T RIED AND TE ST E D A IRP OR T LOUNGE
Cathay Pacific Lounge, Changi Airport T4
BE ST FOR ...
The range of comfortable seating, despite the relatively small size.
B A C KGROUND Cathay Pacific (CX) opened its lounge in Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) at the end of October 2017. Unlike its lounges in Hong Kong, which each bear unique names in order to diff erentiate them, the T4 lounge is simply dubbed the “Cathay Pacific Lounge”. It has seating capacity for around 200 people, but doesn’t feature separate areas for first and business class passengers. I tried this lounge on a Sunday morning, keen to see how it compares to CX’s highly praised lounges in its home base of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
WHERE IS IT ? After clearing immigration and security, you turn left through duty free and proceed straight until coming to an escalator – the lounge is just to the right at the top of the escalator.
WHO CAN ACC E S S? First class and business class passengers flying on either CX, Cathay Dragon or another Oneworld carrier. These passengers can also bring one guest. Regardless of cabin class flown, Marco
Polo Club Silver members on CX and Cathay Dragon flights can access the lounge but without any guests; Gold members on CX, Cathay Dragon or other Oneworld carriers can enter with one guest, as can Cargo Clan Elite members;
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and Diamond members on CX, Cathay Dragon and Oneworld carriers can bring two guests. Oneworld Emerald and Sapphire
members on CX, Cathay Dragon or another Oneworld airline can also access the lounge with one guest, as can Fiji Airways Tabua Plus cardholders.
WHAT ’S IT LIKE? Upon entering, I was impressed by the artwork hanging on the wall to my right. There’s a good selection of newspapers and magazines at the entrance, including Business Traveller Asia-Pacific. Compared to The Pier, Business lounge in HKIA, this lounge is noticeably smaller, being divided into just two sections: an enclosed section with CX’s popular Noodle Bar, and an open-air “outdoor” section that has a buff et and more comfortable seating. Unfortunately, there are no showers or
sleeping area. The first descriptive that came to mind when I entered was that this is “The Pier-lite”. It’s understandable that this lounge be smaller, given that CX has far fewer passengers coming through Singapore than its main hub of Hong Kong, and in proportion to the number of flights it’s a decent size. Considering that I arrived at the lounge at around 5.30am, there was a good
Considering I arrived at around 5.30am, there was a good selection of food and drink available
D ON’ T MI S S...
Early morning dim sum at The Noodle Bar.
OP ENING HOUR S 0400-0100
LO C A TION
Departure Transit Hall, Mezzanine Level
selection of food and drink available. My only grievance was that there was no egg station, but instead you had to take the eggs from a metal container – no one wants to eat a fried egg that has been sitting in a container for any length of time. Personally, I’d rather have an egg station than a noodle bar at this time in the morning, but that may just be my Western perspective. I did like the water station, however, with its tap that lets you easily choose from hot, cold and cold sparkling water.
VERDIC T While it doesn’t have the “wow” factor of CX’s The Pier, First and The Pier, Business lounges in HKIA, this lounge has good catering and other facilities, making it a great place to relax before boarding your flight out of Singapore. Michael Allen
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