Lounge in MAD for Polaris?

Old Aug 5, 18, 10:09 am
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Arrivals lounge with shower at MAD?

1K flying SFO-FRA-MAD in Polaris.
I know I can use the senators club in FRA, but I'm wondering if there is a club at MAD that I can use.
I have a 4 hr layover in MAD before my Iberia flight.
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Old Aug 5, 18, 10:18 am
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Originally Posted by hockey7711
1K flying SFO-FRA-MAD in Polaris.
I know I can use the senators club in FRA, but I'm wondering if there is a club at MAD that I can use.
I have a 4 hr layover in MAD before my Iberia flight.
Yes you can use the Senator Lounge in FRA (assuming you have enough time to do so).
No *A lounge access in MAD as you are not departing on a *A flight. No arrival lounge.
Any lounge access for your departing IB flight will be dependent on class of service and OW FFP status, if any.
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Old Aug 5, 18, 11:46 am
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There are also Priority Pass lounges with showers in Terminal 2 and Terminal 4 (satellite).
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Old Jan 28, 23, 9:13 am
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Arrival Lounge in MAD for United?

Not sure if this is the right forum, but is there an ARRIVALS lounge at MAD that easy to access when arriving on United airlines? Trying to clear immigration, get baggage, and use lounge for shower/change etc before a meeting.
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Old Jan 28, 23, 9:54 am
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No, there isn't.
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Old Jan 28, 23, 10:18 am
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It's really only LHR, FRA & ZRH at this point.
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Old Aug 11, 23, 1:07 pm
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Lounge in MAD for Polaris?

I'm flying MAD-EWR in Polaris in a few days from T1 - anyone know which lounge United uses there? Seems like a contract lounge situation and the Star Alliance lounge finder tool says nothing available under those criteria.
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Old Aug 11, 23, 1:16 pm
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MAD

Sala Cibeles Lounge
Location: See partner site
Eligibility
United Polaris business class customers
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Old Aug 11, 23, 1:25 pm
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Thank you! I'd not noticed the 'Other' tab
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Old Aug 12, 23, 10:59 am
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You won't like it though. It's pretty sad.
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Old Aug 12, 23, 12:43 pm
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Its ok. All the airlines use it though. It is big enough but the food selection can be a bit rough.

Barjas is pretty easy to get into and honestly its not like you need to be there super early (like the 3 hour lines in CDG earlier this year).
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Old Aug 12, 23, 1:15 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Would Star Alliance Gold also be eligible when flying economy (not mentioned on UAs site)?
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Old Aug 12, 23, 1:21 pm
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Would Star Alliance Gold also be eligible when flying economy (not mentioned on UAs site)?
At contract lounges, generally no.
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Old Aug 12, 23, 4:12 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
At contract lounges, generally no.
Pre-Covid, due to a flight delay, I got downgraded to economy on my connecting flight out of Madrid, and they would not let me in.
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Old Sep 23, 23, 8:55 pm
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MAD-Barajas Lounge for Polaris Passengers?

Hi, everyone!

Tried to search these forums but nothing seems to clearly indicate which, if any, lounge that Polaris customers can use in Madrid-Barajas. Anyone with recent experience able to shed some light on this? I tried the Lounge Finder on the Star Alliance website and, while I do see some in T1, when I use "United" as my airline for filtering, no results are returned.

Any information would be appreciated before my flight on September 30.

Cheers!
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