Plaza Premium Lounge, Kuala Lumpur: a very worn lounge

It’s already over… While I finally didn’t have much time to visit the city, it’s already time to come back from this trip, with this first step that brings me back to Singapore.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Asian getaway in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur
2	Lounge	Lufthansa Senator Lounge, Londres Heathrow Terminal 2
3	Flight	Swiss Business, Londres Heathrow – Genève Cointrin, Airbus A220-300
4	Lounge	Swiss First Class Lounge, Geneva Cointrin
5	Flight	Swiss Business, Geneva Cointrin – Zurich, Airbus A320neo
6	Lounge	Swiss First Class Lounge, Zurich – Gates A
7	Lounge	Swiss First Class Lounge, Zurich – Gates E
8	Flight	Swiss First, Zurich – Singapore Changi, Boeing 777-300ER
9	Hotel	W Singapore
10	Lounge	Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge, Singapore Changi Terminal 3
11	Flight	Singapore Airlines Business Class, Singapour Changi – Kuala Lumpur, Airbus A350-900
12	Hotel	W Kuala Lumpur
13	Flight	The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur
14	Lounge	Plaza Premium Lounge, Kuala Lumpur
15	Flight	Singapore Airlines Business, Kuala Lumpur – SIngapore Changi, Airbus A350-900
16	Hotel	JW Marriott Singapore South Beach
17	Lounge	Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge, Singapore Changi Terminal 3
18	Flight	Swiss First, Singapore Changi – Zurich, Boeing 777-300ER
19	Lounge	Swiss First Class Lounge, Zurich – Gates A
20	Flight	Swiss Business Class , Zurich – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A220-300
21	Hotel	Sheraton Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (not reviewed)
22	Flight	British Airways Club Europe, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – Londres Heathrow, Airbus Axxx (not reviewed)

Today’s itinerary

Check-in and ground experience

I check-in online 48 hours before the departure of my flight to Singapore.

Unlike the outbound flight,I have the ability to upload my vaccination certificate to the airline’s app, which allows me to get a mobile boarding pass.

On the day of departure, I leave the hotel about 3 hours before departure and as the St. St. Regis Kuala Lumpur is located a few steps from KL Sentral, I will take the KLIA Ekspress, the fast shuttle to the airport.

The latter serves KLIA and KLIA 2, the low-cost terminal.

After having released me of 55 ringgits, I borrow this shuttle, from now on systematically omnibus since the COVID.

In 40 minutes, I will be in the departure area of the airport.

I pass the Singapore Airlines check-in area without stopping. Dedicated areas for each class and for loyal passengers are available… But the Business line seems the busiest of all!

Immigration will be passed in the blink of an eye.

Location and welcome

While Singapore Airlines normally offers a lounge in Kuala Lumpur due to its frequencies to the Malaysian city.

Nevertheless, the COVID crisis still leaves this lounge closed for the time being, and the city-state airline uses the all-company lounge, the Plaza Premium.

The latter is located on the mezzanine of satellite C and is accessible via escalators, after taking the automatic shuttle that links the satellite to the main terminal.

The welcome at the lounge is very warm and after checking my eligibility, I am invited to enter the lounge. Singapore Airlines passengers can order unlimited alcoholic beverages from the bar.

Lounge design

The design of the lounge is quite dated. There are lounging and dining areas available, but the whole thing is of questionable taste, and all the spaces are crammed together.