Karl Jatho lounge in Hanover... Anyone been?
Sep 19, 2012, 3:04 am
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Karl Jatho lounge in Hanover... Anyone been?
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...o/public/fr_de
Going to be using this lounge tonight, and wondered if any FT'ers have experience of it? Big or small, any decent food in there? Does it get packed early evenng before the little Embraer departs for LHR? And is it airside or landside? The link just says on the departures level between Terminals A and B...
Good to get some knowledge from the experts before I rush to ge there.
Also, can you get access several hours before the flight? My past experience of HAJ is that you cant get airside until a while before the 90 mins or so before the flight departs, and it's likely I will be there circa 4 hours early...
Thanks.
Going to be using this lounge tonight, and wondered if any FT'ers have experience of it? Big or small, any decent food in there? Does it get packed early evenng before the little Embraer departs for LHR? And is it airside or landside? The link just says on the departures level between Terminals A and B...
Good to get some knowledge from the experts before I rush to ge there.
Also, can you get access several hours before the flight? My past experience of HAJ is that you cant get airside until a while before the 90 mins or so before the flight departs, and it's likely I will be there circa 4 hours early...
Thanks.
Sep 19, 2012, 3:54 am
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http://www.britishairways.com/travel...o/public/fr_de
Going to be using this lounge tonight, and wondered if any FT'ers have experience of it? Big or small, any decent food in there? Does it get packed early evenng before the little Embraer departs for LHR? And is it airside or landside? The link just says on the departures level between Terminals A and B...
Good to get some knowledge from the experts before I rush to ge there.
Also, can you get access several hours before the flight? My past experience of HAJ is that you cant get airside until a while before the 90 mins or so before the flight departs, and it's likely I will be there circa 4 hours early...
Thanks.
Going to be using this lounge tonight, and wondered if any FT'ers have experience of it? Big or small, any decent food in there? Does it get packed early evenng before the little Embraer departs for LHR? And is it airside or landside? The link just says on the departures level between Terminals A and B...
Good to get some knowledge from the experts before I rush to ge there.
Also, can you get access several hours before the flight? My past experience of HAJ is that you cant get airside until a while before the 90 mins or so before the flight departs, and it's likely I will be there circa 4 hours early...
Thanks.
Check-in has moved from Terminal A to Terminal B at HAJ.
Sep 19, 2012, 3:55 am
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http://www.britishairways.com/travel...o/public/fr_de
Going to be using this lounge tonight, and wondered if any FT'ers have experience of it? Big or small, any decent food in there? Does it get packed early evenng before the little Embraer departs for LHR? And is it airside or landside? The link just says on the departures level between Terminals A and B...
Good to get some knowledge from the experts before I rush to ge there.
Also, can you get access several hours before the flight? My past experience of HAJ is that you cant get airside until a while before the 90 mins or so before the flight departs, and it's likely I will be there circa 4 hours early...
Thanks.
Going to be using this lounge tonight, and wondered if any FT'ers have experience of it? Big or small, any decent food in there? Does it get packed early evenng before the little Embraer departs for LHR? And is it airside or landside? The link just says on the departures level between Terminals A and B...
Good to get some knowledge from the experts before I rush to ge there.
Also, can you get access several hours before the flight? My past experience of HAJ is that you cant get airside until a while before the 90 mins or so before the flight departs, and it's likely I will be there circa 4 hours early...
Thanks.
Sep 19, 2012, 4:10 am
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Used this lounge in June this year, and it is located exactly as you state.
It is a small lounge and thirty people may be pushing the available space. Drink selection was as usual, a selection of beers and spirits, and the food was basic snacks, salted peanuts crisps etc. I was there in the morning and there was a selection of bread, cheeses and meats, I don't know if they were there the entire day.
I thought space in the airport was limited for sitting so the lounge was a god send. I actually liked it but the furniture is continental and not to everyone's taste.
Photos and info by this link: the photos make it look more basic than it is.
http://loungeguide.net/wiki/u/Hannov...l_Jatho_Lounge
Enjoy.
It is a small lounge and thirty people may be pushing the available space. Drink selection was as usual, a selection of beers and spirits, and the food was basic snacks, salted peanuts crisps etc. I was there in the morning and there was a selection of bread, cheeses and meats, I don't know if they were there the entire day.
I thought space in the airport was limited for sitting so the lounge was a god send. I actually liked it but the furniture is continental and not to everyone's taste.
Photos and info by this link: the photos make it look more basic than it is.
http://loungeguide.net/wiki/u/Hannov...l_Jatho_Lounge
Enjoy.
Sep 19, 2012, 10:57 am
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Thanks for your help - found it and sitting in here now!
Not many seats, but strangely spacious - they could do with putting a few more seats in.
Very nice lady on the front desk. Extremely helpful. ^
Not many seats, but strangely spacious - they could do with putting a few more seats in.
Very nice lady on the front desk. Extremely helpful. ^
Sep 19, 2012, 11:35 am
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That's funny. I was booked on this flight but I've just pushed it back till tomorrow, so thanks for the heads up. I was wondering about the lounge as I'll have some time in it tomorrow.
Got a late invite to the IAA which I was obliged to accept.
Got a late invite to the IAA which I was obliged to accept.
Sep 19, 2012, 12:27 pm
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Ah - so we nearly met! Enjoy the IAA windowontheaside, hope your feet are up to it. PS - the best of the action is in Halls 16 and 17!
Good to exchange PMs with you earlier in the week.
Good to exchange PMs with you earlier in the week.
Apr 30, 2013, 4:55 am
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Used this on 29APR.
It's landside, but this being HAJ it hardly ever takes more than 5mins to get airside and to the gate (unless you are flying from Terminal C).
Like the apron views, and the staff was friendly. The coke dispenser is a bit battered, but they did have (around 3pm) hot sausages as well as cold potato salad and meat balls to eat, which somewhat surprised me positively. Limited selection of reading material.
It's landside, but this being HAJ it hardly ever takes more than 5mins to get airside and to the gate (unless you are flying from Terminal C).
Like the apron views, and the staff was friendly. The coke dispenser is a bit battered, but they did have (around 3pm) hot sausages as well as cold potato salad and meat balls to eat, which somewhat surprised me positively. Limited selection of reading material.
May 26, 2015, 9:29 am
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I've been going through HAJ for a few months now, and this lounge has never been opened past 4 or 5pm. I've never managed to get in, and ended up in the Club lounge over at Terminal C.
May 26, 2015, 10:18 am
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I don't think it's open for the early morning departure from HAJ either, though given that this flight leaves at around 06:30 hrs (and often departs a few minutes early) there won't be many people checking in 4 hours early.
May 27, 2015, 2:51 am
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I'd not expect any lounge to be open for that sort of time.
I was saying that it still advertises as open until 9pm, when its been closed by 6pm the 8 or 9 times I've been there since January.
I was saying that it still advertises as open until 9pm, when its been closed by 6pm the 8 or 9 times I've been there since January.
Nov 25, 2015, 11:28 am
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I think the problem is more the very early flight to LHR, for which KJ isn't open (it says 05 hrs, it's actually later than that). Frankly you'd be much better advised to spend more time in bed, even if it was open. In any event, there's no easy way to get to the Club lounge if flying BA, though they are both landside, the somewhat odd building structure at HAJ gets in the way. The Club lounge, which is a Priority Pass lounge, is on floor 3 above the check in area of terminal C. But definitely not open to BA customers, it's a third party lounge and BA won't pay the lounge fee.