Duringmy Aria Suite Adventure to Hong Kong, I decided to visit the newest lounge at Hong Kong Airport, which opened its doors in July 2024. I’m talking about the Kyra Lounge, which is accessible through a variety of means, including through Priority Pass.
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Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Looks quite nice. Certainly having a quality Priority Pass lounge is a major plus. At the risk of quibbling I’d say the bathrooms have a nautical feel.
You ever been to Asia, Christian? I happily take any bathroom that doesn't smell like freshly farted anus.
Honestly, most lounges in HKG are good. And this has to do with service culture differences.
Proper staffing, attention to detail/cleanliness, etc.
My first every Priority Pass lounge in Asia was the Plaza Premium in HKG and I thought it was incredible.
@Icarus — yes, that is sort of why I asked if anyone knew of any airlines that Ben doesn’t know of…
@Yoloswag Yeah, I think the plaza premium lounges are nice including the ones in Taipei. I like them better compared to the now no longer operated Skyteam lounge in HK airport. It was overcrowded and service was just so so. Though, the KE lounges at JFK and ICN were very subpar compared to other lounges including the ST lounges.
Well, Japan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Thailand in East/Southeast Asia. Still working on the rest.
What does that have to do with a nautical theme?
I heard the KE/LAX lounge will go into renovation end of this year, but I wouldn't expect too much from KE. One can hope better alternatives will be offered for other member airlines (CI seems to be heading to Qantas OW for the time being).
@Fishy if that turns out to be for real then it would be a better experience for the CI passengers who can have the benefit of airline lounge access like business class passengers and their elite members, gold, jade, and paragon.
This lounge is available for United Polaris passengers, any ANA passengers with lounge entitlement, and Tibet Airlines business class passengers/elites. Airline passengers also have access to an a la carte menu that is not available for Priority Pass/walk-in guests.
Since Matthew doesn't seem to be covering this, but did you know about several BKK lounges leaving Priority Pass due to allegedly political conflicts of interest.
I was at this lounge back in January and agreed with the review. Plaza Premium can get very crowded in HKG since a number of HK credit cards offer free entries to their cardholders. In comparison, this one is more quiet and opened earlier than the Chase Sapphire Lounge (makes a difference if you have an early flight).
@Lucky
I was being pointed out at FlyerTalk that this was the old Club Bauhinia operated by HX, not the old The Cabin operated by CX. They are 1 gate apart from each other. Compare the photos at https://yuziblog.pixnet.net/blog/post/17103146 and https://noworkalltravel.com/2024/07/12/lounge-review-kyra-lounge-at-hkg/