Airport lounge

Aer Lingus is the national flag carrier of Ireland. Headquartered at Dublin Airport, it operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft serving Europe and North America and northern Africa...

Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V., operating as AeroMéxico, is an airline in Mexico based in Mexico City, Mexico. AeroMéxico is considered as the most punctual airline in the world. It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Asia, Canada, Europe, Central America, South...

Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 96 destinations worldwide. Its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario. Its main base is Montreal-Pierre...

Air France is a French airline headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, France , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...

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Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 27 domestic destinations and 26 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is the...

Alaska Airlines, is an airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States, near Seattle. It operates four hubs located at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Portland International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport- History :The airline...

Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , now known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...

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American Express Company , sometimes known as "AmEx", is a diversified global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and...

Buenos Aires is the capital, and largest city, of Argentina, currently the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the eastern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city, with about 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008...

Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia. Avianca was founded in Barranquilla in 1940, as a result of the merger of Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transporte Aéreo or SCADTA , and Servicio Aéreo Colombiano or SACO...

Blue Islands Limited is an airline of the Channel Islands. Its head office is in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, and its registered office is in Saint Anne, Alderney. It operates scheduled services from and within the Channel Islands and the UK and the Isle of Man. Its main base of operations is Jersey...

British Airways plc is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport and is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Its second hub is London Gatwick...

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline also operates fifth freedom flights from Bangkok and Taipei, its major focus cities...

Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited, operating as Dragonair, is an international airline headquartered in Hong Kong, with its corporate headquarters, Dragonair House, and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates a scheduled passenger network to 29 destinations in 11...

China Airlines, Limited is the flag carrier of the Republic of China . The airline is not directly state-owned but is 54% owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation which is owned by the Republic of China...

Continental Airlines is a United States certificated air carrier. Based in Downtown Houston, Texas, it is the fourth-largest airline in the US based on revenue passenger miles. Since 1998, Continental's marketing slogan has been "Work Hard, Fly Right."Continental operates flights to destinations...

Copa Airlines, based in Panama City, is the national flag carrier airline of Panama. Its main base of operations is Tocumen International Airport, from where it operates approximately 148 daily scheduled flights to 45 destinations in 24 countries in North America, Central America, South America and...

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an extensive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Australia...

El Al is the national airline of Israel. It operates regular international passenger and cargo flights between its hub at Ben Gurion International Airport and destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, as well as domestic connections to Eilat.Since its inaugural...

Emirates is a major airline in the Middle East, and a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. It is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and operates over 1,990 passenger flights per week, from its hub at Dubai International Airport, to 91 destinations in 55 countries across 6 continents...

EVA Airways Corporation is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully...

Finnair Plc is Finland's largest airline and the flag carrier, with its headquarters in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair and its subsidiary companies dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest owner is the Government...

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is the 11th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i. Hawaiian Airlines, based in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, operates its main hub at Honolulu International Airport and also operates a secondary...

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is the largest airline of South Korea; its global headquarters are located in Seoul in Korea. Its international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division...

Jet Airways is an airline based in Mumbai, India. It is India's second largest airline after Air India and the market leader in domestic sector. It operates over 400 daily flights to 65 destinations worldwide....

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried, and the flag carrier of Germany. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fifth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried,...

Malaysia Airlines is the government-owned flag carrier airline of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its secondary hub in Kota Kinabalu...

Middle East Airlines Air Liban , operating as Middle East Airlines , is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut...

Midwest Airlines is an airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, operating from the city's General Mitchell International Airport...

Northwest Airlines, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., is a major United States airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...

Olympic Airlines was the flag carrier airline of Greece, based in Athens. It operated services to 37 domestic destinations and to 32 destinations world-wide. Its main base was at Athens International Airport, with hubs at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" and Rhodes International...

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as PIA , is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, headquartered in Karachi. It is the 31st largest airline in Asia, operating scheduled services to 23 domestic destinations and 36 international destinations in 25 countries across...

Philippine Airlines, Inc. , also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines....

Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport. It is Australia's largest...

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An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit.Airlines vary...

 (or jointly operated in the case of an alliance

Airline alliance

An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate on a substantial level. The three largest passenger alliances are the Star Alliance, SkyTeam and Oneworld. Alliances also form between cargo airlines, such as that of WOW Alliance, SkyTeam Cargo and ANA/UPS Alliance...

