What is Business Lounge? Access + reservation conditions of business lounge of Imam Khomeini Airport

Air travel, especially those with transit flights, can be very stressful or boring at times. Airlines and airports have considered a solution to solve this problem so that passengers can experience a more enjoyable trip. Chanel Business Lounge is a service that passengers can use to avoid standing in long queues and spend time in a quiet place with various amenities while waiting. In this article, you will learn more about the airport business lounge and the services it offers.

Information about the airport business lounge:

What is Business Lounge?

Business lounge is a special area or space for the comfort and well-being of passengers that can be found in most airports. This space is specially designed for travelers who are on a business mission or have special privileges in terms of ticket type and airline membership. The first business lounge was opened by American Airlines at New York’s La Guardia Airport in 1939, and since then, numerous business lounges have been established around the world.

Airlines have one or more lounges at their main airports. These companies usually establish lounges in busy cities and big airports. Major airlines have more than 10 lounges around the world; While small companies set up a lounge in their main airport and maybe a lounge in the city they have the most traffic with.

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Access to the business lounge

Airlines outside of North America and Australia typically do not sell lounge memberships and instead only grant lounge access to their loyal passengers.

There are different ways to access the Business Lounge; For example, passengers who have “first class” or “business class” tickets, or passengers who are traveling continuously and have reached “premium flyer status”, or passengers who have have travel credit and include access to the lounge, they can access the business lounge.

Apart from the above, there are other ways to access Business Lounge:

• Buying a permit to enter the airline lounge: Some airlines sell daily passes to enter the lounge and through that you can enter the lounges.
• Membership in airline lounges club: Passengers who travel regularly can become a member of the airline lounges club without buying a first class or business class ticket and use the lounges while traveling.
• Priority Pass: “Priority Pass” is a program that gives its members access to airport lounges around the world.

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• Ticket lounges: Many lounges have an entrance ticket and by purchasing it, you can enter the lounge. In this case, all passengers with any type of flight ticket can enter the lounge by paying the ticket fee. Most private airlines provide this type of access to passengers. In most cases, these tickets are for single entry only; But sometimes annual and permanent membership is also sold. Access to lounges is usually possible through online booking; But in rare cases, tickets can be purchased directly at the entrance of the lounge.

World famous business lounges

The Business Lounge provides a more comfortable and unique experience for passengers compared to a normal waiting room. Some business lounges are world famous; For example, these lunges can be used as an example:

• United Polaris Lounge: United Polaris lounges offer high-end amenities, restaurant-quality meals and first-class service for business class passengers on long-haul international flights with United Polaris.

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• American Airlines Admirals Club: American Airlines has prepared Admirals Club lounges in various American airports. In these lounges, a comfortable atmosphere with unique snacks and drinks is offered to passengers who qualify for lounge access.
• Swiss First and Business Lounges (SWISS): Swiss Airlines offers smart lounges for Gold passengers, frequent flyers, and passengers in First or Business Class. In these lounges, there is wooden furniture and a large buffet.
• Delta One Lounge: The Delta One Lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport has an area of ​​about 3,700 square meters and includes a French-style restaurant, a massage and relaxation area, and marble bathrooms.
• American Express Centurion Lounge: This lounge at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with an area of ​​over 2,400 square meters, has unique amenities along with high-quality food and beverages.
• Air France Lounge: The Air France lounge at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris provides passengers with a first-class experience, where star chefs cook, and relaxation and massage facilities are offered.

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Therefore, business lounges are spaces that airlines play a role in establishing, and only airports do not provide them.

What services does the Business Lounge offer?

In the lounges, various services are provided so that passengers have a pleasant and fruitful experience of their trip. The Business Lounge has its own dedicated staff who serve passengers and make them spend the time before the flight more easily. In some cases, the services provided in the business lounge are at the level of five-star hotel services. Some common services in Business Lounge are as follows:

easy chair

Lounges usually have recliners and comfortable sofas that passengers can relax on before their flight. Next to these seats, there is usually an electrical socket and passengers can charge their mobile phones or tablets.

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Calm environment

Lounges provide passengers with a relaxing space away from the hustle and bustle of the airport terminals. In these quiet spaces, passengers can sleep or take a short nap. Most lounges suitable for relaxation are located in America so that travelers who have multiple and long flights can relieve their fatigue.

Food and drink

Cafes and restaurants located in the business lounge serve passengers free of charge. Attractive snacks such as fruit, types of cheese, breakfast, soup, sweets and hot and cold light meals and conventional drinks are usually available in lounges. In some lounges, there are also restaurants.

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Work spaces

In many lounges, there are quiet environments with desks, electrical outlets and high-speed wireless internet for travelers to get to work. There are also photocopiers and fax machines in these spaces. Lounges also compete with each other in the work spaces they provide for passengers. Some of the best lunges for work can be introduced as follows:

• Delta Sky Club: “Delta Sky Club” has more than 50 lounges around the world, which provide a suitable working environment for passengers.
• Virgin Atlantic clubs: The lounges of Virgin Atlantic clubs have a stylish and comfortable atmosphere, which are very suitable for doing things while traveling.
• Cathay Pacific airport lounges: “Cathay Pacific” lounges are known for their beautiful design and convenient amenities, and they have a pleasant environment to work.

