During my downgraded adventure to Oman, I had a roughly 12-hour layover at Zurich Airport. I was arriving from Montreal in SWISS’ A330 business class, and connecting to Milan in Helvetic’s Embraer E190-E2 business class. During that time, I checked out both the SWISS Arrivals Lounge and SWISS Business Lounge, so in this installment Ill…
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Please don't confuse Schengen with the EU, as they are not the same thing. This should be obvious, given that Switzerland is not an EU country.
Close, but still not quite 🙂
- not all Schengen countries belong to the EU
- not all EU countries belong to the Schengen area
Funny, I had always thought this lounge was nice and quiet, but I guess I've always gotten lucky with timing then... Meanwhile I agree, the one in A is always packed (which makes sense, given the location).
I always find this lounge very relaxing, though it's quite a walk to get to it. Hard to beat having a drink on the terrace.
Great lounge, been there many times and even during peak hours I’ve always been able to find a nice spot. Don’t actually mind the ‘dentist’ lounge chairs at all!
The Swiss lounges are great. Here, the airline does service and comfort really well. The overall experience though on Swiss, including its premium cabins and on board service are lackluster and far from premium.
I"ve never been to the business lounge but Senator one is great. The one drawback is that the business and Senator lounges share showers and in the morning there is not nearly enough of them. I've 2+ hr wait times in the past.
It's sufficient to simply things a bit, rather than explaining it to the full detail. At this point there are only two member states outside Schengen for the purposes of air travel (Ireland and Cyprus). Yes, there's a bunch of semi-integrated EFTA countries which are also in Schengen, but there's no harm in not explaining every little detail of this in a lounge review.
That lounge used to have a PROPER live cooking area, where they would actually make you fresh steaks etc.
really really nice.
Unfortuantely all cut before covid.
Never been to the non-schengen Business Class lounge, but it appears it‘s not only less crowded, it also provides better food selection. Schengen-J is basically limited to salad and carbs …
In Zurich, I would prefer to visit the SWISS Alpine lounge. I like the design more (and the lounge is still very functional)
Right next door to the right is the Senator lounge with the 28/10 Whisky Bar with Blended Scotchs, Single Malts, Bourbons and Whisky’s from around the world including India’s Amrut and Taiwan’s Kavlen - a must try. Request if you are single 😉
My wife and I spent 2 days stuck at the Zurich airport and lived in this lounge!!!
Why not take the train from Zürich to Milan if you have a 12 hour layover? Seems like a waste of time...
The Senator Lounge (E) is spectacular - esp the whiskey bar. Second favorite is the Alpine Lounge
This is my favorite non-first star alliance lounge in Europe. In the summer I used to come 4 hours prior to my flight to watch airplanes in the balcony while zipping some luxury drinks. Superb.
I have waited for 2 hours to get a shower, staff finally sent signal to my alarm but to just tell me that lounge is about to close. So I have no choice but to just simply wash my face and brush my teeth before long flight to São Paulo.
Very disappointed with manners of staffs, she even skipped my number and found out later.
PS: I took lounge on July 4, 2025