of line) and then deposited us in the lounge (well, at the back of a long check in line), and then came and picked us up when the flight was boarding.
Not the best, but at least they are trying. I wonder if your check in agent just missed it...
This airport was once one of the worst anywhere and over the past two decades they've really put in a big effort to completely turn things around. The lounges are no exception. I once avoided this airport for a number of reasons - bad transportation connections, crowded terminals with long lines for check in and security, sparse restaurants and terrible lounges. It's becoming a great place to transit and I wish more major airlines would use it for long haul flights. Great post!
Maloensa airport was renovated for the Expo last year so it is way better than before.
Is this lounge far from where american airlines is? I am flying out of there in a few weeks and to gauge distance etc. Flying back business class aug 28th to mia then Lax.
Yep, I really enjoyed this lounge when I used it flying Delta biz last spring. Solid contract lounge.
I'm also surprised you didn't receive an escort through security. I thought that was standard for AF P at the start of an itinerary even if connecting.
@Miro I agreed.
It used to be my "home" lounge before I moved to the US. I was there just recently after almost a year (didn't get a chance in November because of a ticketing issue) and I was really impressed, even if it was rather crowded. Food offering and grounds left me really surprised.
This lounge is extremely bland lol. So funny how you call this a spacious and modern lounge yet bash other beautiful lounges haha. I guess beauty is relative
"There was only one person ahead of me in the business class line, though they were taking forever, so I had to wait for over five minutes."
Lol it is Milano! It once took me 75 minutes to get a Hertz car from the city office near Milano centale thoigh there were only six people ahead of me in line.
That's why Milano-Bergamo is the region's best-kept secret: you completely avoid Milano attitude this way.
Looks like a decent lounge - neat and quite a few dining and wining options! For me, the most important thing is good wifi connectivity 🙂 Would love to experience this lounge someday...
Looks rather cold, outdated and plain, although the snacks look pretty decent. But I guess it's better than most Italian lounges.