Originally Posted by
orbitmic
Of course in much of Europe, Schengen area lounges can be a little bit simpler than non-Schengen area ones, but those are usually relatively trivial differences and they are not implicit rather than explicitly acknowledging the short haul business product as "inferior" in any way.
Having experienced the schengen vs non schengen lounges at HEL last week, my eyes have been opened to how poor and overcrowded lounges can get. Found myself craving the last seat at the window bar in a busy galleries club north.