ZRH Priority Pass
May 25, 2017, 11:07 am
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ZRH Priority Pass
I'm leaving tomorrow on a Germania operated flight to Skopje out of ZUR.
im just wondering if anyone knows the best priority pass lounge in ZUR me and my traveling companion can access?
im just wondering if anyone knows the best priority pass lounge in ZUR me and my traveling companion can access?
May 25, 2017, 12:01 pm
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May 25, 2017, 1:59 pm
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There's two really nice Aspire lounges, the REALLY nice one in Terminal E (which you're unlikely to be taking if departing to Skopje but who knows?) and the regular nice one right after security.
May 26, 2017, 7:44 am
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Turns out I had to leave out of E terminal since Macedonia is not in the EU, and the Swiss lounge in E does NOT participate in the Priority Pass program, so your only option out of E is the aspire lounge.
the aspire lounge is okay, a little underwhelming for food and drink. I'm sure the Swiss offerings are much better. Had I known this, I would have gone back to the Swiss J lounges back after security before passport control.
For those leaving out of E take notice.
the aspire lounge is okay, a little underwhelming for food and drink. I'm sure the Swiss offerings are much better. Had I known this, I would have gone back to the Swiss J lounges back after security before passport control.
For those leaving out of E take notice.
May 26, 2017, 11:45 am
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Turns out I had to leave out of E terminal since Macedonia is not in the EU, and the Swiss lounge in E does NOT participate in the Priority Pass program, so your only option out of E is the aspire lounge.
the aspire lounge is okay, a little underwhelming for food and drink. I'm sure the Swiss offerings are much better. Had I known this, I would have gone back to the Swiss J lounges back after security before passport control.
For those leaving out of E take notice.
the aspire lounge is okay, a little underwhelming for food and drink. I'm sure the Swiss offerings are much better. Had I known this, I would have gone back to the Swiss J lounges back after security before passport control.
For those leaving out of E take notice.
I'm more surprised you didn't like the Aspire E lounge, I found it great. It's sleek, has some reasonable food offerings (though admittedly I've only been there for breakfast hours) and a really sweet patio.
May 27, 2017, 3:20 am
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No confusion for me as there is only one mainline airport in ZUR.
Sep 7, 2017, 7:32 am
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I have just been to both Aspire-E and Swiss-D. I wish I could confirm your hypothesis, but I found everything about Swiss-D (food, seat, temperature, ambiance, crowding) to be inferior to Aspire-E. Both had pretty crappy food at lunch time, but Aspire was more eatable. It was much less crowded.
Sep 7, 2017, 4:51 pm
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I have just been to both Aspire-E and Swiss-D. I wish I could confirm your hypothesis, but I found everything about Swiss-D (food, seat, temperature, ambiance, crowding) to be inferior to Aspire-E. Both had pretty crappy food at lunch time, but Aspire was more eatable. It was much less crowded.
The Swiss lounge right before passport control right after security is much better in my opinion.
Last edited by Edgerfly; Sep 8, 2017 at 5:04 am