My day (yesterday) in T1. From the time I left my room at the Sheraton (at noon on the dot), to the time I went downstairs and checked out, and waited a few minutes for the car service, and arrived T1 was just about 30 minutes. Accordingly, I had plenty of time to kill.

(1) Centurion Club - I had a hard time finding it, but finally did. I liked the space well enough. The only thing I had was a nice glass of french Rosé, which was complimentary with the Platinum card. (It was on the "pay for" menu - I'm not quite sure what items are complimentary for Plat cardholders and what aren't.) I then departed and went through the nearest security checkpoint.

(2) The Grand Lounge - This was also a decent enough space, and there were a bunch of little snack offerings (chips, cheese sauce, vegetables, little sandwiches, hot dogs, etc). It looks as this is the lounge for AF passengers. Full bar, respectable wines.

(3) Lounge 19 - Same operation as the Grand Lounge. I should have remained in the Grand Lounge (nicer space), although Lounge 19 had better AC. They had essentially the same snacks out, and then came around with pay-for menus, too. I stayed for one glass of wine and a few chips.

My flight was still showing a slight delay, and was out at Gate 35, so I figured, for reporting sake, and not knowing just how long the walk would be, I was off to:

(4) Avianca Sala VIP - tiny little space. Not awful. But by the time I got out to the gate, the flight was now showing "on time" and I could see the inbound pax disembarking. I spent about 10 minutes in there. There were a few hot dishes that looked extremely appetizing, almost as appetizing as some of the delicacies that I've eaten on AM. I consumed about a half glass of wine, and one bite of food.

As for boarding, there was a "extra screening" table set up with an agent, and what looked like a short list of "extra molestations." As of the time I boarded (probably about #15 or so), no one had been sent to get felt up.

I like T1 better than T2. I think it has been at least a decade since my previous departure from T1.