BCN VAT Refunds and How Early to Arrive for a Non-Schengen Flight
Mar 16, 2024, 12:18 pm
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BCN VAT Refunds and How Early to Arrive for a Non-Schengen Flight
We will be departing on 5/30 BCN to SFO on UA in business class at 4:00 PM. How early should we arrive at the airport with a VAT form to be stamped and luggage to check. Is there any sort of fast lane for security for business class and is there a convenient lounge available to UA pax? Is 3 hours too long or not enough?
Mar 17, 2024, 2:44 am
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Yes, there is a "priority" security lane that you can use, to the left of the main security area.
And there is a lounge in the D/E gates area (from where the non-Schengen flights leave), after passport control.
And there is a lounge in the D/E gates area (from where the non-Schengen flights leave), after passport control.
Mar 24, 2024, 4:48 pm
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Passed through BCN recently and the Non-Schengen lounge is the Miro Lounge near to gate D21, which I if I recall correctly is Left after you exit Security to the main concourse area, and up one floor.
Mar 28, 2024, 11:37 am
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Thanks for the reply. Did you happen to notice if the VAT refund office or kiosk was near the ticket counters or en route to security?
Mar 28, 2024, 5:26 pm
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On my last visit I was transiting so was never landside, and on the visit before that I had no reason to seek out a VAT refund so I'm afraid I don't know where this is in BCN but per AENA's (Spanish airport operator) website, for Terminal 1 it is located on Level 3 in the check-in area.
https://www.aena.es/en/josep-tarrade...at-refund.html.
https://www.aena.es/en/josep-tarrade...at-refund.html.
Mar 30, 2024, 10:15 am
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