I just lately flew out of Bangalore on Air India Enterprise Class and received 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 the most effective airport lounge within the nation from my expertise and maybe among the finest airline lounges on this planet. Right here’s every part that you must know:
Test-in
The lounge is positioned on the identical stage as the huge 080 lounge, to the correct facet of the check-in counters, one in every of which serves enterprise class passengers.
The check-in counter would possibly ultimately transfer to a devoted one contained in the lounge sooner or later.
I received entry with my Air India enterprise class ticket, although there are different methods to achieve entry, comparable to holding Star Alliance Gold (or) Air India Gold tier. For now, Vistara elites would possibly as nicely get the entry however I’m uncertain.
After I was on the regular 080 lounge counter, I wasn’t conscious of the brand new Air India lounge. As soon as I received 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 gorgeous lights which are an ideal mixture of contemporary luxurious design with an Indian palace-like vibe.
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 at the very least 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 definitely bit higher than the lounges in Mumbai T2 together with the Amex Lounge in Mumbai as a result of they’re solely trendy and stylish however lack a “conventional contact” which this lounge has in loads.
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 many of the travellers who entered the lounge had been blown away by the appears to be like of it and began making video calls to their pricey ones exhibiting 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 first-class lounges.
I can simply examine 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 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 vast.
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 take a look at the menu:
Service
Somebody was there to assist with all that I wanted, however I feel 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 once I entered the lounge and once 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 broaden the community in Bangalore Airport.
However, it’s most likely the correct time to take the Axis Vistara Infinite Credit score Card for it’s Gold tier, assuming it might ultimately supply Air India Gold tier which might give entry to this superb lounge, although uncertain how precisely it might change into submit 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, purposeful, spacious, luxurious, and lives as much as how a lounge would appear like in 2040. I imply, it’s simply one other stage altogether when the remainder of the world is constructing mediocre lifeless lounges.
how issues are shifting, I wouldn’t be stunned if sooner or later Air India turns into among the finest airways on this planet.
That stated, could India get many extra such stunning lounges within the coming years.