Originally Posted by
hugolover
While I can see its a great lounge-in fact the OH was there Saturday and said it was. The cynic in me finds it rather odd that SN are chucking money on their short-haul EU network considering their finances and the direction it is taken. SN is now under "attack" from both U2 and FR in BRU, a battle they cannot win in the end I fear. Sure the EU money will keep certain routes but its going to be a difficult few years for SN. Meanwhile, the part of the company that is supposed to be profitable dealing with Africa is lumbered with poor lounges in the B terminal.
Perhaps their west African network is where they're ahead of the competition, but I don't think that's where a lot of their high-euro business travel is coming from. They have always branded themselves as the nicer, more relaxing alternative to the LCC like U2 and FR, and now this is something that will even better differentiate them. The A pier lounge is always full of businessmen in suits -- many of them undoubtedly involved in EU/EEC activities -- while the B lounge rarely gets very full. I guess there aren't as many status passengers on those routes, so the existing lounge is adequate for their needs.
Though I do agree with the post about improving the food options; perhaps they can just start catering both lounges with the same spread.