NBO lounge ??
Jun 27, 2018, 12:39 pm
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Unless something has changed drastically, do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. Trust me, it isn't worth it. Here is my recent experience. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28861138-post61.html
And it is a looooong way from the BA boarding gate, which was even more nightmarish. We were in F and stood in the premium boarding line. The agent manning the general line scanned all of them through first, leaving the premium line standing there for 15 minutes. When we finally got into the cattle pen that is the waiting room, there were no seats. It was nowhere near an F experience.
And it is a looooong way from the BA boarding gate, which was even more nightmarish. We were in F and stood in the premium boarding line. The agent manning the general line scanned all of them through first, leaving the premium line standing there for 15 minutes. When we finally got into the cattle pen that is the waiting room, there were no seats. It was nowhere near an F experience.
There is a nice Aspire lounge next to the BA gate, which used to accept Priority Pass, but no longer. Of course BA used to have an ok lounge here before the fire, but nothing now. They should at least pay the Aspire lounge to let in the few F pax that fly each night. It seems that is what LX does for their First class pax.
Apr 18, 2019, 3:02 am
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Someone mentioning the walk clearly hasn’t transferred through FRA. That being said, I was collected from the lounge and escorted through the security queues so I did not have to deal with them, and decanted into my seat on the aircraft. I thought this was very good service.
The Turkish Lounge is far from the worst lounge I’ve ever been to. There are food and drinks to keep you going, but yes the seating is tightly packed.
Apr 18, 2019, 3:39 am
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Someone mentioning the walk clearly hasn’t transferred through FRA. That being said, I was collected from the lounge and escorted through the security queues so I did not have to deal with them, and decanted into my seat on the aircraft. I thought this was very good service.
The Turkish Lounge is far from the worst lounge I’ve ever been to. There are food and drinks to keep you going, but yes the seating is tightly packed.
The Turkish Lounge is far from the worst lounge I’ve ever been to. There are food and drinks to keep you going, but yes the seating is tightly packed.
Apr 18, 2019, 4:17 am
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I was offered an escort from check-in to the lounge, but declined this since I was travelling with some colleagues departing on EK so just went through with them. I did take up the offer of being picked up and escorted from the lounge and through the security scrums which was helpful, and it was ensured that I was deposited in my seat on the aircraft. The BA station manager may email you a day or so before your flight to introduce herself (very nice person indeed) and I met her at check-in where she sorted me out. Status may have helped here, being a GGL/CCR member travelling in F.
Apr 18, 2019, 4:52 am
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Apr 21, 2019, 6:38 am
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Thank you for your answer. Our flight is after midnight. Straight from Safari, we shall arrive the airport approx 5-6 pm. There is an option of going to some famous steak house and then move to airport by 9-10 pm to get shower in the lounge before boarding (which would be a prefer option) or if not, we will skip the dinner and get the hotel for 4-5 hours instead. Convincing hubby to choose shower over steak might be a difficult task tho. Shame...
Apr 21, 2019, 11:17 am
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Thank you for your answer. Our flight is after midnight. Straight from Safari, we shall arrive the airport approx 5-6 pm. There is an option of going to some famous steak house and then move to airport by 9-10 pm to get shower in the lounge before boarding (which would be a prefer option) or if not, we will skip the dinner and get the hotel for 4-5 hours instead. Convincing hubby to choose shower over steak might be a difficult task tho. Shame...
Thank you for your answer. Our flight is after midnight. Straight from Safari, we shall arrive the airport approx 5-6 pm. There is an option of going to some famous steak house and then move to airport by 9-10 pm to get shower in the lounge before boarding (which would be a prefer option) or if not, we will skip the dinner and get the hotel for 4-5 hours instead. Convincing hubby to choose shower over steak might be a difficult task tho. Shame...
Otherwise the airport Crowne Plaza has half-day rooms. Maybe Four Points too. Both are fine, but the FP is the better hotel.
Note that the BA flight leaves around 11:30pm. Not after midnight.