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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 4:50 am
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Neither DL nor KLM mentions this lounge on their sites, but was given access to the Premier Lounge in DPS as a ST E+ flying on KLM. One of the nicer lounges I've been in too -- enormous, with pretty good hot food, and about the only place in this dump of an airport with air conditioning.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 8:27 am
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Originally Posted by DLAtlPdx
Neither DL nor KLM mentions this lounge on their sites, but was given access to the Premier Lounge in DPS as a ST E+ flying on KLM. One of the nicer lounges I've been in too -- enormous, with pretty good hot food, and about the only place in this dump of an airport with air conditioning.
Whoa - that's harsh. DPS is no Changi, but I'd hardly call it a dump. Many more worthy contenders for that description: DAC, LOS, ABJ, etc. fall readily to mind.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 9:17 am
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Whoa - that's harsh. DPS is no Changi, but I'd hardly call it a dump. Many more worthy contenders for that description: DAC, LOS, ABJ, etc. fall readily to mind.
Agreed. The only real thing DPS doesnt have going for it is lack of AC.
Nicer lounges? Did you see the shower room?! Far from it IMO.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by Sabai
Whoa - that's harsh. DPS is no Changi, but I'd hardly call it a dump. Many more worthy contenders for that description: DAC, LOS, ABJ, etc. fall readily to mind.
I would put VFA near the top of that list. No a/c, certainly no lounge, limited hard seating, and only 1 giftshop/newstand (to burn through the last of your remaining worthless ZIM dollars.) There are no jetways (boarding is by exterior stairs) no taxiway (the planes taxis back down the sole runway to reach the terminal), and baggage claim is merely a concrete ledge where the bags are piled for retrieval. I like to wander around airports and explore. At VFA, that took all of 90 seconds.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by DLAtlPdx
Neither DL nor KLM mentions this lounge on their sites, but was given access to the Premier Lounge in DPS as a ST E+ flying on KLM. One of the nicer lounges I've been in too -- enormous, with pretty good hot food, and about the only place in this dump of an airport with air conditioning.
That is a pretty bad lounge in Asia to be honest, but I believe it is a lounge used by all airlines, thus the size.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:10 am
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KLM lounge in DPS is not good and I am amazed that they CX and SQ still use it as well. I was there in August and flew J from DPS to SIN. food was dreadful wine undrinkable and beer warm, as a Brit the last bit would have impressed if it had not been larger.

Anyway, biggest issue was no free wifi and this is an absolute disgrace in any premium cabin lounge anywhere. frustratingly as we walked to the KLm gate we passed 3 other lounges all of which offer free wifi and all of which could be accessed by priority pass..

I did not go in but in the past have used Prada which is perfectly reasonable on on a par with KLM offering via the premier lounge.

Personally while I think the lounges are poor they are light years away from the domestic offerings by priority pass.....now those really are a shocker!
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 12:03 pm
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That lounge in DPS is embarrassing. I used it flying CX Business recently and was appalled. 2 beer limit? Disgusting bathrooms and horrible food? No free wifi? Not sure what you found nice about this lounge.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 6:40 am
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DPS is undergoing a major expansion and upgrade. They're building a whole new terminal building to which all international flights will be moved, and the current terminal building will be shifted to domestic use. The new terminal is supposed to be ready for a major international summit next year, but this is Indonesia...

So, for a better lounge experience, stay tuned.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 8:11 am
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Korean Air - lounge

The Korean Air lounge at DPS was horrendous and we even saw a rat run across the floor!

Also, it is good to not that Korean air charged $20 USD cash when checking in for a departure. The IDR equivalent is a little less.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by ryandc99
That lounge in DPS is embarrassing. I used it flying CX Business recently and was appalled. 2 beer limit? Disgusting bathrooms and horrible food? No free wifi? Not sure what you found nice about this lounge.
I don't know what Lounge you were in. The KLM partner lounge on the second floor has very nice food, all the beer/wine/spirits you want, great bathrooms, and of course, free WiFi.

To reply to another poster: yes, I wish airlines collected Indonesia's weird entry & departure taxes in fares. They don't. Oh well.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 4:38 pm
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To reply to another poster: yes, I wish airlines collected Indonesia's weird entry & departure taxes in fares. They don't. Oh well.
It's included in the ticket price from February 2015.
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Old May 3, 2015 | 10:39 pm
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Originally Posted by erik123
It's included in the ticket price from February 2015.
Bonus less PIA. Last passed through 22 Jan. Thanks.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 9:31 am
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It's a contract lounge. When I was there, you were forced to walk up the stairs to use it as the single elevator didn't work. Some bad wine was hidden, but given that Indonesia is a Muslim country (although Bali isn't) this isn't surprising. I also tried the outdoor deck, but it was filled with smokers and their butts.
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