Cathay Bangkok First/Business Lounge

Hours

5:10am - 6:30pm

Airlines Serviced

Cathay
One World Airlines

Access Rules

First class or business class ticket on an Oneworld Airline.
Emerald or Sapphire status in Oneworld.
One guest of the above.

The Lounge

So, this lounge was closed for a very long time, and originally there was a separate first class lounge for Cathay back in my golden age of travel (2012 era). There were also separate British Airways first and business lounges then too. Sadly, times have changed.

Now that it is open, it's down the G concourse below the shopping level, where many of the lounges are located. It's a very short walk to many of the OneWorld gates, making life easy.

Plenty of quiet seating, the lounge was a nice change from JAL's rather crowded world.

Dining Area

Well, this is the pampering of this lounge, the made to order Chinese food. Good food, fresh, tasty. Explains the lack of self-serve and well, it's not missed with this kind of food.

Snacks

The self-serve area is not so good, only the sodas.
Here are your Cathay people to help you out Clean, well lit, well-spaced Computers for you. Does the Chinese government watch them? What do you think Full service bar for good drinks and coffee. Not designed as a take care of yourself lounge Reading material to get you traveling more or buying things or just to daydream Step right up, and order a plethora of dishes And if you don't want to sit at the food bar, you can sit here in a more cozy atmosphere This was indeed a sparse selection The normal drinks was the only 'do it without help' area here. Coke zero is king after a month of Pepsi in Marriotts

Summary

Tons of seating, lacking on quick food. Great bar (Much better than JAL, but not as good as Qatar). Amazing serviced food. If you don't have a business class or higher ticket for Qatar lounge entrance, this is the lounge to go to.

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