Lisbon / LIS and other TAP lounge status? (Covid pandemic and onwards)
Jul 10, 2020, 12:34 am
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Lisbon / LIS and other TAP lounge status? (Covid pandemic and onwards)
Flying to BCN through YYZ in executive in about 2 weeks. Have a 6 hour layover in LIS. Is the lounge there open?
I called TAP and one person said the lounge us open but I have to reserve a spot in advance (which I tried online but didn't see anywhere how to do it), and another person said the lounge is closed. And I have to say, I spent a lot of 25-30 mins on the phone trying to find this answer, and most of the time after 25 minutes of being put on hold it would just hang up. Very disappointed in TAP so far (my first time).
I also read a lot of negative reviews about TAP. What do you guys think?
I called TAP and one person said the lounge us open but I have to reserve a spot in advance (which I tried online but didn't see anywhere how to do it), and another person said the lounge is closed. And I have to say, I spent a lot of 25-30 mins on the phone trying to find this answer, and most of the time after 25 minutes of being put on hold it would just hang up. Very disappointed in TAP so far (my first time).
I also read a lot of negative reviews about TAP. What do you guys think?
Aug 4, 2020, 2:12 am
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Sep 18, 2020, 8:56 am
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Is the Orly lounge open?
I am planning to fly LIS-ORY round trip in late October.
Is the Orly lounge open? If not how about places for food and drink (aka wine/beer)? TAP uses Terminal 3 FWIW.
I have been trying to find out, but no reponses - yet.
TIA
Is the Orly lounge open? If not how about places for food and drink (aka wine/beer)? TAP uses Terminal 3 FWIW.
I have been trying to find out, but no reponses - yet.
TIA
Last edited by tmac100; Sep 20, 2020 at 12:49 pm
Sep 19, 2020, 4:28 am
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Sep 24, 2020, 1:47 am
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Orly 3 is non-schengen only, so TP does not operate from there.
TP currently operates from Orly 2 (https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/pass...ing-from-paris)
I flew ORY-LIS the week after the lockdowns started when everything was operating from Orly 3/4, rather than Orly 1, as was the case 10 days prior.
You may have to go through passport control on arrival and then access the departure lounge (no departure passport control, selective arrival passport control even from Schengen countries)
At Orly 4, no lounges were open, but there were a couple of takeaway places that remained open. No restaurants were open at the time.
If I recall correctly, ORY-2 has a PPass lounge, though ORY's airport-run lounges are nothing to write home about with almost no food and ok drinks. Not sure if that particular lounge is open.
TP currently operates from Orly 2 (https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/pass...ing-from-paris)
I flew ORY-LIS the week after the lockdowns started when everything was operating from Orly 3/4, rather than Orly 1, as was the case 10 days prior.
You may have to go through passport control on arrival and then access the departure lounge (no departure passport control, selective arrival passport control even from Schengen countries)
At Orly 4, no lounges were open, but there were a couple of takeaway places that remained open. No restaurants were open at the time.
If I recall correctly, ORY-2 has a PPass lounge, though ORY's airport-run lounges are nothing to write home about with almost no food and ok drinks. Not sure if that particular lounge is open.
Sep 24, 2020, 6:03 am
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Thank you Palal, for sharing your experience. As my flights are flying in on Oct 24th, and out on the 29th, a LOT of "things" can happen during the next 4 or 5 weeks.
Last edited by tmac100; Sep 24, 2020 at 10:26 pm