Frankfurt Lounge advice
Oct 23, 2018, 1:06 pm
#33
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Honors Gold
Posts: 227
I've been to Frankfurt about a dozen times so far this year and where originally I would arrive at the airport about 90 mins before the flight I'm now down to about 50 mins. If I'm desperate for a glass of water I might pop into the lounge but I'd advocate not allocating any additional time in your plans for lounging.
Oct 23, 2018, 1:32 pm
#34
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Berlin
Programs: BAEC; LH M&M; HH Diamond
Posts: 814
The whole experience at FRA on BA is almost invariably sub-par:
- grotty lounge
- gate security
- usually bussed to/from plane
- ginormous taxi to take off runway (Startbahn West) on departure and the same on arrival (North runway)
- difficult access to/from public transport into town, since this involves changing terminals by bus or sky train and long walks to get to/from the S-Bahn
Oct 24, 2018, 5:43 am
#35
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: BA GGL, LH FTL
Posts: 3,578
- Taxi between airport and city centre takes about 15 mins and is 30 Euros
- The outbound runway is bad, but inbound depends on the day and ranges from bad (northern runway to excellent (main runway when arriving from the west).
- the bus arrival is faster than C gates in T5.
- immigration is quick
- bags are consistently on the belt when you get there - no wait.
Oct 24, 2018, 6:29 am
#36
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: M&S, Radisson
Posts: 758
You get a better lounge (AC MLL is actually decent), usually shorter passport/security control lines (because you have more options: if one checkpoint is busy, you can go to another one); shorter taxiing; quicker access to public transportation.
Oct 24, 2018, 7:19 am
#37
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
The thing i like with the JAL Lounge is .. I walk up and am immediately greeted by name and welcomed to the First lounge without showing my boarding pass :-). Have also been able to use the lounge on arrival :-)
Oct 24, 2018, 8:54 am
#39
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: BA GGL, LH FTL
Posts: 3,578
