Originally Posted by
DrPSB
My wife is platinum with KLM/AF/KQ program but can't access Simba lounge unless she is actually flying outbound with KQ. As previously mentioned the KLM lounge is grim. However, she told me there is a Priority Pass lounge which is pretty plain but has wifi and beverages located near the KQ transit desk airside. They are very protective of the Simba lounge I guess because of limited capacity.
Yes, they are certainly very protective of the Simba lounge, but I think I would disagree with the assessment that the KLM (more correctly, KQ) lounge is grim. Yes, it can get crowded and I have been to nicer lounges, but it does provide free wifi and beverages (and some half-decent snacks), so I see no need to avoid it. It lacks a view (as do all the other lounges at JKIA) and it gets crowded, but this is also true for the Simba lounge. The only advantage of the Priority Pass lounge is that it is usually much more empty, IMHO.