My top 9 airline lounges of 2022!

Good day as a formula one photographer and one of probably a dozen attending all the races in

2022

. Spent a lot of time in the air in total. I took 66 flights, of course there were a variety of

airline

s ranging from budget

airline

s like Ryanair. to luxurious first class flights with Emirates, most of those flights involved a visit to an airline lounge. Of the 35

lounges

I visited, I picked my nine favorites, so if you're ready, let's get into number nine. If you have chosen the Turkish Airlines lounge on the international departures level of Istanbul Airport, take the escalator in front of boarding gate E1 to level one and you will have a view through the glass of one of the main routes of the airport. airport.

It is a large room, they have a good selection of cooked dishes. food and something I highly rate is the availability of lockers, oh and you can even hit golf balls on a small golf course they have installed. There are a couple of drawbacks: it's always very hot in that room and at peak times it's probably really hard to find a c now in number eight. I chose a lounge in the US. Now many of you will know that I don't speak highly of the US lounge experience, but this is a rare and beautiful exception. This is the capital.

One Lounge at the Dallas airport the warmth of the wood all the artistic designs the lovely service areas this is a really outstanding lounge it's called Capital One so basically when you come to visit our lounge everything is complementary including our food, drinks , just peanuts, right? our premium liquor and offer a variety of amenities including a shower room, relaxation room, platoon room and prayer room. Cutters al-mojan business lounge was my 7th favorite last year. This upstairs room is right above one of the security posts. screening areas and is one of the largest halls I have visited in

2022

.

It has a lovely relaxing atmosphere with a large pond in the middle and seating lockers on different levels. Again, it's really positive. An upstairs restaurant with a bar serving good food and a casual atmosphere. snack bar at the other end of the lounge which has huge ceilings, I guess they must be eight metres, and of course there are showers, there are some reclining

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if you want to take a nap and there is even a business center at number six. British Airways lounge in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. This lounge is quite spacious, has plenty of seating, a very good bar and if you are a wine drinker there are a few options to choose from along with a wide selection of spirits and it actually overlooks the My fifth favorite track this year was the Falcon Gold Lounge at Bahrain airport.

It is typical of many Middle Eastern salons. Much space. High ceilings, very palatial, with a good selection of hot and cold food and a prayer room which I didn't bother with before arriving. Go to number four. I will remind you that if you are an F1 fan and I think many of you are, you will find a lot of F1 photo albums of mine on kimilman.com, there is a book for each race. of 2022 plus books on various drivers, head to kimmelman.com right now to order yours from Bahrain at number five to France for my favorite room, the Air France Lounge at Shell de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Its 60s design is spacious and elegant. You can swipe it with your boarding pass and to the lower deck or you can take the fancy stairs to the upper deck for me, the two things that stood out were the panoramic views of the runway. I've always loved it because you can see the planes coming and going and the staff in the lounge. who come to you offering champagne, wine and sweets, no other lounge offers the same level of service and I was impressed with the hot and cold food and loved these quiches, very French and the third Swiss business lounge in the Zurich terminal.

A clean layout, great food served by the Happy Kitchen staff, plenty of snacks, a good bar and comfortable, quiet seating options, but the standout feature for me was the terrace that overlooked the track and allowed sensational views of the track. and no glass between you and me. and the airplanes for me were a photographic joy. I had my long lens with me and a camera so I could photograph the planes landing the day I went. I traveled through Zurich again this year, but instead of taking the flight which was 90 minutes long. stopover at the airport. I took one that takes me at Zurich airport for six hours just so I could get more photos and a view of the planes coming and going.

Now we're down to my top two lounges of 2022 and I chose Kata's Al Safwa First Class Lounge at Doha Airport is palatial beyond belief, the highest ceilings I've ever seen in a lounge. Super restaurant, nice bar, beautiful artwork, access to a well open to all first class passengers who pay fairly and if you are in a paid seat in business class you can pay us 130 and get entry but please note that if you use points to upgrade you won't get access and my number one has to be the Emirates First Class Lounge in Dubai. I must say that there are two first class. classrooms at the Dubai airport because it is very large and the preferred one is the one in terminal three.

This room extends along the entire esplanade. Now I'm guessing it's probably 400 meters. It is open to all first class passengers. Skyward Platinum Members Now. I am a Platinum member of Qantas and that gives me access and if you travel for business or in economy class with Emirates you can pay 150 us or 300 us respectively and get entry. It's worth it? You should be the judge. I love it. It's on the first level and one of the real pluses is that if you go out one of the doors you just walk straight onto the plane from the lounge at the other end, there's a spacious lounge with snacks and drinks but look, it's rarely I don't see anyone there.

In fact, I spent eight hours. I think one day I saw two or three people. There are two impressive restaurants offering a selection of buffet dishes, but skip that and go straight to the a la carte menu. World class and there is top quality champagne, wine and spirits, there is a children's play area, showers and many different seating areas with different food options. There you have my top nine salons out of the 35 I visited in 2022. Now, could you please hit like? please yes and subscribe button for those of you who are not subscribed. I'd love to have them on the books and if you want to become a member you'll get a bunch of free extras.

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