Originally Posted by
JOUY31
Actually, not yet, as my flights this month have been to the UK, but last month to Madrid, before the terminal changes, was fine. I'll get to try the new setup at the end of the month.
With respect to comparisons, I have seen people comparing AF lounges with CX lounges or BA lounges at LHR that are significantly better. I have seen people, such as nicolas75, comparing what AF lounges offer with their needs. I believe both approaches are legitimate.
I do quite see that if one needs only somewhere to have a cup of tea and read the paper for a few minutes pre-flight then the lounges are fine. On the other hand if I have been busy working all day, or am in transit at CDG from somewhere else, have not had dinner, and arrived at 2E en route either HKG or SIN at 22h00 I DO want something more than a bag of crisps and a rather unattractive slice of ham before I get on the plane for 12-14 hours. Additionally I DO want access to a reasonable loo and even perhaps a shower if I have had a long meeting all day and arrived from MRS and not been home. Bizarrely 2E lounges are massively under-looed and woefully under-showered. This is particularly acute in the K and L gates. 2F is actually quite repulsive early in the morning if one is connecting ex Asia/USA to NCE or MRS. Totally inadequate with long waits (not to mention rather squalid on some days).
As a customer, with my pattern of almost entirely long haul travel connecting about half the time to and from domestic flights (NCE/MRS), I find the lounges both inadequate to my needs (other than the fantastic selection of presse) and considerably inferior to those of the competition. A culture of insularity and rather near-sighted penny-pinching at AF causes me to have reservations about the prospects for improvement.