I’m an airline product geek, and I like to keep an updated list of some of the best products out there, ranging from the best first class airlines, to the best first class lounges, to the best business class airlines. In this post, I’ll share my favorite business class lounges around the globe — after all, a nice lounge can contribute to a great business class experience.
Let me of course acknowledge that we’re all looking for different amenities from airport lounges, depending on the purpose of our visit. Furthermore, there are many factors that can impact our perception of a lounge, including crowding levels. As a result, two people can have vastly different experiences at the same lounge — heck, the same person can have very different experiences visiting the same lounge at different times.
Because of the number of variables, I’m not going to create a ranked list, but rather will just share what I consider to be the several top business class lounges in the world. Then I’d love to hear what OMAAT readers think, and how your list compares to mine.
With that out of the way, here are some of my favorite business class lounges in the world (and you can click each headline to read a review of that lounge)….
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Delta One Lounge New York (JFK)
Delta One Lounges are still a fairly new concept, as Delta only started introducing these within the past year. However, the airline really knocked it out of the park, and the New York JFK location is easily one of the most impressive business class lounges in the world.
The lounge has an incredible restaurant, a wellness area, a beautiful terrace, luxurious shower suites, and more than anything, supremely friendly service. This really puts American Flagship Lounges and United Polaris Lounges to shame. The Delta One Lounge LAX is also excellent, but if I had to pick just one lounge, I think the JFK location has the edge.
Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge Doha (DOH)
Qatar Airways has two exceptional Al Mourjan Business Lounges in Doha — there’s the original Al Mourjan Lounge North, plus the new Al Mourjan Garden Lounge South. Frankly both lounges are great, and I’m not sure which I prefer more. Time permitting, I’d absolutely recommend visiting both of them. For the purpose of this post, let me just keep the initial lounge on the list. This has to be the world’s most architecturally stunning business class lounges, which is what impresses me most about the lounge.
On top of that, though, the lounge features a couple of great dining options, including a bistro if you’re looking for a quick bite, plus a proper restaurant with a la carte dining. The lounge also has rest areas, civilized smoking rooms, showers, and more. Qatar Airways also has exceptional outstation lounges, but I think the hub lounges are still more impressive.
Cathay Pacific The Pier Business Lounge Hong Kong (HKG)
Cathay Pacific’s The Pier Business Class Lounge Hong Kong easily has my favorite design of any business class lounge in the world. The lounge is so cozy, warm, and luxurious, and it’s such a pleasant place to relax.
It’s not just that the lounge has nice interior design, though. The lounge also has a full bar with cocktails and barista coffee, and several dining concepts, ranging from a noodle bar, to a tea room. The lounge also has beautiful shower suites, as well as a relaxation area. This lounge is an absolute treat for premium oneworld travelers. And for higher tier oneworld members, Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First Class Lounge is even better.
I also love Cathay Pacific’s consistent design template for outstation lounges, as you’ll find the same general vibe at lounges at London Heathrow (LHR), Tokyo Haneda (HND), etc.
Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse London (LHR)
The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse is my favorite business class lounge in Europe, and it’s probably the business class lounge with the most fun vibe. It has a quirky design, amazing views, an outdoor terrace, friendly service, a la carte dining, and top notch drinks (including great cocktails and coffee).
This lounge experience is such a stark contrast to what you’ll experience if you’re flying business class on an airline like British Airways or Lufthansa.
Air Canada Signature Suite Toronto (YYZ)
While the Air Canada Signature Suite Toronto has strict entry requirements, it really takes business class lounge dining to a whole new level. This is separate from the standard Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, so think of it almost like a great restaurant that business class passengers have access to.
The lounge is heavily focused on dining, with dozens of tables. In addition to an extensive buffet selection, the lounge also offers a la carte dining, as well as all kinds of wine, beer, and cocktails. There’s a similarly excellent facility in Vancouver (YVR), so that’s a huge advantage of being on an eligible ticket through one of those airports.
Emirates Business Lounge Dubai (DXB)
The Emirates Business Lounge Dubai isn’t about to win any design awards, but it has some cool amenities, is massive, and has a good food and drink selection. While food is entirely from buffets, the options are endless, regardless of what kind of food you’re looking for.
Personally I prefer the older Concourse B lounge to the newer Concourse A lounge. That’s because this lounge has an awesome Moet & Chandon champagne bar, plus a Costa Coffee store, where you can get a (complimentary) barista made coffee. This is a great transit stop when traveling between other regions.
