I travel through Cairo Airport more often than I should, thanks to the very reasonable paid first and business class fares available from the airport. Overall the airport is getting better than it used to be, in particular with the opening of Cairo Airport's Terminal 2, which is quite nice. This is a huge improvement…
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This will make CAI a bit more bearable ..... most important question: will they serve Champers?
T2 has a new lounge that just opened...I forget the name but it was fantastic, and its PP.
Is it "safe" to eat the food in the EK lounge (and the other premium lounges) in Cairo?. Last thing I want to do is eat in the lounge and then be ill on the flight. Has anyone had any experiences they could share, or lucky himself? Thanks
Hi Lucky,
two years ago I got a tour of the construction site of the T2 in CAI. Yes, there is a Saudia and a Emirates lounge in the second level, left and right. They might add some other generic lounges in multi-function rooms as they did until recently. There is also goigng to be a hotel airside with twelve rooms...
Most of the CAI lounges are atrocious, eg, the shockers used by Qatar prior to their ban; far, far better to snack at outside venues than eat anything in them. Ghastly. Egytair not much better in the other terminal,.
This one looks great but restricted, in that access is only via EK rather than alliances.
T2 also has a new contract lounge on level 2 called "Pearl Lounge" (right next to EK lounge) which is part of a larger lounge network, and is also accessible via Priority Pass as well as BA, RJ and KU premium passengers.
I am in this lounge right now. It is very spacious, with a few showers. Everything very new and tidy. What a totally different experience from the other lounges I visited a few months back... Sadly it seems to be a dry lounge, and an Emirates lounge without Champagne feels wrong... 😉 The food looks ok but actually tastes completely blah - no spices... It is also a somewhat muted display, not the typical round table with fruit and cheese usually found in Emirates lounges outside of Dubai.
By the way, for those coming here wondering about the transit experience: it is absolutely laughable wanting to transfer with a service. Once you get the Visa for $25 cash, you just walk out of Terminal 3, pass to your right, and after ca. 3 minutes (!) you are at Terminal 2. The whole process (admittedly with no checked bags) took me 10 min total. Your mileage may vary, but forget about the bus!! (Is this an American thing, I wonder?!)