Aena Malaga Airport Lounge: Good for an airport lounge

It is now time to leave to join the week’s destination, namely Paris, for professional reasons. So I go to Malaga airport about 1h30 before the departure of my flight to Madrid, from where I will have my connection to Paris.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#TypeReview
1LoungeEurostar Business Premier Lounge, Londres St. Pancras
2TrainEurostar Standard Premier, London St. Pancras – Bruxelles Midi
3RestaurantRestaurant Bocconi, Bruxelles
4HotelMoxy Brussels Center
5LoungeDiamond Lounge, Bruxelles Zaventem, Portes A
6FlightIberia Business, Bruxelles Zaventem – Madrid Barajas, Airbus A320 NEO
7FlightIberia Business, Madrid Barajas – Malaga, Airbus A319
8HotelAC Hotel Malaga
9RestaurantRestaurant Jose Carlos Garcia, Malaga
10LoungeAena Malaga Airport Lounge
11FlightIberia Business, Malaga – Madrid Barajas, Airbus A320
12FlightIberia Business, Madrid Barajas – Paris Orly, Airbus A321
Today’s itinerary

Ground experience

Málaga’s airport is quite large, designed to accommodate peaks during major vacations.

The Iberia check-in is almost deserted, but Iwill wait five minutes and give up the check-in of my luggage because of the complexities related to the previous passengers (tests, vaccination, etc.)

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So I proceed to the security formalities, using the Fast Trackline which will save me at least 15 minutes. Once these formalities are over, I go to the lounge.

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Location

The VIP lounge, the only one in service in the airport, is located on the mezzanine of gates D. It is accessible by both a staircase and an elevator. The signage is perfect and allows for easy access.

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Lounge design

We can’t say that the lounge has a modern design. The reception is nevertheless very good, even if my boarding pass is not scanned, and that all the information must be noted manually.

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Nevertheless, the decoration takes us back to the 90s, with leather sofas and armchairs arranged in a low ceiling space.

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You would think you were in an American airport departure lounge…

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Nevertheless, it ensures social distancing, and I will occupy a set of sofas all to myself for the entirety of my stay.

Catering

The catering offer is decent, with a number of mini-sandwiches available, some salads, and a quite decent offer of drinks, with white wine, red wine, cava, and of course all the softs you will want. Two coffee machines are also available for all hot drinks.

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Bottom line

A very pleasant experience, which allows you to spend the time during the half hour before boarding your flight.

Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier has been into airline blogging since 2010. First a major contributor to the FlyerTalk forum, he created the FlyerPlan website in July 2012, and writes articles with a major echo among airline specialists. He now co-runs the TravelGuys blog with Bertrand, focusing on travel experience and loyalty programs.
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