Etihad Business Lounge Abu Dhabi (AUH)
Etihad’s new business class lounge in Abu Dhabi is excellent. It’s spread across three floors, with a ton of natural light. Thanks to its size and odd layout, the lounge should never really feel too crowded, even during peak periods.
The lounge has everything from comfortable seating, to two large buffets, to a bar with cocktails and barista coffee, to shower suites, to relaxation rooms. This is a very well rounded business class lounge, with a ton of natural light.
United Polaris Lounge Newark (EWR)
One thing United has done a great job with is its Polaris Lounges. They’re all pretty great, and I’m not sure one is actually that much better than the other, but I do like the one in Newark quite a bit. The lounges offer comfortable seating, quiet rest areas, cocktails and barista made coffee, and a la carte dining.
Honestly, if flying United Polaris business class long haul, I’d highly recommend just eating in the lounge, because the food gets much worse once you board a flight. Note that I haven’t been to the lounge at Washington Dulles, but I’ve heard some suggest that it’s even better, and not as crowded.
Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul (IST)
Turkish Airlines offers a top notch lounge at its hub in Istanbul. Admittedly this lounge can get really busy, given the size of the carrier’s operations, but I still find it to be very good. The lounge has nice decor with plenty of different places to sit, an incredible food selection, and even private bedrooms for those with extended layovers.
Admittedly this lounge is a bit rougher around the edges than some of the other lounges on this list, but there’s still something special about it. While this isn’t a ranked list, I’m including this one last, because I think it’s maybe one notch down from some of the other lounges on the list.
Bottom line
There are some fantastic business class lounges out there, though admittedly everyone will have their own favorites. The above are some of my picks for the best business class lounges I’ve visited. They all have something special, whether it’s great buffets, a la carte dining, barista made coffee, or other cool amenities.
This list is by no means exhaustive, because there are lots of amazing lounges out there. I look forward to hearing what business class lounges OMAAT readers like most.
What are your favorite business class lounges in the world?
Please do an article on the world's WORST business class lounges.
I prefer the QATAR lounge by the garden, next to the LOUIS, i feel like the service and dine on demand is better there, I always skip the Al Mourjan you picked in favor of the garden one in DOHA; I also think the SINGAPORE QATAR lounge is outstanding in every way, and the Qatar lounge in BANGKOK has outstanding service. The Cathay PIER is great too, nice a la carte HKG dishes. To be...
I prefer the QATAR lounge by the garden, next to the LOUIS, i feel like the service and dine on demand is better there, I always skip the Al Mourjan you picked in favor of the garden one in DOHA; I also think the SINGAPORE QATAR lounge is outstanding in every way, and the Qatar lounge in BANGKOK has outstanding service. The Cathay PIER is great too, nice a la carte HKG dishes. To be on my list I think you have to have a great bar, with a solid bartender, making fresh cocktails, a la carte dining menu, with dishes that represent the city your in, comfortable rest areas, and private showers, and plenty of comfortable private seating for rest, work. I do feel like some of these lounges should have airplane style recliners for long layovers; sometimes I have a 6 hour Layover in DOHA, too short to book a hotel, too long to sit up straight and keep my eyes open. Why cant Qatar position QSUITES in their lounge? Maybe their new QSUITES, as a pre-intro, that would be amazing marketing for your most assured future patrons!!! That Al Mourjan lounge is like 2 football fields long, you got space for at least 50 Qsuites just by repurposing the smoking room; the chairs they got now look great, but provide zero comfort or privacy. I end up hogging the dining booths
I've been in most of these, and it basically comes down to time of day. For e.g, Al Mourjan at DOH is fantastic when it is quiet and the complete opposite when it is full
Delta is doing a great job. The Delta One Lounge at BOS is another remarkable one
I would also add my name to the people that really rate Qatar Airways Business lounge at Heathrow. It has often been described as a boutique style hotel. It is stylish and has all that you would expect ranging from buffet to a la carte dining, immaculate restrooms and comfortable seating.
China Airlines Lounge in TPE deserves to be on the list, simply for the food taste and quality. Unless anyone can't appreciate such cuisine
My favorites lounges on the list are Toronto, Abu Dhabi & Dubai.
