*A lounges in Cairo
Oct 10, 2016, 2:32 pm
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*A lounges in Cairo
I'm going to be in CAI in December. I see there are several EGYPTAIR lounges does anyone have any recommendations which to use? I'm flying to IST and I'm *Gold
Oct 10, 2016, 4:05 pm
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They all suck. Don't get your hopes up and you'll be fine.
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are you limited in some way in the time you are allowed to go thru to departure gate and thus lounge in cairo?
Oct 11, 2016, 5:30 am
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They all suck. Don't get your hopes up and you'll be fine.
Thank you for the warning...!
Oct 11, 2016, 5:31 am
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are you limited in some way in the time you are allowed to go thru to departure gate and thus lounge in cairo?
No, I prefer to arrive early at an airport but I'm not limited by time.
Oct 11, 2016, 6:01 am
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They all suck. Don't get your hopes up and you'll be fine.
An extremely polite understatement.
Oct 11, 2016, 2:44 pm
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So we are talking a dentist waiting room???
Oct 11, 2016, 3:23 pm
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So we are talking a dentist waiting room???
Worse.
Crowded, some water and fruit juice and some chips. Crappy wifi, minimal seating.
Oct 12, 2016, 12:33 am
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Grateful to all for taking time to reply. I won't arrive at the airport too early then...
Oct 12, 2016, 1:58 am
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No, I prefer to arrive early at an airport but I'm not limited by time.
sorry-if unclear as i understood there is security that doesnt let you to the gate til near your flight time-what i meant as does this not affec getting into the lounges?
Oct 12, 2016, 6:28 am
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sorry-if unclear as i understood there is security that doesnt let you to the gate til near your flight time-what i meant as does this not affec getting into the lounges?
The at gate security in CAI does not preclude lounge access.
Oct 30, 2016, 9:31 am
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Was just there last week. The afternoon selection of food was much better than the morning.
Looking at what they had on offer for breakfast, broke my will to live.