Airport Experience

I’m flying out of BOS in a few months in domestic first class using points. It’s part of a little getaway after dealing with some serious health stuff, so I was hoping to treat myself to lounge access before the flight. I have the Delta Amex Gold but no premium cards, and I’d...

I have a 20+ hour layover at Istanbul Airport with a Turkish Airlines business class ticket. I know I can’t use the sleep pods in the business lounge since those are only available for layovers under 9 hours, which is a bit disappointing. I signed up for the Istanbul stopover...

For a 9 hour overnight, a city hotel is definitely doable and usually much cheaper than the Oryx inside the airport. Leaving and re entering Hamad is generally straightforward. Immigration is efficient, and for Canadian passport holders you can get visa free entry on arrival, so...

Curious how the boarding pass scan works when entering a Priority Pass lounge. Since Priority Pass is separate from the airlines, it seems unlikely they have full access to airline passenger databases to verify every boarding pass. So what information actually gets pulled when...

Looking at flying Turkish from the U.S. to Vienna with a 1.5 hour connection at IST. Never flown Turkish before and never been through Istanbul Airport, so not sure what to expect. Has anyone done a similar connection there? Is 90 minutes comfortable or is it going to be a...

Saw a pretty frustrating situation at the Aer Lingus priority check-in area in Terminal 2 today. A woman walked straight past the entire queue in the business/AerClub section, went to the counter, made a fuss, and ended up getting checked in ahead of everyone who had been...

Sitting at my gate today and the woman next to me was scrolling TikTok with the volume on full blast. No headphones, nothing. I politely asked if she could use headphones and she responded with “it’s a free country.” This is the third time in the past week I’ve seen people doing...

I booked my first Marriott stay with executive lounge access for two people, but at check in it looks like they only coded access for one. In the Marriott app and on the website under manage reservation, it clearly shows lounge access for two. I even showed that in the app to...

10pm to 3:45am is that awkward window where you’re tired but not really sleeping properly anyway. Personally, I’d only pay for the lounge if you actually plan to eat, shower, and sit somewhere quiet for a few hours. If you just want to knock out, a sleeping pod might make more...

JFK can definitely be confusing with lounges. Since you’re Alaska Gold which is oneworld Sapphire and flying Finnair internationally, you should have oneworld lounge access regardless of cabin. That usually gets you into the oneworld partner lounges at JFK when departing on a...

I looked into this before a family trip and it’s definitely not super clear at first. From what I understand, if you run out of guest passes, you usually can pay the per person guest fee for additional guests as long as you’re allowed to bring guests in the first place and the...

Just flew Cathay business for the first time, 4 flights with a transit in HKG. Lounges in Hong Kong were big and nicely designed, but the staff felt a bit cold. Not rude exactly, just not very welcoming. Felt like I was inconveniencing them. One segment had the older recliner...

Looking at Tokyo to Boston with a 20 hour layover in Hong Kong this summer. Planning to go into the city and probably do some serious shopping. We’re a family of 4 and each ticket includes 1 checked bag. Out of Tokyo we’ll likely only check 2 bags total, so technically we’d have...

First time through Doha and on Qatar. Arriving at 11:15pm and connecting at 7:30am, so basically an overnight in the airport. I’ll probably be exhausted and really want proper sleep plus a shower. For those who’ve done this, is it better to buy lounge access or book one of the...

Flying Incheon to Copenhagen in business and noticed the SAS app doesn’t show lounge access for the ICN departure. On the SAS website it says they have a partner lounge in Incheon T2, so I assumed business class would include access. Interestingly, my CPH to ICN flight does show...

I get Priority Pass through Chase and I keep running into this issue. I’ll ask a non-Chase lounge how many guests I can bring and they’ll say they don’t know. Then later I see guest charges hit my card. Is there any reliable way to know in advance if a lounge will charge for...

My friend and I are flying into Delhi for a show and our flight lands around 2am. We originally planned to rest for a few hours at the Encalm lounge in Terminal 3 since both of our credit cards include lounge access. Does anyone know if the lounge allows entry on arrival, even...

Went through TSA at JFK T1 around 9pm and tried a few Priority Pass lounges. Air France lounge turned me away saying they don’t accept PP at that hour. Lufthansa lounge also denied entry saying it was only for business class passengers. Korean Air lounge was closed when I first...

Arriving into Delhi Airport Terminal 3 (international) around 2:00 AM, then flying out again around 8:00 AM from Terminal 1 (domestic). The concern is what to do during those few hours in between. Booking a hotel in Aerocity feels a bit unnecessary for such a short time. After...

Arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 and realized a landing card for the destination country wasn’t printed. Looking for a place in the terminal to print a document from a USB. Access is available to most lounges in Terminal 5 except the Concorde Room. Trying to find out if any of the...

Flying domestically with American Airlines and will have about a five-hour layover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The last visit there was many years ago while the airport was still under construction, so not sure what it’s like now after the renovations. Curious if...

My wife and I are flying VIE to CDG to DFW in Business on Air France. I know the VIE to CDG leg is the typical Europe setup with economy seats and just a blocked middle. If we pick seats A and C in the first few rows, is seat B guaranteed to stay empty as part of the Business...

Flying Nairobi to Brussels with Qatar and have a 9 hour layover in Doha from 11 PM to 8 AM. Because there were earlier connection options, I do not qualify for complimentary hotel accommodation. Since it is overnight, exploring the city is not really practical either. I have...