Amsterdam lounge access
Feb 23, 2016, 6:55 am
#1
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Amsterdam lounge access
Hi,
Arriving at Schiphol soon, I'd like to enter the Aspire 41 lounge upon arrival so I can freshen up before meeting my hosts. The lounge is air side, but I believe arrivals and departures air side are inter-connected at Schiphol.
Can somebody confirm I will be able to reach this lounge when arriving from Asia?
thanks,
Rob
Arriving at Schiphol soon, I'd like to enter the Aspire 41 lounge upon arrival so I can freshen up before meeting my hosts. The lounge is air side, but I believe arrivals and departures air side are inter-connected at Schiphol.
Can somebody confirm I will be able to reach this lounge when arriving from Asia?
thanks,
Rob
Feb 23, 2016, 2:40 pm
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Location: UK
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Schiphol used to mix arrivals and departures, but everything changed last June. Unless you are arriving from a "trusted" country (Schengen, EU or USA) you need to re-clear security before you are allowed into the departure area, and you need a boarding pass for that.
But even in the old days you probably wouldn't have been allowed into the lounge without an onward boarding pass - under lounge rules rather than airport rules.
But even in the old days you probably wouldn't have been allowed into the lounge without an onward boarding pass - under lounge rules rather than airport rules.
Feb 24, 2016, 8:46 am
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Schiphol used to mix arrivals and departures, but everything changed last June. Unless you are arriving from a "trusted" country (Schengen, EU or USA) you need to re-clear security before you are allowed into the departure area, and you need a boarding pass for that.
But even in the old days you probably wouldn't have been allowed into the lounge without an onward boarding pass - under lounge rules rather than airport rules.
But even in the old days you probably wouldn't have been allowed into the lounge without an onward boarding pass - under lounge rules rather than airport rules.
In addition, some airlines (DL for example) have no problem with people having lounge access using the lounge as an arriving rather than departing passenger. I do it all the time. IIRC the AmEx Plat/Centurion card lounge benefit (sadly now only DL SCs when flying DL) never required that one be a departing passenger, only have a same day (DL) flight, previously flight within 24 hours.
Feb 24, 2016, 8:52 am
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A few years ago I had no problem doing just that at AMS (i.e., using PP to get into a lounge on arrival), but last time I tried it I was told the rule is now "departures only". The lounge dragon relented and let me in, but made it very clear that he was making an exception.