Greetings from the Premium Lounge Paphos Airport, which is a cool refuge from the 28c hot sunny day that it is outside.

First the bad news: definitely no BA access at all, indeed only a few airlines give access here. The ones listed being Transaero, Aegean (which has stopped flying here) and Thomas Cook.

The not so bad news is that they accept Priority Pass, Lounge Key and Lounge Pass, and there's a walk-in cash fee of 30€. That's fairly stiff for the area so I suspect that is what drove BA to drop the lounge facility.

The good news is that the lounge is quite good. The airport has been tarted up since my last visit, when the rebuilding work was still on. It was quick and easy to get from landside arrival from the city bus through security and passports, was less than 5 minutes. For a Europe short haul lounge I give is 8 out of 10.

Here are some photos.














Food: sandwiches - tuna, egg and cress, cucumber, coleslaw: all taste home made. Pastries, baklava and croissants. Biscuits and local yoghurt. Two hot plates with the usual spring rolls, wontons, and local cheese pastries. Beer in fridge is Carlsberg and local Keo (4.5%).

International press (including UK), computers, TV screens, wifi (9.6 mbps down, 4.6 up), 2 PCs, power sockets (UK) and LAN sockets (not tested). Only downside is the bathrooms are outside the lounge, but right next door.

And as has been commented earlier, it's quite a small airport and there are a good selection of other places to eat and drink, and indeed smoke outdoors if you wish.