Originally Posted by
alwaysTravelling
If you fly out of Zurich you could use the lounge in the 'E' gates after passport control from memory and had a nice view of the airport (can we still use this lounge?) but a few months ago they opened the new but very small Openworld lounge after bag check (but before passport control) which has a stunning internal view of a few sales desks including Air Berlin and the initial boarding pass control gates. just a dreadful view.
the OP is flying out of ARN which is about 1500 km north of Zurich and is in a different country.
i didn't find the new lounge at ARN T2 to be that bad. there was a small but decent selection of drinks, alcoholic and non, and some snacks. the area is decorated in a very fresh, modern fashion, with many different areas with different seating. Very spacious, open feeling (think Ikea
). It's very different from the BA lounges at T5 which are more more cozy feeling. I wouldn't say it was the most amazing lounge i've ever been to but it was certainly better than many others.