Dec 16, 2014, 3:02 pm
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British Airways Lounge, Amsterdam - lounge 40
Opening hours: 05:30 hrs (but 06:15 Sundays) to 21:15 hrs.
This thread gives information about the new British Airways lounge in Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol), opened on Wednesday 17 December 2014. The lounge is on the roof terrace and is some distance from the usual BA gates at the end of Pier D (D26).
There is now direct access to the lounge from and the temporary rooftop access route, referred to in posts in this thread before number 295, has now been closed. The lounge can be reached via Departures 2 and after passport control passengers should proceed, on the same level, to the left and look for the lounge signage. The lifts are behind the Travel book store, near the window. More details in this post and a set of photos in post 310.
Photos of the new lounge here, here and here. The official BA photos are here.
Opening hours: 05:30 hrs (but 06:15 Sundays) to 21:15 hrs.
This thread gives information about the new British Airways lounge in Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol), opened on Wednesday 17 December 2014. The lounge is on the roof terrace and is some distance from the usual BA gates at the end of Pier D (D26).
There is now direct access to the lounge from and the temporary rooftop access route, referred to in posts in this thread before number 295, has now been closed. The lounge can be reached via Departures 2 and after passport control passengers should proceed, on the same level, to the left and look for the lounge signage. The lifts are behind the Travel book store, near the window. More details in this post and a set of photos in post 310.
Photos of the new lounge here, here and here. The official BA photos are here.
New BA lounge in AMS from Nov 2014
Mar 10, 2014, 5:23 am
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New BA lounge in AMS from Nov 2014
After a little chat with the staff of the BA lounge about the new portacabin windows, I learnt that from November this year a brand new BA lounge will open in Amsterdam on a new floor above the current lounge.
Still a long way from gates D 24-31 though, but how exciting!
Still a long way from gates D 24-31 though, but how exciting!
Mar 10, 2014, 5:41 am
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Exciting! Is this the old JAL lounge I wonder?
I always thought facilities in the AMS lounge was under-provisioned, given how many flights BA have per day from there.
The Galleries refurbishment circa 2011 was a good improvement in terms of new furniture, but the catering options could certainly be improved.
I always thought facilities in the AMS lounge was under-provisioned, given how many flights BA have per day from there.
The Galleries refurbishment circa 2011 was a good improvement in terms of new furniture, but the catering options could certainly be improved.
Mar 10, 2014, 5:43 am
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They are doing some rebuilding in the airport at present, to convert the airport away from the security-at-gate (as it currently is in most of the non-Schengen part only) concept. The BA lounge location may be moving, but I'd be rather surprised if this means they are building a new floor above.
Mar 10, 2014, 6:13 am
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Mar 10, 2014, 6:53 am
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The current lounge is fairly small considering the amount of flights to LHR, LCY & LGW that depart AMS.
Larger facilities would seem to be a positive step forward to me.
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Larger facilities would seem to be a positive step forward to me.
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Mar 10, 2014, 7:41 am
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Mar 10, 2014, 8:13 am
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Most other lounges at Schiphol are on the same level (the Privium lounge is downstairs).
Mar 10, 2014, 8:34 am
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Was at the lounge in AMS yesterday.....didn't really do much the except sleep after an espresso ( was that kind of weekend !).
The food could do with a revamp.....I saw a chap bring in some maccy d's and felt quite envious .....I love those raisin cakes and stroop waffles and the old holland cheese isn't bad.
It would be wonderful if the gates were not as far from the lounge but then you would still have to walk to the lounge......
The food could do with a revamp.....I saw a chap bring in some maccy d's and felt quite envious .....I love those raisin cakes and stroop waffles and the old holland cheese isn't bad.
It would be wonderful if the gates were not as far from the lounge but then you would still have to walk to the lounge......
Mar 10, 2014, 8:35 am
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NMWOTCL: "Some guests? You can have one guest."
Exactly half of the party members pull out silver cards, and if you didn't think NMWOTCL could look even more sour, you were wrong!
Mar 10, 2014, 8:59 am
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Genuine one from the AMS lounge. I go out to the reception to greet the folks who are coming to join us, with another chap following behind, and say in the general direction of the nice man who owns the current lounge "Hello, we have some guests".
NMWOTCL: "Some guests? You can have one guest."
Exactly half of the party members pull out silver cards, and if you didn't think NMWOTCL could look even more sour, you were wrong!
NMWOTCL: "Some guests? You can have one guest."
Exactly half of the party members pull out silver cards, and if you didn't think NMWOTCL could look even more sour, you were wrong!
