Fiumicino, Plaza Premium doubles: by December it opens in Terminal 1
Fiumicino Terminal 1 is all new, but to date it has one major flaw: the location and quality of the [...]
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Fiumicino's Terminal 1 is all new, but to date it has one major flaw: the location and quality of the lounges. Soon, however, things should change and the news is that by mid-December the brand new Plaza Premium lounge should open its doors, the second at the Roman airport.
Plaza Premium, the world's best independent lounge operator
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The Asian company was recently Awarded as the world's best independent lounge manager by Skytrax. London's T2 lounge was found to be the best in the world, while that of the Fiumicino's T3 was ranked fifth..
What we know about the new lounge
The information confirmed to us by Plaza Premium's European spokesperson is very comforting and hopeful. The lounge will be more than 400 square meters in size, slightly less than half the size of the T3 hall, and Will have a capacity of 82 people.
The Plaza Premium Lounge at T3 Fiumicino.
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It will be a full-service lounge, showers included, available to all passengers departing or transiting from Terminal 1, the Schengen flight terminal.
The food offering will be similar to that of T3 and will also offer a selection of premium beverages for a fee.
Plaza Premium Access
The interior of the world's best independent lounge
Unfortunately, these lounges Have not been accessible to Priority pass holders since last July, however, there remain accessible to holders of American Express Platinum who can also bring a guest for free. This is because the group's 60 lounges participate in the Amex Global Lounge Collection. If you are not yet a holder of this card, Here is how to amortize the monthly fee each year.
Awaiting ITA Airways
Terminal 1 is also expected to say goodbye shortly. ITA Airways' new home, should open its doors by the end of the year. When this happens, it will close the old Alitalia house that Today it was repurposed with the colors of the new carrier.
Both lounges are expected to open in the new terminal area, which is significantly closer to the new gates and therefore more convenient for all passengers departing from Italy's main airport.
In conclusion
The arrival of the new Plaza Premium is great news for all passengers passing through Rome Fiumicino. Not only because there will be a new lounge, but also and especially because of the superior quality that this operator's lounges generally have.
