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February 24, 2013

Brussels Airlines Star Alliance Lounge - Brussels Airport Pier B

Brussels Airlines Lounge @ Brussels Airport Pier B at 11:30 a.m on Thursday 14 February.

The lounge is also used by other Star Alliance passengers (I was flying with Turkish to Istanbul). While I was there, I saw some Etihad passengers, which is quite surprising since Etihad is not currently a member of Star (or any airline alliance for that matter) and also because its partner Jet Airways has its own lounge at Brussels Airport's Pier B.

Here's the entrance and reception area


They have a small computer room at the end (the orange walls). The best seats, in my opinion, are those with a view of the 25L runway.



Let's have a look at the catering: tea, coffee, soup


Pastries, jams, Nutella

 

A fridge with drinks and cold snacks


Here's a closer look at the food selection, from top to bottom:
- Fruits
- Sandwiches (salmon, cheese, chicken)
- Butter, cheeses (Rondelé, Port Salut, Vache qui Rit, Babybel, Camembert), yogurt
- Olives, salami, ham sandwich.


Bread, nibbles and spirits


Newspapers - the selection of international titles was rather limited (only one FT, one IHT and a Turkish paper)


Before a medium-haul flight lasting less than 4 hours, as was my case, Brussels Airlines' business lounge at BRU Pier B is an OK lounge. I had some drinks and snacks while using the reasonably fast WiFi and watching the planes taxiing outside. It's small, so it might get crowded at peak times. There was no hot food, but for me the snacks were fine. My only gripe was the absence of toilets - one has to exit the lounge and walk down the corridor and use the restroom which looked quite tired (the same as those by the gates downstairs). Before a long-haul or connecting flight, however, one would expect a more comfortable lounge with serious food options and better amenities, like showers and reclining chairs.


This post is part of the following series:
Flying Turkish Airlines from Brussels to Africa


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