From Lufthansa F to Vueling Y - the Princess is not happy on the road to Marrakesh
Apr 19, 2010, 3:01 pm
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One slight correction to make regarding lounge access at BCN:
The BCN lounges are operated by AENA (the airport operator) and are more or less shared by all the companies. After you pass through security at T1 (all gates go through the same security) you can access the big lounges in the main departure area. There are 2, one which is basically the de-facto *A lounge and another that admits OW and ST pax, as well as PP cardholders and some other programs.
To enter the D (or E) departures area, you must go through passport control and may not return to the main terminal. These areas are for non-Schengen departures, including the BA flights to LHR and VY flights to RAK. There is a very nice lounge in this area, immediately to the left after the passport check.
I accessed this lounge a few months ago without incident as an AA EXP traveling BA. Most recently I got in by handing the dragon my EXP card and BP (it was printed on IB stock). She looked confused and typed for a while but eventually let me in even though my flight was neither operated nor marketed by a OW carrier
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The BCN lounges are operated by AENA (the airport operator) and are more or less shared by all the companies. After you pass through security at T1 (all gates go through the same security) you can access the big lounges in the main departure area. There are 2, one which is basically the de-facto *A lounge and another that admits OW and ST pax, as well as PP cardholders and some other programs.
To enter the D (or E) departures area, you must go through passport control and may not return to the main terminal. These areas are for non-Schengen departures, including the BA flights to LHR and VY flights to RAK. There is a very nice lounge in this area, immediately to the left after the passport check.
I accessed this lounge a few months ago without incident as an AA EXP traveling BA. Most recently I got in by handing the dragon my EXP card and BP (it was printed on IB stock). She looked confused and typed for a while but eventually let me in even though my flight was neither operated nor marketed by a OW carrier
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So its the Spanair Lounge that is the only *A Lounge, and the one across the hall is the OW/ST/PP one? That one actually looked nicer.
Jun 1, 2013, 10:02 am
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This is the first Veuling trip report I've read, and they don't seem too bad at all for what is basically a low-cost carrier.
The ability to block the middle seat for a reasonable price is very welcome - I wonder whether this is available on all flights, or only those that are not full? Surely Veuling would rather sell a full flight, as a seat is worth more than EUR30.
I tend not to eat when travelling in Y (which thankfully is fairly rare). I normally eat in the lounge before boarding, which is why I don't know how you managed without a lounge at BCN
The ability to block the middle seat for a reasonable price is very welcome - I wonder whether this is available on all flights, or only those that are not full? Surely Veuling would rather sell a full flight, as a seat is worth more than EUR30.
I tend not to eat when travelling in Y (which thankfully is fairly rare). I normally eat in the lounge before boarding, which is why I don't know how you managed without a lounge at BCN
Jun 1, 2013, 1:30 pm
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I've never looked at Veuling, but when I went to their website they had one feature that was outstanding. If you looked for a fare from say BCN, they told you the places they flew direct. I wish other airlines made it that easy.
Jun 2, 2013, 7:07 am
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This is the first Veuling trip report I've read, and they don't seem too bad at all for what is basically a low-cost carrier.
The ability to block the middle seat for a reasonable price is very welcome - I wonder whether this is available on all flights, or only those that are not full? Surely Veuling would rather sell a full flight, as a seat is worth more than EUR30.
I tend not to eat when travelling in Y (which thankfully is fairly rare). I normally eat in the lounge before boarding, which is why I don't know how you managed without a lounge at BCN
The ability to block the middle seat for a reasonable price is very welcome - I wonder whether this is available on all flights, or only those that are not full? Surely Veuling would rather sell a full flight, as a seat is worth more than EUR30.
I tend not to eat when travelling in Y (which thankfully is fairly rare). I normally eat in the lounge before boarding, which is why I don't know how you managed without a lounge at BCN
Apparently so. Also, seems more formalized these days with Excellence fare which is a pseudo European J class service.
http://www.vueling.com/en/vueling-se...cellence-fare/
Thanks cloudybw.