Seoul, Malaysia, & Thailand Trip: Checking In and Air France Lounge at IAD
After all the trouble I had booking my award ticket for Korean Airlines, I was not very excited when it came time to fly them. The stress from the many weeks of waiting to get a call and ultimately relying on a more travel savvy friend to intervene which resulted in multiple calls and eventually getting it booked through a Malaysian call center had left me with a childish distaste it would be hard for them to overcome.
But the day for one my one big vacation of the year (longer than a long weekend) arrived, and my friend and I were checking in. After my previous interactions I’d expected a big ordeal about verifying the credit card I’d used to book the tickets, but it was as simple as producing the card and signing a form.
We were invited to use the Air France lounge in terminal A.
A fun highlight was encountering the welcome party for arriving vets along the way 🙂
I’d never had a chance to visit this lounge and found it pleasantly spacious and well lit, though the food and alcohol offerings weren’t as extensive as the Lufthansa Senator Lounge.
There were basic sandwiches of ham & butter and turkey.
A sliced meat and cheese option as well as some bagels with various dip options?
The usual bowls of fruit and in addition, a small refrigerator with tasty fruit cups.
And to kick off the vacation feeling, I checked to see what the sparkling/champagne options at the bar were. It was pretty decent – Nicolas Feuillatte. Nothing fancy, but a really decent champagne.
My one complaint about the lounge was the scarcity of power outlets, our little alcove had none, but that’s something that half the lounges I’m in lack.
They weren’t announcing departing flights, so 10 minutes before the boarding time on our card we left the lounge for our gate, arriving to discover a long queue had already formed. Apparently first class had already been called so we were able to board immediately.
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Have an awesome trip!!! Loved the heels in the second pic!
Thanks! I love them too — they’re the latest pair I’m testing out and they’re turning out to be super comfortable!