). Many offer private meeting rooms, phone, fax, wireless and Internet access and other business services, along with provisions to enhance comfort such as free drinks and snacks. At lounges, passengers will also find more comfortable seating, quieter environments and better access to customer service representatives than in the airport terminal.

Access to lounges

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Access to airport lounges may be obtained in several ways. A common method to gain access is by purchasing an annual or a lifetime membership. Membership fees are sometimes discounted for elite members of an airline's frequent flyer program, and may often be paid using miles. Travelers flying internationally in first class

First class travel

First class is the most luxurious class of accommodation on a train, passenger ship, airplane, or other conveyance. It is usually much more expensive than business class and economy class, and offers the best amenities.-Aviation:...

 or business class

Business class

Business class is a high quality second-tier travel class available on some commercial airlines and rail lines. Its level of accommodation is higher than economy class and domestic first class but lower than international first class...

 are often offered free access on their days of travel.

Lounge access can also be attained with an airline status card. The top levels often offer access to any of an airline's lounges or partner airlines' lounges, when traveling in any class of travel on any of the partner airlines (usually it is required for the cardholder to be booked on one of the carrier's flights within the next 24 hours).

Generic lounges provided by an airport operator also exist. A fee is paid, which ranges from a daily fee to yearly fees or lifetime memberships. Independent lounge programs such as Priority Pass offer lounge access for an annual fee. Premium credit and charge cards such as Diners Club International

Diners Club

Diners Club International, originally founded as Diners Club, is a charge card company formed in 1950 by Frank X. McNamara, Ralph Schneider and Matty Simmons...

, American Express

American Express

American Express Company , sometimes known as "AmEx", is a diversified global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and...

 Platinum and Centurion Card

Centurion Card

The Centurion Card, sometimes referred to simply as "Centurion", is a charge card issued by American Express. The card is available in select markets, mainly the US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia. The Centurion Card provides access to a range of benefits, depending on the country where the...

 charge cards, and the Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services provider headquartered in New York City, New York, United States. It serves a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 33 countries around the world with 600 offices, with...

 i24 Card, offer lounge programs for members. As of 2008 the American Express Platinum (in some countries) and Centurion charge cards, Morgan Stanley i24 card and the RBS

RBS

-Banking:* Royal Bank of Scotland - Scottish high street bank** Royal Bank of Scotland Group - A majority state owned Scottish holding company, which owns Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and others-Education:* Regent's Business School* Robert Browning School...

 Black Card include Priority Pass membership. American Express also offers access to lounges belonging to partner airlines when flying with those airlines.

What lounges offer

Besides offering more comfortable seating, lounges usually provide beverages like coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the coffee plant. They are seeds of "coffee cherries" that grow on trees in over 70 countries. It has been said that green coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world behind crude oil. Due to its...

, water

Water

Water is an ubiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is essential for all known forms of life.In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam. Water covers 71%...

, soft drinks, juice

Juice

Juice is a liquid naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue. Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fresh fruits or vegetables without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree. Juice may be...

s, beer

Beer

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely...

 and other alcoholic beverage

Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol . Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits....

s. Domestic US lounges such as the Alaska Board Room, Continental Presidents Club, Delta Crown Room and Northwest WorldClub offer free alcoholic beverages; the American Airlines Admirals Club, US Airways Club and United Red Carpet Club notably do not. Lounges also provide snacks like fruit

Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds, and the presence of seeds indicates that a structure is most likely a fruit, though not all seeds come from...

, pastries and cheese

Cheese

Cheese is a food consisting of proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. It is produced by coagulation of the milk protein casein. Typically, the milk is acidified and addition of the enzyme rennet causes coagulation. The solids are separated and pressed into...

. They generally offer television, usually a sports or news channel, newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...

s, and magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

s. Phones are spread out through the lounge, allowing members to make calls or access a dial-up internet service. Free Wireless internet access is becoming more and more common, some airlines offer wi-fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices....

 operated by contract providers for a nominal daily or monthly fee.

Some lounges, such as the Emirates Lounge can offer extensive luxuries such as full buffet meals, massage services and even swimming pools.

Lounges also provide a more comfortable, stress-free wait for the aircraft, and sometimes offer luxury services such as massages, gyms and spas.

