gojko88

Slightly offtopic - I saw a billboard at BRU today announcing the opening of the connector in 2015. Wasn't it supposed to open this year already?

Ghentleman

No, new SN lounge this year, connector opening beginning 2015.
If running according to plan, the structure should be finished in May, then the work on the interior can start.

TRAVELSIG

Let's hope it is more on time than FRA a+ and Berlin.... and certainly better than Doha!

gojko88

Don't worry, it's the Belgians doing the work, not the Germans.

(doomsday definitely approaching fast)

Ghentleman

Following up on the SN lounge renovation at BRU (Schengen / A Gates). The old lounge is now closed, a temporary lounge has been set up on level 0 near Gate 39. They moved the furniture from the old one. It has a more modern feel but very cramped: seats very close together. I estimate the entire size is half of the old lounge. With the Diamond lounge also closed, I have a feeling this will get very crowded. *G better use the SAS Lounge (at the usual location). The lounge itself is quite well indicated, but the move was not. I found myself at the top of the escalator going to Level 2, only to find a closed lounge with a paper sign.
This arrangement will last until Fall 2014, when the new lounge is supposed to open at the old location.

malmostoso

Thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out this week. While I like the SAS lounge, I find the food & drink offer in the SN lounge to be better.

MichielR

My SN print-your-own BP mentions the temp lounge at A39. If this is half the size of the old lounge, it is a recipe for disaster as the old lounge was already full at peak times. Oh well, only a few SN/BRU flights until the Fall... I never expected much from the BRU lounges anyway.

echino

I was in the BRU lounge on April 18, and nearly missed by LH flight BRU-FRA. 20 minutes before departure, the flight screen says boarding not started yet. 16 minutes before departure, the screen says boarding. I take my stuff and the screen immediately says final call. The screen says walking time to the gate is 1 minute. I run, but it's not anywhere near 1 minute. It's going around, then up the escalator, then a long walk, and by the time I reached the gate they were going to close. I was the last passenger to board, the door closed behind me and we departed right away.

LH4116

The food in the SAS Lounge is pathetic. Just som leftover cold cuts, week old toast and vegetable sticks. I imagine this is how United Clubs are like.

On the plus side they do have Leffe (both the Blonde and Brune) which the SN Lounge lacks, and some tasty snacks with Heinz cocktail sauce to go along with your beer.

malmostoso

At the "new" temporary lounge there are 4 taps: 2 Leffe, Stella and Hoegaarden. I don't know whether the 2 Leffe are two different varieties.
For catering, the SN lounge, even in this form, is a million times better than SK's.

Ghentleman

Noticed this too: going from boarding to last call very quickly. Now aggravated by the new location of the lounge: the walking time is from the old lounge location, not from the temporary one, which is one floor down.
No need however to go back and take the escalator or elevator near the café: there is also an escalator near gate 35: coming out of the lounge, turn right, then immediately left, the escalator is in front of you (behind the hordes of Ryanair pax) http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/cf/.../en/termmapnol

oliver2002

That would be heaven in a UCC. Normally they only have dry snacks and some carrots with a chemical sauce.

TRAVELSIG

You forgot about the plastic wrapped cheese. Or is it cheese wrapped plastic?

MichielR

What a disaster this temp lounge is. If the old lounge was often full at peak times, this one is worse: it is less than half the size of the other one.

There are no desks and upon quick inspection no sockets anywhere to be found.

Staff encouraged pax to visit the SK lounge so I did. Note: don't be surprised if SK have exceptional profits this and next quarter. They have a full lounge - and it is bigger than the temp SN lounge.

The only good news is that it will last "only" six months and that post renovation there will be more than one lounge. Probably C and SEN/*G lounges.

San Gottardo

Any plans for a proper HON lounge like in VIE? Just mentioning VIE because that is an airport with a HON lounge that has no LH Group First Class flights.

BRU must have a decent local base of HONs, no?