Has SAS given up on the Gold lounge in CPH?
Sep 11, 2018, 6:46 am
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Sep 11, 2018, 12:08 pm
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OSL I haven't been through in a while, so I can't tell what food they server there now a days.
One strange think in ARN. For some reason they are almost always out of glasses and plates when the clock hits 17:00 and the rush hour starts. When you ask for more they find 5 or 10. Why don't they buy a 1000 more? It's been like this since they renovated the lounge.
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Sep 11, 2018, 1:35 pm
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Gradually the new layout/furniture grows visible. Pictures are from 7 September, so before several of the posts above.
Havn’t still seen the whole picture, but the sofas here seems a bit to modern, designed for short stays and not as comfortable as the former set up near the fire place.
I have feared that the old-fashioned but private working desk will disappear, and seem to be confirmed by others.
Barista is a fine thing, though the crew struggled to operate the machines. And the bar chairs are too low.
Havn’t still seen the whole picture, but the sofas here seems a bit to modern, designed for short stays and not as comfortable as the former set up near the fire place.
I have feared that the old-fashioned but private working desk will disappear, and seem to be confirmed by others.
Barista is a fine thing, though the crew struggled to operate the machines. And the bar chairs are too low.
Sep 11, 2018, 4:16 pm
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Those sofas are form over function. Apart from using them to sleep on, I can't imagine them to very comfortable as hey are too deep. You'll end up being reclined way too much for comfort or you'll probably end up sitting on the edge with no lumbar support. Whoever picked them clearly never bothered to sit on before selecting.
And why pick large sofas? Individual chairs around tables will give a better utilisation of the available seats. As strangers on a sofa prefer to settle in with more space in between than the sofa is designed for.
And why pick large sofas? Individual chairs around tables will give a better utilisation of the available seats. As strangers on a sofa prefer to settle in with more space in between than the sofa is designed for.
Sep 11, 2018, 4:32 pm
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It might be me, but to me the food in ARN and CPH are almost the same and equally bad. The only different is ARN almost always server tomato soup, while CPH almost always server Thai soup or similar. Being allergic to tomatoes I almost never eat in ARN as the soup is the only eatable thing in the lounges. At least IMHO.
OSL I haven't been through in a while, so I can't tell what food they server there now a days.
OSL I haven't been through in a while, so I can't tell what food they server there now a days.
Sep 12, 2018, 4:56 am
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It looks like they are using the same modules in CPH they have in the OSL domestic lounge:
- huge sofas that are space consuming and not really fund to share with strangers
- no power outlets anywhere
- tiny tables that really don't allow you to place a laptop, a notepad and something to eat/drink on it at the same time
- tables arranged such that there is no privacy at all, and a serious risk that you will accidentally bump into a laptop/notepad/food&drink when you wiggle thru the tiny space between the tables
- wrong chairs at the barista, so they are removed in the end and people stand at the counter
- huge sofas that are space consuming and not really fund to share with strangers
- no power outlets anywhere
- tiny tables that really don't allow you to place a laptop, a notepad and something to eat/drink on it at the same time
- tables arranged such that there is no privacy at all, and a serious risk that you will accidentally bump into a laptop/notepad/food&drink when you wiggle thru the tiny space between the tables
- wrong chairs at the barista, so they are removed in the end and people stand at the counter
Sep 12, 2018, 6:40 am
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One of those two at CPH is less crowded than the other Schengen PP lounge and it is often less crowded than the SAS lounge.
One of the PP lounges in the non-Schengen area at CPH are no worse than the SAS lounge complex at CPH, and I choose it over the SAS lounge when flying to non-Schengen areas or arriving into the airport’s non-Schengen section.
One of the PP lounges in the non-Schengen area at CPH are no worse than the SAS lounge complex at CPH, and I choose it over the SAS lounge when flying to non-Schengen areas or arriving into the airport’s non-Schengen section.
Sep 12, 2018, 9:06 am
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I take offense to it being called "Thai soup" - it is inedible. Having seen where it comes from, it is local produce coming out of a carton which can be bought at most discount supermarkets...
Sep 15, 2018, 3:58 pm
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Just flew through CPH today. I was rather surprised that there is no SAS or *A lounge after passport control. Luckily I have Priority Pass access so I could use their lounge. It just seems that with all of those long haul flights it would make sense to have a lounge after immigration.
Sep 15, 2018, 4:58 pm
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What they really should build was a connection over to the D gates non Schengen directly from the lounge The location should allow for it.. But I doubt SK wants to pay for that, nor the police wanting to split their resources But would be a great idea.
Sep 17, 2018, 5:38 pm
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The CPH airport has become about centralizing as many people while at the airport as it can get away with doing and distributing retail space so as to get in the way of as many passengers as possible for as long as possible. I am just counting down the time until the airport decides to provide retailers space on the overpass from the Metro to the security screening checkpoint areas.