FRA - Which Business class lounge

Apr 22, 2009, 6:25 am

#16

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Originally Posted by TRAVELBABE

Can you comment on the breakfast selection? I have a 3 hour layover coming up in the A.M. shortly and am *G.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mh492

If you come in on a LH operated longhaul flight, then you should try the new Welcome Lounge. Pretty good breakfast food. It is outside the terminal, but with 3 hours you have enough time.

You have to arrive in C or F to use the Welcome Lounge (unless you are FTL, SEN or HON). *G arriving in Y cannot use the Welcome Lounge.

Apr 23, 2009, 12:02 am

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So as a *G flying in Y on US, it is my understanding I have access to the Senator & Business lounges but not the Tower and Welcome. Can anyone confirm?

Apr 23, 2009, 12:07 am

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Originally Posted by gkl

You have to go through passport-control to non-schengen before accessing the lounge. You can use the same way going back into schengen

Is there any problem with that since your destination is not non-Schengen?
Btw - welcome to FT!

Apr 23, 2009, 12:08 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TRAVELBABE

So as a *G flying in Y on US, it is my understanding I have access to the Senator & Business lounges but not the Tower and Welcome. Can anyone confirm?

The Tower Lounge is a Business lounge and *G with a *A BP should have access. No access to the Welcome Lounge, though.

Apr 23, 2009, 9:34 am

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I apologize in advance for my ignorance, but can someone enlighten me as to this "schengen" and "non-schengen" business?

Apr 23, 2009, 9:40 am

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Originally Posted by TRAVELBABE

I apologize in advance for my ignorance, but can someone enlighten me as to this "schengen" and "non-schengen" business?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

Apr 23, 2009, 10:10 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SmilingBoy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

Thanks so much. Very interesting.

Apr 23, 2009, 12:54 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by filip

Is there any problem with that since your destination is not non-Schengen?
Btw - welcome to FT!

thanks!
The tower lounge is just about 5 meters behind the passport-control, so I think it would be ok if you tell the officer, that you just want to use the lounge, as long as you have a valid passport, that should not be a problem to leave the Schengen area.

I was just passed through without questions from the german officer, but that usually happens to me with a EU-passport at the EU-border. It´s not the task of the local officer to check if you have valid documents for your destination, it´s just "Ausreise" ("leaving of schengen"). Immigration happens at your final destination, or when going back into Schengen after the lounge visit. Then I was asked where I was going to, but the german officer seemed not to care about my answer (EU-Passport

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May 1, 2009, 1:39 pm

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any lounges offer comp. internet besides F lounges

i tried searching for the answer i need but its not clear. i know the FCT and first class lounge offers complimentary internet and information somewhere hidden here says there are internet terminals in the business lounges. i wonder what is the practice like nowadays in both the senator lounges as well as the business lounges. specifically, if tehre complimentary wi-fi or sufficient internet computers. is there also any printing facilities?
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