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EWR Polaris has definitely gone downhill...Feb visit, the sit-down restaurant was the standard ~1 hour wait time at 6:30pm. The food in the buffet area was a tiny half notch better than the regular UC. And as usual, basically nowhere to sit. The expansion into the former speakeasy can't come soon enough.
Really don't think the Polaris lounge makes the cut. I think it was nice a few years ago and decent by US standards but most of the others on this list are in a different league. I find F&B to be really mediocre and it's generally a zoo.
To better monetize their loyalty program and sell credit cards (like Delta and United, which make all their money on credit cards, in fact they should just shut down their airline businesses and just sell credit cards), Southwest will be opening a new Business Select Lounge in the Asbestos Storage Room at Chicago-Midway featuring free peanuts. There will also be free coffee (Folgers Instant Coffee) with Premium Coffee available at an upcharge (500K RR points)....
To better monetize their loyalty program and sell credit cards (like Delta and United, which make all their money on credit cards, in fact they should just shut down their airline businesses and just sell credit cards), Southwest will be opening a new Business Select Lounge in the Asbestos Storage Room at Chicago-Midway featuring free peanuts. There will also be free coffee (Folgers Instant Coffee) with Premium Coffee available at an upcharge (500K RR points). Power available if you bring your own deisel for the generator and 56K dial-up is available at an upcharge. Surely will deserve a spot here soon
Nice review. I'd like to see an article about the 10 worst business class lounges
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Would be very funny, but there are too many out there that are essentially just crappy chairs in a dark, cramped room, that I'm not sure how'd you separate out just 10.
The Copa Club at SJO would be a strong contender. It's got a*A member branding but doesn't allow Avianca passengers in, and when you do get in they'll charge you for basically everything other than water and drinks from a Coke 'fountain'. It somehow manages to get pretty crowded even if the ambience around the gates is much more pleasant.
Took some digging to remember where and when it was, pretty sure it was the Swissport Lounge at ORD, which I my friend and I had access to before a late-night BR flight. It's a good thing we had a long layover and got dinner at the Polaris lounge in the United terminal first, because the Swissport lounge was terrible. Tiny space, terrible buffet, not much in the way of drinks. I think the only...
Took some digging to remember where and when it was, pretty sure it was the Swissport Lounge at ORD, which I my friend and I had access to before a late-night BR flight. It's a good thing we had a long layover and got dinner at the Polaris lounge in the United terminal first, because the Swissport lounge was terrible. Tiny space, terrible buffet, not much in the way of drinks. I think the only bright spot was that our gate was right next to it.
I also wasn't very enthused by the contract lounge at IAH that a bunch of carriers use, the Executive Club lounge.
@Dusty, that sounds like a typical mediocre outstation lounge- e.g. Lufthansa at CDG, KE at FUK, or generic ones in places like HBE or smaller airports in Eastern Europe. You'd need to add unreasonable made-up access restrictions or/and charging for basic snacks, or even wi-fi, to get a lounge into this list when the competition is so strong.
So many contenders
Any lounge that serves me pâté is a win in my book. VS Clubhouse at LHR is therefore number 1 for me.
Two *A business class lounges I really like (even though they might not be the very best in the world):
The relatively new Star Alliance Lounge in CDG Terminal 1 - non Schengen - is beautiful. It doesnt have a la carte dining, but it has great wine, great views, and has very elegant spaces.
And then - even if a bit obscure - the Skyview Lounge at Basel Airport is a fantastic...
Two *A business class lounges I really like (even though they might not be the very best in the world):
The relatively new Star Alliance Lounge in CDG Terminal 1 - non Schengen - is beautiful. It doesnt have a la carte dining, but it has great wine, great views, and has very elegant spaces.
And then - even if a bit obscure - the Skyview Lounge at Basel Airport is a fantastic space. Generous, great terrace, local wines and cheese from nearby Alsace,
@Ben: you should review the CDG Star Alliance Lounge.
For me, the Qatar Premium lounges at LHR and CDG are far superior to their lounge at their DOH hub. Perhaps because the CDG/LHR lounges are a hybrid First/Business class lounge compared to DOH which has separate F/J lounges?
The fact that (same as Virgin Atlantic's Clubhouse) entry restrictions are quite tight helps as they are seldom even busy let alone crowded.
Funny you should say that, I also appreciate Qatar's LHR lounge better too. Impeccable service and the F&B offering will keep anyone's palate content. I think the coziness factor is at play in the LHR lounge. The Doha lounge is cavernous, and I feel slightly overwhelmed (but always impressed nonetheless).
