Star A Lounges at ATH Airport
Jul 6, 2016, 1:15 am
#31
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3
Overnight lounge access at ATH
Does the Aegean lounge (Schengen) at ATH close overnight? I get mixed info from the Aegean website. I'm looking at a flight schedule that puts me in ATH for 5 hours overnight and would like to spend those hours in a somewhat comfortable environment without going through the hassle of checking in to the airport hotel for 3 hours of sleep.
On the one hand the website says: Operating Hours: 03:00 - 23:00
But at the bottom of the page it reads:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
00:00-23:59
00:00-23:59 02:00-21:00
00:00-23:59
00:00-23:59 00:00-23:59 00:00-23:59
http://en.aegeanair.com/travel-infor...rport/lounges/
On the one hand the website says: Operating Hours: 03:00 - 23:00
But at the bottom of the page it reads:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
00:00-23:59
00:00-23:59 02:00-21:00
00:00-23:59
00:00-23:59 00:00-23:59 00:00-23:59
http://en.aegeanair.com/travel-infor...rport/lounges/
Jul 6, 2016, 1:26 am
#32
Community Director
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
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duckiebelgium, firstly welcome to FT and the A3 forum.
I'm afraid the ATH lounge is not 24 hours - the times you see at the bottom of the page relate solely, I believe, to the Larnaca lounge.
There is some seating in the public concourse outside the lounge in Athens which, whilst not particularly comfortable, will at least give you somewhere to rest your legs ahead of the lounge opening. I've done the same myself for a hour having arrived on the red eye from Heathrow whilst waiting for the first domestic to SKG, and it's certainly survivable - I am the living embodiment of that given I'm still breathing!
I'm afraid the ATH lounge is not 24 hours - the times you see at the bottom of the page relate solely, I believe, to the Larnaca lounge.
There is some seating in the public concourse outside the lounge in Athens which, whilst not particularly comfortable, will at least give you somewhere to rest your legs ahead of the lounge opening. I've done the same myself for a hour having arrived on the red eye from Heathrow whilst waiting for the first domestic to SKG, and it's certainly survivable - I am the living embodiment of that given I'm still breathing!
Jul 6, 2016, 2:25 am
#33
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,372
On the one hand the website says: Operating Hours: 03:00 - 23:00
Jul 6, 2016, 5:21 am
#34
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,565
Do you mean astronomically? geographically? philosophically? poetically? or Aegaeopelagically? If the latter, I guess the transition from summer to winter schedule and vice versa. Or is it when the time changes again from daylight-saving to whatever it's called? I'm completely confused! 
Jul 6, 2016, 9:39 am
#35
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,372
Do you mean astronomically? geographically? philosophically? poetically? or Aegaeopelagically? If the latter, I guess the transition from summer to winter schedule and vice versa. Or is it when the time changes again from daylight-saving to whatever it's called? I'm completely confused!
May 7, 2018, 4:11 am
#36
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: ARN
Programs: A3*G, SK*G
Posts: 336
In a couple of weeks I am flying from ATH to EVN. Any piece of advice on which lounge to use in terminal A (extra-Schengen)? Preferably something with warm food. The options appearing on *A's website are the following:
Usually I fly most of my extra-Schengen trips from ARN or CPH, but a couple of months ago I used the Goldair lounge in ATH, and it was pretty decent. But then I was flying TK on C, so I do not know if I am entitled to use it this time. When flying intra-Schengen from ATH I usually prefer the LH lounge (if it is not too crowded), since food options there are far superior compared to the A3 lounge (albeit I opt for the latter if I have to spend several hours in ATH, and I need to work during this time, since it is a bit nicer than the LH one). Any similar lounge in terminal A, ideally with warm food selection (not just snacks)?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
- Aegean Business Lounge A
- Aristotelis Onassis Lounge
- Melina Merkuri Lounge
- BA Terraces Lounge
- Goldair Lounge
- Swissport Executive Lounge
- Skyserv
Usually I fly most of my extra-Schengen trips from ARN or CPH, but a couple of months ago I used the Goldair lounge in ATH, and it was pretty decent. But then I was flying TK on C, so I do not know if I am entitled to use it this time. When flying intra-Schengen from ATH I usually prefer the LH lounge (if it is not too crowded), since food options there are far superior compared to the A3 lounge (albeit I opt for the latter if I have to spend several hours in ATH, and I need to work during this time, since it is a bit nicer than the LH one). Any similar lounge in terminal A, ideally with warm food selection (not just snacks)?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
May 7, 2018, 6:36 am
#38
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,673
As of two months ago, the A3 non-Schengen lounge still had that newly opened glow about it, with snacks I found to be of much higher quality than any other lounge at ATH; the sandwiches may have been particularly fresh as I was there at 6am, but their bread and contents were bakery quality; as for warm food I only recall spanakopita and tyropita (much tastier than in the past).
Even the bathroom supplies were high quality Korres ones, admittedly in household, not commercial, containers, so I expect they will revert to the mean eventually.
The food at the Onassis and Merkouri lounges is a pale shadow of their offerings a decade ago.
Swissport's was never noteworthy.
I seem to recall Goldair was indeed 'pretty decent'.
If you are A3*G on A3 C non-Schengen and don't have Priority Pass, your only option will indeed be the A3 lounge. I found it better than average for Europe - it being new and empty may have helped.
Even the bathroom supplies were high quality Korres ones, admittedly in household, not commercial, containers, so I expect they will revert to the mean eventually.
The food at the Onassis and Merkouri lounges is a pale shadow of their offerings a decade ago.
Swissport's was never noteworthy.
I seem to recall Goldair was indeed 'pretty decent'.
If you are A3*G on A3 C non-Schengen and don't have Priority Pass, your only option will indeed be the A3 lounge. I found it better than average for Europe - it being new and empty may have helped.
May 7, 2018, 7:09 am
#39
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: ARN
Programs: A3*G, SK*G
Posts: 336
As of two months ago, the A3 non-Schengen lounge still had that newly opened glow about it, with snacks I found to be of much higher quality than any other lounge at ATH; the sandwiches may have been particularly fresh as I was there at 6am, but their bread and contents were bakery quality; as for warm food I only recall spanakopita and tyropita (much tastier than in the past).
Even the bathroom supplies were high quality Korres ones, admittedly in household, not commercial, containers, so I expect they will revert to the mean eventually.
The food at the Onassis and Merkouri lounges is a pale shadow of their offerings a decade ago.
Swissport's was never noteworthy.
I seem to recall Goldair was indeed 'pretty decent'.
Even the bathroom supplies were high quality Korres ones, admittedly in household, not commercial, containers, so I expect they will revert to the mean eventually.
The food at the Onassis and Merkouri lounges is a pale shadow of their offerings a decade ago.
Swissport's was never noteworthy.
I seem to recall Goldair was indeed 'pretty decent'.
