I not too long ago flew out of Bangalore on Air India Enterprise Class and acquired fairly a shock on the Bangalore airport that blew my thoughts. Air India has opened a devoted lounge for his or her premium vacationers at Bangalore Airport’s home departures in Terminal 2.
With its trendy, cozy, and opulent interiors providing customized providers, it’s unarguably one of the best airport lounge within the nation from my expertise and maybe among the best airline lounges on this planet. Right here’s every part you’ll want to know:
Examine-in
The lounge is situated on the identical degree as the large 080 lounge, to the proper facet of the check-in counters, one in all which serves enterprise class passengers.
The check-in counter would possibly finally transfer to a devoted one contained in the lounge sooner or later.
I acquired entry with my Air India enterprise class ticket, although there are different methods to achieve entry, akin to holding Star Alliance Gold (or) Air India Gold tier. For now, Vistara elites would possibly as nicely get the entry however I’m not sure.
After I was on the normal 080 lounge counter, I wasn’t conscious of the brand new Air India lounge. As soon as I acquired entry and entered, my first impression was simply WOW.
Interiors
The very first thing you’ll discover as quickly as you step in is the grand inside design with stunning wall decor, designer chairs, and beautiful lights which are an ideal mixture of recent luxurious design with an Indian palace-like vibe.
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There’s a eating space, bar space and the common lounge space unfold throughout the lounge. It’s neither large nor small that may comfortably deal with about 30 folks at a time, past which it would look busy.
Not solely that, you additionally get a devoted seating space to benefit from the backyard and runway view. Nonetheless, the runway is bit removed from the lounge, so you may no less than benefit from the backyard view in that case.
Whereas that is all nice, I want they’d some recliners as nicely. However maybe they thought enterprise class passengers don’t have time to relaxation on recliners!
General, that is actually bit higher than the lounges in Mumbai T2 together with the Amex Lounge in Mumbai as a result of they’re solely trendy and fashionable however lack a “conventional contact” which this lounge has in lots.
General, it feels out of the world and jogs my memory of the keep in Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, besides that this one is 10X higher.
The lounge was so good that a lot of the travellers who entered the lounge had been blown away by the appears of it and began making video calls to their expensive ones displaying them how stunning the lounge is.
It’s THAT stunning !!
Bathe Space
Hooked up to the lounge is the washroom space with wash basins within the entrance and a couple of large devoted washrooms with bathe space just like most different firstclass lounges.
I can simply evaluate these washrooms to these within the Lufthansa First Class Lounge of their devoted First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, Germany which I visited throughout mid 2023.
And you realize what? Washroom comes with a contactless flush!
Nonetheless, the draw back is that I’m anticipating washrooms to get busy very simply as they’re restricted to solely 2 of them.
Meals
They’ve an a-la-carte menu similar to most different premium lounges, such because the Amex Centurion Lounge, and the choices are fairly huge.
I didn’t order a lot aside from a espresso as I used to be between a tremendous early morning breakfast at ITC Windsor and one other breakfast in Sky on Air India Enterprise Class.
Right here’s a fast have a look at the menu:
Service
Somebody was there to assist with all that I wanted, however I believe I can’t touch upon the service with simply me and a handful of different vacationers within the lounge. Nonetheless, it’s anticipated to fulfill the expectations.
I used to be the one individual after I entered the lounge and after I left, I noticed about 5 passengers. Whereas the lounge sees low footfalls now, I’d assume that it might get fairly busy quickly due to Air India’s plans to develop the community in Bangalore Airport.
However, it’s in all probability the proper time to take the Axis Vistara Infinite Credit Card for it’s Gold tier, assuming it might finally provide Air India Gold tier which might give entry to this superb lounge, although not sure how precisely it might become put up merger.
Bottomline
After having visited quite a few lounges throughout India, Europe, Africa and Center East within the final 1 yr, I virtually misplaced curiosity in airport lounges, however this one lastly ignited the lounge happiness after a really very long time.
It was contemporary, trendy, useful, spacious, luxurious, and lives as much as how a lounge would seem like in 2040. I imply, it’s simply one other degree altogether when the remainder of the world is constructing mediocre lifeless lounges.
how issues are shifting, I wouldn’t be shocked if sooner or later Air India turns into among the best airways on this planet.
That mentioned, could India get many extra such stunning lounges within the coming years.
