Priority Pass @ ZAG
Feb 24, 2023 | 12:50 pm
#1
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Priority Pass @ ZAG
Has anyone used the PP lounge at ZAG? The PP website says it can only be used on "international flights". Does that really mean it cannot be used when arriving at ZAG from abroad and connecting to a domestic flight - or does the excpetion only cover standalone donestic flights (or domestic connections)?
Feb 25, 2023 | 9:24 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2023
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Has anyone used the PP lounge at ZAG? The PP website says it can only be used on "international flights". Does that really mean it cannot be used when arriving at ZAG from abroad and connecting to a domestic flight - or does the excpetion only cover standalone donestic flights (or domestic connections)?
If you somehow get a chance to visit the lounge, I highly recommend it. I loved the massage chairs and the lounge had excellent burek, at least precovid times...
Mar 1, 2023 | 2:47 am
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Thanks. I will report back.
This "international flights" only rule also applies, for example, to some Polish airports and there obviously is aimed at keeping domestic travellers out of the lounge per se. So I was not sure if the same applied to Croatia or if it indeed is simply the result of the temrinal layout, as you suggest.
Croatia has entered the Schengen area on January 1, 2023, so there must have been changes to the terminal layout as now only a relatively small number of flights will require immigration - unlike in the past where all but the domestic ones required passport control.
This "international flights" only rule also applies, for example, to some Polish airports and there obviously is aimed at keeping domestic travellers out of the lounge per se. So I was not sure if the same applied to Croatia or if it indeed is simply the result of the temrinal layout, as you suggest.
Croatia has entered the Schengen area on January 1, 2023, so there must have been changes to the terminal layout as now only a relatively small number of flights will require immigration - unlike in the past where all but the domestic ones required passport control.
Mar 1, 2023 | 6:01 am
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Join Date: Feb 2023
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Yes this is true about the Schengen zone at the beginning of this year. From multiple articles out, it appears that the official date that airports will end passport checks is on 26 March 2023. As I quote from one article, "The airports of Croatia are set to end their checks for all travellers of the European Union/Schengen Area on March 26, 2023, and in order to avoid any possible problems, they have already started to make changes..." "To ensure that everything goes smoothly once the checks at the airports end, the largest and the busiest airport in Croatia, Zagreb Airport, has already announced that it is making more space for the waiting areas. Moreover, the Zagreb Airport has decided to move the departure passport control counters from its terminal on the third floor to the terminal on the second floor."
So it appears that ZAG has already started to make changes and should expect everything to be finalized by 26 March 2023. How exactly this will change the official layout of the ZAG airport terminal, that is the uncertainty. I am not sure when your trip is, but any updates from your experience would be interesting to hear during these new times!
So it appears that ZAG has already started to make changes and should expect everything to be finalized by 26 March 2023. How exactly this will change the official layout of the ZAG airport terminal, that is the uncertainty. I am not sure when your trip is, but any updates from your experience would be interesting to hear during these new times!
Apr 28, 2023 | 11:37 am
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As promised my report how the situation is now.:
There is no separate access to a domestic terminal area any more. Just the regular security screening and then everybody is channeled through the duty free area and ends up on the main concourse. It also menaa that you have access to the Primeclass Lounge when connecting to a domestic flights or travelling domestically. The "only international flights" small print by Priority Pass apparently was due to the former terminal set-up and has not been updated. Got into the lounge on a domestic connection without any problems.
There is no separate access to a domestic terminal area any more. Just the regular security screening and then everybody is channeled through the duty free area and ends up on the main concourse. It also menaa that you have access to the Primeclass Lounge when connecting to a domestic flights or travelling domestically. The "only international flights" small print by Priority Pass apparently was due to the former terminal set-up and has not been updated. Got into the lounge on a domestic connection without any problems.
Apr 29, 2023 | 8:35 am
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I recently wrote a review about the ZAG primeclass lounge: https://noworkalltravel.com/2023/04/...usiness-class/.
tl;dr small but decent food/drink selection, chairs really packed in so it's not a place to relax
tl;dr small but decent food/drink selection, chairs really packed in so it's not a place to relax