sn1ke

Access rules

LY F and C pax have access to the lounge, and F pax have additional access to the First Class section of the lounge. F pax may bring in up to 2 guests, each a minimum of 2 years of age. C pax may bring in up to 1 guest, minimum of 2 years of age. (We are aware of cases where babies have been brought in - YMMV)
Matmid Gold, Platinum, and Top Platinum also have access to the lounge.
As from April 2011, TPL's only have access for the F Class Lounge for themselves, and this will only run up to 30/06/11 (or until new information/guidelines are drawn up and published.
Note that with the exception of the lounge in TLV, Matmid Gold and higher, & KD members, only have free access to the lounge when departing on an El Al flight!
The same access rules for Matmid Gold/Platinum applies to King David lounge members! The cost for membership is $300/year, though if sponsored by an existing member, you get a 50% discount.
Matmid Gold/Higher/KDL members are able to arrange for a guest to have access to the KDL if they are not themselves flying. This will cost 60 points from their account, and needs to be arranged beforehand with the Matmid/KD service desk. You will need to know the flight details and name of the person who you wish to arrange this for. Note: As of December 2010, you are only able to arrange this for people traveling on LY flights. People traveling on any other airline are not able to have guest access pre-arranged for themselves if the Matmid/KD holder is not going to be present (if they are present, then there is no problem). This is due to new security rules that have been implemented by Ben Gurion Airport

King David Lounges

TLV (Ben Gurion : King David Lounge
LHR (London) : King David Lounge
JFK (New York) : King David Lounge
CDG (Paris) : King David Lounge

Partnership Lounges

Amsterdam : Menzies Lounge
Athens : Arist Onassis Lounge
Bangkok : Royal Orchid Lounge
Barcelona : Sali Dali Lounge
Berlin : Hugo Junkers Lounge
Bombay/Mumbai : Celebration Lounge
Brussels : Common Lounge
Bucharest : Business Lounge
Budapest : Cirrus Lounge
Chicago : Alitalia Lounge
China : BGS Premier Lounge
Frankfurt : Admiral Lounge
Geneva : Horizon Lounge
Hong Kong : Plaza Premium Lounge
Istanbul : Millennium Lounge
Johannesburg : Rennies Premier Lounge
Kiev : Business Lounge
Larnaca : Executive Lounge
London Luton : Executive Lounge
Madrid : Sala Cibeles Lounge
Marseille : Salon Cezanne Lounge
Miami : Club America Lounge
Milan : Pergolas Lounge
Minsk : Business Lounge
Moscow : Business Lounge
Newark : Marriot Hotel Lounge (not in Terminal)-shuttle provided
Prague : Harmony Lounge
Rome : La Anfore Lounge
Sao Paulo : Delta Lounge
Sofia : Sofia Lounge
St Petersburg : St Petersburg Lounge
Toronto : Rembrandt Lounge
Vienna : Austrian Lounge
Warsaw : Ballada Lounge
Zurich : Bellevue Lounge

If I've overlooked any, or information has changed, PM me or post here, and I'll update the list. Hope that it's helpful - perhaps might even be made a sticky!

Thanks go to joshwex90 for the access rules I've listed above, which I've taken from his information thread on LY (& updated somewhat)

economyman

KDL at CDG

sn1ke

Thanks-adding it to the list

Houminer

What lounge is available there?

sn1ke

According to the Munich website, no lounge there partners with LY. I'll try giving ELAL a call next week to find out if they do offer a lounge service..

joshwex90

Awesome!

In EWR, the partnership with BA no longer exists. They now use the Marriott Lounge.

Also, I believe there used to be a KDL in LAX. Has it since closed?

sn1ke

Thanks - I'll update the list above with this info!
With regards to LAX - I've found mention of a KDL there, but nothing current...

4X-ELI

There is no lounge.. you get a voucher for the only coffee stand in the
1F "terminal"

sn1ke

Fancy that...free cup of coffee...almost makes being a KD member worthwhile

Houminer

I heard a rumor about Munich: If you have King David you indeed get a voucher for coffee.
BUT, if you insist you get a voucher to go and get breakfast in the airport Kempinsky.
Has anyone had this expierience?

joshwex90

Somewhat sounds like EWR, if you show up within an hour of the flight, you get a $20 gift certificate to use for the restaurants in the terminal. What if you keep Kosher though??

sn1ke

Then you have a problem...

ELAL

To Chicago Istanbul and Miami Elal don't operate too (and if not flying Elal you can't access the lounges)

joshwex90

1. I believe this is the list on El Al's website, which hasn't been updated in quite some time.
2. If you're flying AA to connect to LY, wouldn't you have lounge access?

frb98mf

Sn1ke, thanks for this comprehensive update. Since when were TPLs allowed access to the F section? There's no sign of this on the TPL page of El Al's website, in Hebrew or English.