After a short stay in the German capital, it’s time to head back to London for a short weekend.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
| # | Type | Review |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lounge | British Airways Concorde Room, Londres Heathrow T5 (unreported, see report here) |
| 2 | Flight | British Airways Club Europe, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A320 (unreported) |
| 3 | Hotel | La Côte Saint-Jacques, Relais et Châteaux, Joigny (unreported, see website here) |
| 4 | Hotel | Intercontinental Paris Le Grand Hôtel (unreported, see report here) |
| 5 | Hotel | Brach Paris (unreported, see report here) |
| 6 | Flight | Lufthansa Business (operated by Eurowings Discover), Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – Frankfurt, Airbus A320 (unreported) |
| 7 | Flight | Lufthansa Business, Frankfurt – Berlin Brandenburg, Airbus A320NEO (unreported) |
| 8 | Hotel | Regent Berlin |
| 9 | Lounge | Tempelhof Lounge, Berlin Brandenburg |
| 10 | Flight | British Airways Club Europe, Berlin Brandenburg – London Heathrow, Airbus A319 (unreported) |
Check-In and ground experience
I check-in for my flight 24 hours before departure to London. No problem to issue the mobile boarding pass and PDF.
Nevertheless, on the morning of the departure and given that the conferences were less to my liking that day, I decided tocall the Gold Guest List line to change my flight, not being able to do so online (really annoying not to be able to benefit from the Same Day Confirmed without calling for open-jaw bookings. .
The change was made without any delay, and I could be on my way to London by early afternoon.
This time, I take public transport directly from the conference center to the airport.
It’s a fairly straightforward journey, with just one change and a commuter train to the airport, taking around 45 minutes. It’s so much easier than Parisian transport…
As I already had my boarding pass and found no agent at the British airline’s check-in desk, I went straight to the security checkpoint, using the Fast Track, and there… It’s a cold shower! Nearly an hour’s wait at Fast Track, due to the catastrophic design of the security control lines.
After these checks and a huge Duty Free, I find myself airside and on my way to the lounge in the Schengen zone. Be careful not to go through passport control beforehand, or risk not being able to access a lounge.
Location and welcome
The latter is located at the left-hand end of the post-security terminal. The path is quite long, the ceilings low, really not pleasant.
It is then located on the mezzanine floor, accessible via elevators and stairs.
The welcome is, how can I put it? Worthy of a prison. The attendant won’t even take off his headphones to talk to you. Disgusting.
Lounge design
After this disastrous welcome, the lounge itself is quite pleasant, with plenty of rest areas. There are plenty of sockets, but… 8 out of 10 don’t work. For an airport that’s just opened, it doesn’t look good…
Catering
The hot and cold food offer is catastrophic. The rösti are limp, the red wine stings…
Fortunately, Haribo makes up for the rest.
Bottom line
A disgrace, a catastrophe. Avoid if possible.
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