For the return portion of our trip to Florence, we flew from Florence to Munich to Chicago on Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa (with the first segment in business class and the second segment in first class). In this post I wanted to review the Masaccio Lounge, which is the only lounge at Florence Airport (FLR).
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Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Contract lounges are such an embarrassment. They’re good for a bottle of water and nothing more.
Will be doing a FLR-CDG-JFK flight in La Premier (well, to JFK) later this year and was wondering what there was to do at FLR as we usually just fly to FCO and use Freccia trains to expand out from there when we're back home to visit family. I have a morning flight to CDG but was curious about the lounge sitch. This is helpful. I'll stay at home until I absolutely need to leave the house to make it up there.
Very helpful. Thanks!
This is an outstanding lounge in my opinions. Coffee + biscuits is all what I need before a flight.
Great to see that my priority pass membership can also be leveraged here.
"Do people really not know better, or do they just think that they’re going to get an exception for some reason or another?"
While some people are genuinely confused, many people think that they can talk their way into the lounge based on all the bloggers and social media influencers who put out false and misleading information (like wearing a suit gets you an upgrade on a domestic flight). Others probably try bribing their way into the lounge. I'm sure a tip of $25 or $40 in some parts of the world gets you into a lounge.
Hi Ben, I think us frequent travelers should not blame those not knowing lounge access rules and, as a matter of fact, the concept of an airport lounge. I’ve recently witnessed a couple who got in with a lounge invitation (probably based on premium cabin) and couldn’t believe they got complimentary drinks and snacks …
Some contract lounges in Europe are decent. I think Venice is ok, and I've had good luck in large Nordic airports. But Florence is a tiny airport: even with the runway extension, only smaller jets can circle in to land. Pisa was intended to be the main airport in Tuscany, but, well, people want to go to Florence. So it's a tiny, crowded airport with a small, oversubscribed lounge.
Access conditions are constantly changing, and people will try any number of things to get in. Those used to the privilege but not interested to know how it works mechanically might think the dragons just see the card and wave then in, not realizing that lounge access is always a business transaction with someone getting billed for it. And sometimes, you just don't know.
"A tip" of 40$?
You can buy lounge access almost everywhere for less than that and only a small number of lounges is worth 40$ or even more. In some places you can have a fine meal for 40$.
no access to SAS passengers business or priority despite website for SAS saying the opposite
Why use FCO or FLR ?! Just fly to MXP and skip Rome. Northern Italy is much better, cooler, more convenient, and more efficient anyway.