Originally Posted by
stut
1. This, I suspect, is due to the non-Schengen/Schengen divide in the airport. I would guess that most short-haul flights are intra-Schengen these days (with countries like the UK being the outliers). So, for a smaller airport, it makes more sense to have the lounge in the Schengen zone.
Correct. The only Lufthansa lounges in DUS are in the Schengen zone although there are a few longhaul flights departing from DUS. At least the lounges are close to passport control.