I must be the rare case, but I don't like a la carte dining.. I don't wanna waste my time in ordering and waiting for the food. I much prefer a buffet where I can see all the options at a glance and pick up what I need in a few seconds. I wanna spend the least amount of time in food and spend the rest in relaxing.
I've been to Qantas First Class Lounge at LAX, but I much preferred AA Flagship Lounge for this reason.
Ben, this is great. Would love to see a top ten business class amenity kits roundup. Maybe even a a top ten first class amenity kits roundup as well. You have the knowledge.
What!? No Lufthansa business class lounge A13 at Frankfurt?! Blasphemy!
RE: Delta Lounge
**I will preface this by saying that I have zero loyalty to any of the US carriers, have never actually flown Delta and live in Europe - just to avoid any accusations of having a particular agenda for or against a US airline which I often read in these comments LOL**
Why does Delta have such a great lounge in NYC and probably the worst airline run lounge I have ever encountered...
RE: Delta Lounge
**I will preface this by saying that I have zero loyalty to any of the US carriers, have never actually flown Delta and live in Europe - just to avoid any accusations of having a particular agenda for or against a US airline which I often read in these comments LOL**
Why does Delta have such a great lounge in NYC and probably the worst airline run lounge I have ever encountered in Atlanta, its hub?
A few weeks ago I was flying Virgin LHR - ATL - LHR. Fantastic VS Clubhouse the London end. But WOW the Delta lounge used by VS on the way back out of Atlanta (the international terminal/pier). Now, my expectations were not high going in, but it was just SO bad. Small, crowded and the food and beverage just dismal. ONE espresso type coffee machine that had a sign on it saying it was broken. Paper plates and cutlery. I don't think I can remember even seeing paper plates in most contract lounges I have used recently. Honestly, airline lounges run by BA or LH etc are nothing to get excited about but even they felt worlds above DL in ATL.
The two redeeming features of the lounge were the outdoor terrace and the staff who were great. I enjoyed sitting on the terrace watching the air traffic eating my nachos from a paper plate and drinking my coffee from a flask in a paper cup. Ever so premium.
I have read the argument on here before that DL doesn't bother with having much of a ground proposition in ATL because of its dominance there. But surely, as a hub carrier, they are competing for the same traffic from say Tampa to Paris as United and American are from their hubs? I imagine they don't have a huge amount of O&D traffic at ATL? Makes little sense.
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2 more repliesATL does have a lot of O&D traffic, it's a top 10 US metro and one of the fastest growing, I believe it's solidly top 10 for domestic O&D if not closer to top 6 to 7. Not to mention one of the key demographics is the ATL-LHR-India combo since ATL has one of the largest Indian American populations.
Delta has huge variance with its ATL SkyClubs given how many there are (9, I believe)....
ATL does have a lot of O&D traffic, it's a top 10 US metro and one of the fastest growing, I believe it's solidly top 10 for domestic O&D if not closer to top 6 to 7. Not to mention one of the key demographics is the ATL-LHR-India combo since ATL has one of the largest Indian American populations.
Delta has huge variance with its ATL SkyClubs given how many there are (9, I believe). But you are correct the ATL lounge situation is subpar, no real business class experience. The problem is infrastructure, ATL needs a lot of time, space, and construction to build a proper lounge. Think of the scale necessary to fit all of the eligible passengers from ATL. ATL has huge amounts of TATL, TPAC, and South America traffic.
yoloswag420 - thank you for the context, interesting to read.
I understand the limitations to infrastructure but c'mon, make a bit of an effort. Maybe invest in more than one (broken) coffee machine and something other than cardboard to eat the 'food' off of. It just felt very naff.
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At least you made it INTO the lounge.
That by itself is an achievement.
And ATL is not the worst hub lounge.
Un until a few years ago. The SkyClub at these hubs are horrible, LAX SLC MSP DTW, wait that's all their major hubs.
All are getting renovated but still on par with ATL.
Sorry, no to the AC lounge.
Its tiny. It gets too full in the evening (especially since AC's flights are so often delayed)
I cannot allow praise of the TK lounge without calling it its major deficiencies:
1. No bar. Seriously, come on. This is TK being cheap, not cultural because getting a drink any time and any place in Istanbul is just not a problem.