Further information

Most major carriers have one or more lounges in their hub

Airline hub

An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...

s and additionally in major airports they serve. Major US airlines such as American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, US Airways and United operate dozens of clubs, smaller airlines like Alaska tend to only operate clubs in their hub cities.

Certain ground handling companies also operate lounges and invite passengers from the airlines which they handle.

Some airlines may also offer a First-class lounge or a Business-class lounge in some airports that can be different from their regular lounges, more in line with the European/Asian concept of an airport lounge as outlined above. In most cases, airlines will offer first class passengers a free pass to their standard airport club. They may also offer Arrival lounges for passengers to shower and rest after coming out of a long-haul international flight.

Many airlines outside North America and Australia do not sell lounge membership, reserving lounge access for elite frequent flyers. Due to alliances between airlines, many of these airlines lounges can be accessed through the paid programs of their North American and Australian partners - for instance Qantas Club membership provides access to British Airways

British Airways

British Airways plc is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport and is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Its second hub is London Gatwick...

 lounges.

The American Airlines'

American Airlines

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 Admirals Club was the first airport lounge when it opened at New York's La Guardia airport in 1939. Then AA President C.R. Smith thought that it would be a great tool for VIP passengers.

Lounge systems and locations

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Airline / Lounge Operator	Lounge Name	Locations
Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is the national flag carrier of Ireland. Headquartered at Dublin Airport, it operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft serving Europe and North America and northern Africa...	Gold Circle & Premier Lounge	Dublin, Cork, Shannon, London-Heathrow, Boston
AeroMexico Aeroméxico Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V., operating as AeroMéxico, is an airline in Mexico based in Mexico City, Mexico. AeroMéxico is considered as the most punctual airline in the world. It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Asia, Canada, Europe, Central America, South...	Salon Premier	Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, León, Mérida, Mexico City (4), Monterrey, Tijuana
Air Canada Air Canada Air Canada is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 96 destinations worldwide. Its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario. Its main base is Montreal-Pierre...	Maple Leaf Lounge (Salon feuille d'érable)	Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Montréal (3), Ottawa, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Quebec City, Regina, St. Johns, Toronto-Pearson (1), Vancouver (3), Winnipeg
	Arrivals Lounge (Salon d'arrivée)	London-Heathrow
Air France Air France Air France is a French airline headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, France , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...	Salon Air France	Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Paris Orly, Bordeaux, Lyon, Barcelona, Berlin Tegel, Dusseldorf, Francfort, Geneva, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Manchester, Milan Malpensa, Munich, Rome, Stuttgart, Zurich, Duala, Dubai, Johannesburg, Lagos, Chicago O'Hare, Houston, Montréal Trudeau, New-York JFK, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Washington Dulles, Bangkok, Honk Kong, Nouméa, Tokyo Narita, Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Denis de la Réunion.
Air India Air India {Infobox Airline|airline = Air India एअर इंडिया|logo = AI logo.gif|logo_size = 200|IATA = AI|ICAO = AIC|callsign = AIRINDIA|parent = NACIL...	Maharaja Lounge	Chennai, London-Heathrow, Mumbai, New Delhi, New York
Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 27 domestic destinations and 26 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is the...	Koru Lounge (domestic)	Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Tauranga, Wellington
	International Lounge (international)	Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Nadi, Rarotonga, Sydney, Wellington
Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, is an airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States, near Seattle. It operates four hubs located at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Portland International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport- History :The airline...	Board Room	Anchorage, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Vancouver
Alitalia Alitalia Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , now known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...	Sala Freccia Alata	Athens, Brussels, Catania, Chicago, London, Milano-Malpensa (2), Milano-Linate (3), New York–JFK, Rome-Fiumicino (5), Palermo, Turin, Venice
American Airlines American Airlines {{Disputeabout|LaGuardia Airport as a hub |date=October 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=March 2009}}{{Disputeabout|LaGuardia Airport as a hub |date=October 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=March 2009}}...	Admirals Club	Atlanta, Austin, Bogotá, Boston, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Chicago-O'Hare (2), Dallas/Fort Worth (4), Denver, Frankfurt, Honolulu, Kansas City, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami (2), Nashville, Newark, New York–JFK (2), New York–LaGuardia, Orange County, Panama City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose CA, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, St. Louis, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan
