Originally Posted by
CoolWiz
Will be in Delhi in the next few days.
The following is found at the Star Alliance website dated July 28, 2010:
http://www.staralliance.com/en/press...terminal3-prp/
Can anyone confirm with recent experience?
Anyone knows when is Air India joining Star alliance?
Thanks a million.
"...With Air India* developing Terminal 3 into its integrated hub and as a part of the co-location programme currently underway, Star Alliance First and Business Class passengers along with Star Alliance Gold members can look forward to a new and modern Air India Lounge , set to open in the middle of September.
In the interim, eligible Star Alliance customers will have access to either the Premium Plaza or the ITC Group Lounge**...
* Air India is a future Star Alliance member carrier
** Capacity restrictions could apply at certain times
If Air India ever joins *Alliance...Everything keeps getting delayed! I recently flew out of DEL on TG in Royal Silk. I did a * upgrade but am *Gold and assume I would have been admitted to the Plaza Premier Lounge if I was in Y.
The lounge was surprisingly nice for a Plaza Premier. IME Plaza Premier lounges are usually small and stuffy rooms, but this one had a bit more charm. The lounge consisted of a long and wide dimmer sitting area. There was a pair of outlets per seat on the outside, which was nice. The lounge is located on the third floor above the Kingfisher lounge. Describing how to get there is complicated and the lounge invite did not even contain a map! Basically two rights after getting through immigration.
Usual amenities: wifi, flight info screens, packaged snacks (Masala chips are good), and an attended bar. They seemed to have more food than I described but I was there at midnight and did not even want to look at food at that hour. Private bathrooms, though not many and shower rooms were available. I think massages were available for an additional cost.
The whole lounge reminded me slightly of the LAX Star lounge but not as large. Overall T3 is like being in a civilized Asian airport compared to the rest of India (especially BOM). Not having to take a bus to get to the plane was so refreshing because I did have to already walk up the stairs of an AI 747 on the trip!