2. Crowding. I've never found this lounge to be the least bit pleasant. It's always slammed, and the clientele aren't exactly respectful of other people's space.
3. The food. Yeah, it's good...
I cannot allow praise of the TK lounge without calling it its major deficiencies:
1. No bar. Seriously, come on. This is TK being cheap, not cultural because getting a drink any time and any place in Istanbul is just not a problem.
2. Crowding. I've never found this lounge to be the least bit pleasant. It's always slammed, and the clientele aren't exactly respectful of other people's space.
3. The food. Yeah, it's good if you can get it. People cram in to the pide stand like vultures and you're luck to get away with a piece unless you stand and wait for 15 minutes.
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2 more repliesThere are at least 2 if not 3 self serve bars around the lounge....
Are there any spirits available at all? I certainly don't recall there being any, but I haven't flown TK in a couple of years.
Of course they do.
It's the cheap stuff. Jack Daniel's, JW, Absolut, etc. There are several self serve stations around the lounge.
Although Skyteam in general is not that impressive (except for AF F), the Skyteam lounge in LHR is actually pretty nice.
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1 more replyThe SkyTeam lounge at LHR closed in 2021. Other SkyTeam lounges such as DXB are average but not specifically for business class.
Ha, thanks. Goes to show how much I've flown Skyteam in the last couple of years...
The QF/CX duo of business class lounges in London are up there.
I think there’s a good case to be made they outclass BA in BA’s hub for being great business class lounges (not VS though). The BA lounge in T5 was very “meh” when I went (a completely cromulent bacon butty and champagne , but very crowded and not very memorable space).
I like the Gulf Air lounge at Heathrow. This is a business-class-only lounge. Not Priority Pass. Decent size, only used a few times a day, day passes for other airlines are quietly sold (not really advertised), and the staff do a great job. Sure, there's no a la carte dining but they do have servers who take drink orders from your seat. Plus, the runway views are great.
I'm noticing a serious lack of Swissport lounge O'Hare in this post
This was funny
I was very happy with the ORD Polaris lounge when I visited back in 2018, definitely the best business class lounge I've been in, and honestly I liked it more than the Flagship First DFW and Qantas F LAX lounges (flew them about 6 months earlier) in terms of food. United definitely deserves credit for doing the lounge part of Polaris well, even if service in-flight is subpar compared to international carriers.
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1 more replyThink the ding on this particular location is serious overcrowding especially later in the day when the European flights leave. However, it is being expanded as we speak.
That would make sense, when I was there it was later in the evening, probably between 9-10PM since I was getting on the late night BR flight.
I’d put the KLM Crown lounge at AMS above United and Turkish. Was really impressed when I was there last year.
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2 more repliesNo way. KLM's food is school cafe food at best and hospital food at worst.
Too many rodents in the lounge. Yuck.
Horrible horrible place.
Air France CDG lounge didn't make the cut?
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6 more repliesAir France doesn't have a dedicated lounge for business-class. They have a first-class lounge, but the regular Air France lounges aren't exclusively for business-class passengers.
I wouldn't say that's the biggest issue. The main one would be that there are like 4 of them, you can't pick which one you use (you might be able to convince the security to let you move from one area to the next but there isn't a formal process) AND they vary in quality significantly. If they were similar to the best one you might be able to put it on here.
For the last year or so, Air France also been putting out inferior wine in the morning when the customers are primarily Delta. For example, no champagne.
The morning isn't primarily Delta. AF flies to many non-schengen airports in the morning. All AF lounges have a reduced alcohol offering in the morning including Schengen 2F lounge.
2EK is the worst lounge by far. 2EL is the best with the sauna. All are weak in food offerings. For me for a business lounge to be Top tier it needs a spa and a la carte dining, which AF doesn't do in business....
The morning isn't primarily Delta. AF flies to many non-schengen airports in the morning. All AF lounges have a reduced alcohol offering in the morning including Schengen 2F lounge.
2EK is the worst lounge by far. 2EL is the best with the sauna. All are weak in food offerings. For me for a business lounge to be Top tier it needs a spa and a la carte dining, which AF doesn't do in business. They used to do business class meals in some lounges in NAMER before the flight but they don't anymore.
FNT Delta likes to just complain about wine and alcohol at any given chance. Bc that's how obsessed they are. Imagine waking up at 7am to go to CDG for your flight and wanting to down a whole bottle and care about the pricetag like that.