Among other famous and suitable lounges for work, we can mention “Copa Club” airport lounges and Turkish Airlines lounges.

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Bathroom, bath and massage

In some lounges, toilets and bathrooms have been prepared for passengers. Bathrooms are specially arranged for travelers who are on long journeys. Some facilities of lounges even go beyond the bathroom and include various massages. Massage facilities in lounges have decreased over the past years; However, some famous lounges that still offer such services are:

• Qantas First Class Lounge: Australian airline Qantas has first-class lounges at Melbourne and Sydney airports, where they offer 20-minute massage services to passengers. These massages include face, neck and shoulder massage, back massage with hot stones or foot massage.
• Chase Sapphire Lounge: The “Chase Sapphire” lounge at New York’s LaGuardia Airport is not as big as the Qantas lounge; But this lounge also offers massage services for qualified passengers.

Other famous lounges that offer massage services include Air France lounges at Charles de Gaulle and John F. Kennedy airports, Cathay Pacific the Pier lounge at Hong Kong airport, Oman Air lounge at Muscat airport, First Class lounge Emirates Airline mentioned in Dubai airport and “Amex Centurion” lounges in Dallas and Miami airports.

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entertainment

In some lounges, TV, computer, newspaper, magazine, digital library, sports center, billiard table and sometimes even an area for children to play can be found. In the lounges, the departure flight times are announced so that many passengers do not get overwhelmed by the lounge facilities and do not miss their flight. The amenities of the lounges depend on the type of airline and the type of lounge.

The difference between Business Lounge and CIP

CIP stands for Commercial Important Person, like Business Lounge, a comfortable space for passengers at the airport that allows limited people to enter and provides a semi-private and even private space for passengers. In the CIP section, there are also comfortable chairs and high-quality food and drinks; But these two parts have differences that can be listed as follows:

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Business Lounge

• target audience: Business Lounge is for business travelers or first class passengers, frequent flyers and important members of airlines.
• Amenities: In business, there are lounges, armchairs, places to work, Wi-Fi, snacks, light meals and sometimes the possibility of showering.
• purpose: Business lounges are spaces for rest, work, refreshment before or between flights.
• access: The terms of access to the business lounge depend on the rules of the airline company, the type of ticket and the passenger’s points with the airline company.

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cip lounges:

• target audienceCIP lounges are usually reserved for government officials, diplomats and business dignitaries.
• Exclusivity: CIP lounges are more exclusive compared to business lounges.
• AmenitiesCIP lounges often offer personal service, private meeting rooms and a high security environment.
• access: Only certain people can enter CIP and this access is very limited and controlled.

Therefore, in short, it can be said that it is more difficult to find the way to the CIP section than to access the Business Lounge. The CIP lounge has a more private space than the business lounge and cannot be entered by purchasing a first class ticket or other usual means. In other words, having a legal personality is a necessary condition to enter the CIP lounge. The availability and features of business and CIP lounges may vary depending on the type of airline and airport.

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Imam Airport Business Lounge

• 24-hour contact number for reservation: 51007227 021
• Cost: 924,000 Tomans (year 1403)

The business lounge of Imam Khomeini Airport is located in the departure hall of the main terminal. This section can be reserved for all passengers and passengers can turn their travel process into a pleasant and relaxing experience by booking this service. By using the business lounge services of Imam Airport, passengers are freed from waiting in line at the airport police check gate and the time-consuming steps to get to the plane.

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Imam Khomeini International Airport business lounge services can be booked by phone. In this case, upon entering the departure hall, you will go to the special door next to the escalators of the arrival and departure terminal, and by presenting the reservation code to the airport business desk, you can use the special gate of the airport police inspection. Enter the passenger area of ​​the airport. There, you hand over your luggage to the airline’s gate and receive your boarding pass from the airline’s Business or First Class gate, regardless of the flight class of the ticket.

By reserving the business lounge of Imam Airport, you will no longer wait in the queue for the airport police inspection

Then, passengers enter the transit hall through the only dedicated gate of the passport police in the main hall of the airport, and after being welcomed by the reception department expert, they spend the remaining time in the business lounge of Imam Airport. During the time that passengers are in the business lounge, a variety of hot and cold drinks, light food suitable for travel, and a variety of salads are provided to them for free.

Imam Khomeini Airport Business Lounge is equipped with high speed internet. In this hall, there is a smoking room and passengers can use the computer, printer, newspapers and magazines there. Passengers can also have a suite for resting and bathing by booking in advance and paying a separate fee. Among the other facilities of Imam Airport Business Lounge, we can mention the VIP room for holding business meetings during the stay in this hall. Imam airport business lounge services are only for outbound flights, except for pilgrimages and pilgrimages.

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If you have ever entered the business lounge of the airport, share your experience with us and other Kejaro companions.

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