Lounge access in CDG T1 with Agean
Oct 15, 2016, 12:58 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: lounge next door
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Sorry, in order to avoid confusion, my opinion from quite extensive experience there :
- SAS : i avoid at all cost. Small, not so friendly staff, poor selection.
- LH Senator (*A) / LH Business : no window, underground lounge, nice staff but average selection and depressing place imho.
- *A gold lounge : nicely designed, some relaxing corners very quiet, nice food selection (not an Emirates lounge, but more than decent). Really plus for smokers and pax on a long transit : open air terrace. Only minus : need to go through passeport control as the lounge is located in the non-schengen area.
- SAS : i avoid at all cost. Small, not so friendly staff, poor selection.
- LH Senator (*A) / LH Business : no window, underground lounge, nice staff but average selection and depressing place imho.
- *A gold lounge : nicely designed, some relaxing corners very quiet, nice food selection (not an Emirates lounge, but more than decent). Really plus for smokers and pax on a long transit : open air terrace. Only minus : need to go through passeport control as the lounge is located in the non-schengen area.
Jan 24, 2018, 10:55 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
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PS I just did a search with Staralliance's lounge finder. Flying A3, for both business class and economy/M+BGold it lists the *A lounge.
Last edited by KLouis; Jan 24, 2018 at 11:21 pm Reason: Added info
Jan 25, 2018, 2:24 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: LHR, ATH
Programs: A3*G
Posts: 114
Last edited by MrArkadin; Jan 25, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Jan 25, 2018, 3:03 pm
#20
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SOF
Programs: A3 Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Silver
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I heard it from a friend who flew recently. He's very new to the FF world so at first I thought he was just confused. What got me worried though is this list from CGD website which doesn't include Aegean in the *A lounge airlines.
Jan 26, 2018, 8:57 am
#21
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: LHR, ATH
Programs: A3*G
Posts: 114
False alarm, sorry! I flew from CDG today and visited the *A lounge with no problem. I’ll investigate what went wrong with my friend and report if relevant.
Last edited by MrArkadin; Jan 26, 2018 at 9:31 am
Jan 27, 2018, 4:49 am
#22
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Location: Norwich, UK
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The CDG generic *A lounge was always a bit of an oddity - it’s run by one of the member airlines (I forget which), but not all member airlines paid for access for their members/Business Class customers, which I think was pretty much unique at the time compared to all the other Star branded facilities worldwide.
That’s why BD*G were denied access in the latter period of the airline’s existence and had to use one of the other member branded lounges. I haven’t heard of a refusal since then though, so it seems more likely that refusal was down to a capacity issue or similar.
That’s why BD*G were denied access in the latter period of the airline’s existence and had to use one of the other member branded lounges. I haven’t heard of a refusal since then though, so it seems more likely that refusal was down to a capacity issue or similar.
Jun 29, 2018, 8:39 am
#23
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: LHR, ATH
Programs: A3*G
Posts: 114
My friend (also A*G) who took the same flight the next day, was only able to visit the SAS lounge – border police didn't let him through to the non-Schengen area.
Jul 13, 2018, 12:32 am
#26
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: lounge next door
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Sounds like a new policy... bad one because I used to love to go smoking to the terrace in this lounge and the SAS lounge (as LX) are depressing like hell.