France and bad food... Never thought I would see this.
I have to agree on this one. The food choices are limited and quality is not good at all. The drinks are standard ones you can buy in supermarket. Common, even the Eurostar lounge at Gare du Nord has a bar and some special drinks. Besides, 2E-K is a horrible place.
Friends who've experienced the new LOT Polish Lounge at ORD report that it's excellent.
Funny that the one at WAW is a joke..
Do the Delta and United lounges have drinks for sale v all free? If so, I'd suggest that should automatically remove them from consideration
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3 more repliesDelta still has a few (maybe a handful) lounges without a "premium" bar (aka a bar that sells non-complimentary drinks). In Denver, at least until the renovation, the bar is still self-serve. But all the new and renovated Sky Clubs have staffed bars with a mix of free alcohol and non-free alcohol. In general, at least with wine, Delta's free wine (like their in-flight wine) is cheap.
So the United Clubs in the United States, have a mixture of free and premium drinks in their lounges. Though in my experience at the United Clubs in EWR, the liquor prices aren't absurdly overpriced. I did once split a mini bottle of Moet with my father on our last visit.
The Polaris lounges are all complimentary alcohol.
United Club Heathrow was complimentary.
The drinks aren't all free, but I think that's warranted when you look at the selection. If the free drinks include spirits in the $30-$50 per bottle range (which they do at Delta One) and the paid drinks are $200 plus a bottle, it's cool. If you're hoping for free sips from $1,000 bottles of Cognac, you need to be flying First, not Business.
It would be a different matter is Woodford Reserve was the...
The drinks aren't all free, but I think that's warranted when you look at the selection. If the free drinks include spirits in the $30-$50 per bottle range (which they do at Delta One) and the paid drinks are $200 plus a bottle, it's cool. If you're hoping for free sips from $1,000 bottles of Cognac, you need to be flying First, not Business.
It would be a different matter is Woodford Reserve was the paid Bourbon and the free one was some mysterious brown swill in a plastic bottle.
@Doug Unless you're talking specifically wines and champagnes, definitely no. Delta has paid drinks containing notably premium spirits such as *checks notes* Hendrick's Gin, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Suntory Toki, basic Woodford and Four Roses, etc. All of these are $30ish dollar bottles except Sailor Jerry, which is even cheaper. I'd be more understanding if they were charging solely for things like their Uncle Nearest, McCallan, Ocho Reposado, or Diplomatico Reserva, but they're even charging...
@Doug Unless you're talking specifically wines and champagnes, definitely no. Delta has paid drinks containing notably premium spirits such as *checks notes* Hendrick's Gin, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Suntory Toki, basic Woodford and Four Roses, etc. All of these are $30ish dollar bottles except Sailor Jerry, which is even cheaper. I'd be more understanding if they were charging solely for things like their Uncle Nearest, McCallan, Ocho Reposado, or Diplomatico Reserva, but they're even charging for a basic Bacardi drink.
The ANA First Class lounge at Haneda, which I only got use because I was flying business and that lounge wasn’t open at the time, was special. Notably the noodle bar and the pods, which were like mini suites.
The single-biggest problem with the flagship Turkish lounge is the complete lack of electrical or USB outlets at the vast majority of seats.
That aside, Turkish no longer serves soda (Coke or Pepsi). They also don't offer champagne. How do you not have champagne in your flagship business-class lounge? Or at least a champagne method sparkling wine?
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3 more repliesNo soda is a bigger deal than cheap sparkling wine or champagne
One can only assume that some people do not like the Taliban ‘champagne’ on offer.
One can only assume that some people do not like the Taliban ‘champagne’ on offer.
TK should not be on the list at all. It’s so average , than any full service airline Flagship Lounge beats it ( even Thai Royal Orchide ). On,y TK Business Lounge hot station food is decent , “library section” is cool and that’s about it. Champagne ? They liquor selection is limited only to cheap wine and beers put in buckets at random places around the lounge . Incredibly cheap and low class from TK…
I would also add Cathay's London lounge as well. Wonderful business lounge experience, in fact you know that as you just reviewed it!
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Mike O. Guest
March 17, 2025, 9:51 am
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Andrew Guest
March 17, 2025, 10:15 am
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1 more replyTheir design template is based on The Pier hence why it wasn't added. And apparently it seems the rankings are based on the airline's respective hubs.
Yeah, maybe 'all cathay lounges' or something lol.