	Flagship Lounge	Chicago-O'Hare, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–JFK
	Arrivals Lounge	London-Heathrow
American Express American Express American Express Company , sometimes known as "AmEx", is a diversified global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and...	Centurion Lounge	Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital, and largest city, of Argentina, currently the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the eastern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... , Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city, with about 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008...  Sao Paolo
Asiana	OZ Club Lounge	Seoul-Incheon, Seoul-Gimpo
Avianca Avianca Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia. Avianca was founded in Barranquilla in 1940, as a result of the merger of Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transporte Aéreo or SCADTA , and Servicio Aéreo Colombiano or SACO...	VIP Lounge	Bogotá, Cali, Caracas, Barranquilla, Buenos Aires, Guayaquil, New York–JFK, Madrid, Medellin, Quito
Blue Islands Blue Islands Blue Islands Limited is an airline of the Channel Islands. Its head office is in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, and its registered office is in Saint Anne, Alderney. It operates scheduled services from and within the Channel Islands and the UK and the Isle of Man. Its main base of operations is Jersey...	Customer Lounge	Guernsey, Jersey, Southampton
British Airways British Airways British Airways plc is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport and is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Its second hub is London Gatwick...	Concorde Room	London-Heathrow (T5A), New York–JFK
	Galleries First	London-Heathrow (T5A), Philadelphia, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Johannesburg
	First Lounge	Bermuda, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, London-Gatwick, New York–JFK, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Washington-Dulles
	Galleries Club	Brussels, London-Heathrow x2 (T5A), Philadelphia, Munich, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Milan-Linate, Johannesburg
	Galleries Lounge	London-Heathrow (T5B), Mumbai
	Terraces Lounge	Abderdeen, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Berlin-Tegel, Boston, Budapest, Cape Town, Chicago-O'Hare, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Denver, Dubai, Durban, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, Harare, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jersey, London-Gatwick (2), Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, Milan-Malpensa, Newcastle, New York–JFK, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Tokyo-Narita, Washington-Dulles
	Executive Club Lounge	Abuja, Bermuda, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dhaka, Houston-Intercontinental, Kingston, Lagos, Lusaka, Nairobi, Phoneix, Rome-Fiumicino, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Stuttgart, Vienna, Warsaw
	Gate 1 Lounge	London-Heathrow (T4)
	BA Chesapeake Club Lounge	Baltimore
	Galleries Arrivals	London-Heathrow (T5A)
Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline also operates fifth freedom flights from Bangkok and Taipei, its major focus cities...  and Dragonair Dragonair Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited, operating as Dragonair, is an international airline headquartered in Hong Kong, with its corporate headquarters, Dragonair House, and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates a scheduled passenger network to 29 destinations in 11...	Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge	Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Osaka Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Vancouver
	Dragonair and Cathay Pacific Lounge	Beijing-Capital, Shanghai-Pudong
	G16 Lounge	Hong Kong
	The Pier	Hong Kong
	The Wing	Hong Kong
China Airlines China Airlines China Airlines, Limited is the flag carrier of the Republic of China . The airline is not directly state-owned but is 54% owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation which is owned by the Republic of China...	Dynasty Lounge	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kaoshiung, Kuala Lumpur, Okinawa, San Francisco, Singapore, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita
Continental Airlines Continental Airlines Continental Airlines is a United States certificated air carrier. Based in Downtown Houston, Texas, it is the fourth-largest airline in the US based on revenue passenger miles. Since 1998, Continental's marketing slogan has been "Work Hard, Fly Right."Continental operates flights to destinations...	Presidents Club	Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Guam, Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental (5), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York–LaGuardia, Newark (3), Panama City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Washington-Reagan
Copa Airlines Copa Airlines Copa Airlines, based in Panama City, is the national flag carrier airline of Panama. Its main base of operations is Tocumen International Airport, from where it operates approximately 148 daily scheduled flights to 45 destinations in 24 countries in North America, Central America, South America and...	Presidents Club	Panama City
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an extensive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Australia...	Delta Sky Club	Atlanta (8), Boston, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (2), Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, London-Gatwick, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, Nashville, New Orleans, Newark, New York–JFK (4), New York–LaGuardia, Orlando, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Santiago, São Paulo-Guarulhos Brazil, Tampa, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach
	Arrivals Lounge	London-Gatwick
