Airport Lounge Review
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Review: Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge Manila (MNL)
Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge When the Mabuhay Lounge finally opened in November 2023, it ended a four-year wait for Philippine Airlines passengers at Manila’s Terminal 1. Since the carrier shifted part of its operations there in 2019, travellers had been relegated to the lacklustre PAGSS Lounge. Its arrival couldn’t have come at a better time,…
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Review: Garuda Indonesia Lounge Jakarta (CGK)
Garuda Indonesia Lounge The Garuda Indonesia International Lounge at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 is the flagship facility for the airline. Being the Indonesian flag carrier’s hub, the terminal is home to two adjacent lounges in the international section – a First Class lounge and a Business Class lounge; this review will focus on…
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Review: Marhaba Lounge Terminal 3 (SIN)
Marhaba Lounge Marhaba (or ‘hello’ in Arabic) is a chain of airport lounges operated by the Dubai-based airport ground services provider, dnata. The Marhaba Lounge is one of two contract lounges in Terminal 3 (the other being the SATS Premier Lounge), a terminal otherwise populated mostly by Singapore Airlines lounges. I have previously reviewed Changi…
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Review: SriLankan Serendib Lounge Colombo (CMB)
Serendib Lounge Open 24 hours a day, the Serendib Lounge is SriLankan Airlines’ flagship facility at its hub in Bandaranaike International Airport. Named after a historical monicker for Sri Lanka, the lounge is the best at the airport by a long shot. It is dedicated for use exclusively by Business Class passengers travelling on the…
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Review: SriLankan Serenediva Lounge Colombo (CMB)
Serenediva Lounge An analogue to the Serendib Lounge for Business Class passengers, the Serenediva Lounge is SriLankan Airlines’ dedicated lounge for frequent flyers. Open 24 hours a day, it carves a section from the larger Serenediva transit hotel, also operated by the airline. It is a much smaller facility compared to the airline’s flagship lounge,…
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Review: Executive Lounge Kathmandu (KTM)
Radisson Executive Lounge The Executive Lounge at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, located before security, is the principal premium lounge in the international terminal. Operated by the Radisson Hotel Kathmandu, the lounge has served the airport since 2009. It is one of only a few lounges available at Nepal’s main international gateway, where facilities remain…
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Review: Swoniga Lounge Kathmandu (KTM)
Swoniga Lounge Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport isn’t historically one to have the most stellar reputation – in fact, one survey quoted the airport as being the ‘second worst in Asia’ back in 2018. While the international terminal is lacklustre at best, the situation is a lot less pleasant in the airport’s outdated and overcrowded domestic…
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Review: SilverKris Lounge Terminal 3 (SIN)
SilverKris Lounge Serving primarily Business Class passengers, the SilverKris Lounge in Terminal 3 is Singapore Airlines’ flagship facility at its home in Singapore Changi Airport. Opened in 2022, it is the largest lounge in the system, with enough seating for some 570 passengers. In fact, it is bigger than The Private Room and the SilverKris…
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Review: KrisFlyer Gold Lounge Terminal 3 (SIN)
KrisFlyer Gold Lounge Singapore Airlines isn’t alone when it comes to offering an exclusive facility dedicated to certain grades of frequent flyers. Yet like Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines is among the few to offer a worse lounge for frequent flyers. Enter the KrisFlyer Gold Lounges, the lowest-grade facility within the Singapore Airlines lounge system. At…
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Review: The Private Room (SIN)
Singapore Airlines’ The Private Room at Changi Airport is amongst the world’s most exclusive lounges, but how do its facilities compare to its reputation?