El Al El Al El Al is the national airline of Israel. It operates regular international passenger and cargo flights between its hub at Ben Gurion International Airport and destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, as well as domestic connections to Eilat.Since its inaugural...	King David Lounge	London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, New York–JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tel Aviv
Emirates Emirates Airline Emirates is a major airline in the Middle East, and a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. It is the national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and operates over 1,990 passenger flights per week, from its hub at Dubai International Airport, to 91 destinations in 55 countries across 6 continents...	Emirates Lounge	Auckland, Bangkok-Suvarnbahumi, Brisbane, Dubai (2), Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Melbourne, Munich, New York–JFK, Perth, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Singapore, Sydney
	Arrivals Lounge	London-Gatwick
EVA Air EVA Air EVA Airways Corporation is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully...	Evergreen Lounge	Bangkok, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Taipei
Finnair Finnair Finnair Plc is Finland's largest airline and the flag carrier, with its headquarters in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair and its subsidiary companies dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest owner is the Government...	Finnair Lounge	Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda
Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is the 11th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i. Hawaiian Airlines, based in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, operates its main hub at Honolulu International Airport and also operates a secondary...	Premier Club	Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului, Kona, Lihue, Los Angeles, Pago
Korean Air Korean Air Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is the largest airline of South Korea; its global headquarters are located in Seoul in Korea. Its international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division...	Korean Air Lounge	Chicago, Honolulu, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, New York, Osaka Kansai, Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Narita
Jet Airways Jet Airways Jet Airways is an airline based in Mumbai, India. It is India's second largest airline after Air India and the market leader in domestic sector. It operates over 400 daily flights to 65 destinations worldwide....	Jet Lounge	Delhi, Bangalore, Brussels, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Newark
Lufthansa Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried, and the flag carrier of Germany. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fifth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried,...	Senator Lounge	Athens, Atlanta, Berlin-Tegel, Boston, Bremen, Cologne-Bonn, Detroit, Dresden, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Houston, Leipzig, London-Heathrow, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, New York–JFK, Newark, Nürnberg, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Stuttgart, Zurich
	Business Lounge	Athens, Bangkok, Berlin-Tegel, Boston, Bremen, Cologne-Bonn, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Houston, Leipzig, London-Heathrow, Milan-Malpensa, Munich, New York–JFK, Nürnberg, Stuttgart
	First Class Lounge	Frankfurt (First Class Terminal and First Class Lounge), Munich
	Welcome Lounge	Frankfurt
Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines is the government-owned flag carrier airline of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its secondary hub in Kota Kinabalu...	Golden Lounge	Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Narita, New York, Penang, Singapore, Sydney
Mexicana Airlines	Salón Ejecutivo	Buenos Aires, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Monterrey, Portland, San Antonio, Tijuana, Toronto, Vancouver
Middle East Airlines Middle East Airlines Middle East Airlines Air Liban , operating as Middle East Airlines , is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut...	The Cedar Lounge	Beirut
Midwest Airlines Midwest Airlines Midwest Airlines is an airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, operating from the city's General Mitchell International Airport...	Best Care Club	Milwaukee
Northwest Airlines Northwest Airlines Northwest Airlines, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., is a major United States airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...	Delta Sky Club (formerly Northwest WorldClub)	Chicago-O'Hare, Detroit (4), Honolulu, Los Angeles, Manila, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul (2), Newark, New York–LaGuardia, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan
Olympic Airlines Olympic Airlines Olympic Airlines was the flag carrier airline of Greece, based in Athens. It operated services to 37 domestic destinations and to 32 destinations world-wide. Its main base was at Athens International Airport, with hubs at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" and Rhodes International...	Onassis Lounge	Athens (2), Alexandroupoli, Heraklion, Thessaloniki
Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as PIA , is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, headquartered in Karachi. It is the 31st largest airline in Asia, operating scheduled services to 23 domestic destinations and 36 international destinations in 25 countries across...	CIP Lounge	Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad
Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines, Inc. , also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines....	Mabuhay Lounge	Bacolod, Cebu (2), Davao (2), General Santos, Honolulu, Iloilo, Los Angeles, Manila (2), San Francisco
Qantas Qantas Qantas Airways Limited is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport. It is Australia's largest...	Qantas Club	Adelaide, Alice Springs, Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Christchurch, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Launceston, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mackay, Melbourne (Tullamarine), Perth, Rockhampton, Singapore, Sydney, Townsville, Wellington
Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian {{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}{{Refimprove|date=May 2009}}{{Infobox Airline|airline = Royal Jordanian الملكية الأردنية...	Crown Lounge	Amman, Aqaba,Dubai
Scandinavian Airlines System Scandinavian Airlines System Scandinavian Airlines System is the multi-national airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in these Scandinavian countries. Its home base is at Stockholm, Sweden. and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance and the founder of Air Greenland, Linjeflyg,...	Business Lounge	Brussels, Chicago-O'hare, Copenhagen (2), Gothenburg, Helsinki, London-Heathrow, Newark, Oslo (2), Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Seattle, Stockholm (3)
	Scandinavian Lounge (First/Star Alliance Gold)	Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm,
Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Limited is the state-owned national airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Singapore Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets...	Silver Kris Lounge	Adelaide, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Osaka Kansai, Penang, Perth, San Francisco, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo-Narita
South African Airways South African Airways South African Airways is South Africa's flag carrier and largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens , although this version of the name no longer appears on the airline's livery...	Baobab Lounge	Cape Town, Johannesburg, London
	Cycad Premium Lounge	Cape Town, Johannesburg, London
TAP Portugal TAP Portugal TAP Portugal, commonly known as TAP, is the national airline of Portugal. It is based at Lisbon's Portela Airport, and has been a member of the Star Alliance airline alliance since 14 March 2005, the same day on which the company celebrated its 60th anniversary. Its hub in Lisbon is a key European...	Top Executive	Funchal, Lisbon, Oporto
Thai Airways International Thai Airways International Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national air carrier of Thailand, operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and is a founding member of the Star Alliance network. It is headquartered in Bangkok. Thai is a major shareholder which hold 39% shares of Nok Air - a low-cost...	Royal Orchid Lounge	Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Dhaka, Hat Yai, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, Khon Kaen, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Osaka Kansai, Phittsanulok, Phuket, Singapore, Surat Thani, Taipei, Ubon Ratchathani, Yangon
United Airlines United Airlines United Air Lines, Inc., trading as United Airlines , is a major airline of the United States. It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago at 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop. United's largest hub is O'Hare International Airport, where it has more than 550 daily...	Red Carpet Club	Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago-O’Hare (4), Denver (2), Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, Newark, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Orange County, Orlando, Osaka, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland OR, San Diego, San Francisco (2), São Paulo, Seattle/Tacoma, Tokyo-Narita, Washington-Dulles (3), Washington-Reagan
US Airways US Airways US Airways, Inc., an operating unit of US Airways Group, is the fifth largest airline in the United States.A member of the Star Alliance, the airline has a fleet of 353 mainline jet aircraft and 319 regional jet and turbo-prop aircraft connecting 200 destinations in North America, Central America,...	US Airways Club	Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte (2), Greensboro, Hartford/Springfield, Las Vegas1, London-Gatwick, Los Angeles, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia (3), Phoenix (3), Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Tampa, Washington-Reagan
Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is a British airline owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines...	Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse	Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Newark, New York–JFK, San Francisco, Tokyo, Washington-Dulles
Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Corporation , operating as Vietnam Airlines , is the national flag carrier of Vietnam, and was established as a state enterprise in April 1989. It has its headquarters in the Long Bien district of Hanoi....	Vietnam Airlines Lounge	Hanoi, Hochiminh, Danang, Haiphong, Hue, Kansai-Osaka, Tokyo, Fukuoka,Nagoya, Frankfurt Am Main, Paris, Moscow, Singapore, Seoul, Busan,Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Hongkong
Virgin Blue Virgin Blue Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline, Australia's second-biggest airline as well as the largest by fleet size to utilise the Virgin brand...	The Lounge	Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney

1. This lounge will close on September 13, 2009.

First Class Lounges

The lounges listed above are mostly considered Business Class Lounges. For most airlines, a First Class Lounge will also be offered to International First Class and top tier passengers. First Class Lounges are usually more exclusive and will feature extra amenities over Business Class Lounges. In the few cases where an amenity is offered only in the Business Class Lounge, First Class passengers will be permitted to use the Business Lounge if they wish. In any case, anyone with First Class Lounge access almost automatically has access to the Business Class Lounge, though lounge agents may get confused when passengers choose to use a lesser amenity than they are entitled.

External links

• LoungeGuide.net - airport lounge review wiki

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