Airport Lounges

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

I have been in a few in my time, but currently in one at Milan Linate......and it's lovely.

None of your new age drink limitations, just help yourself to as much grappa and meatballs as you like.

Plus the most wonderful dessert pastry selection imaginable, if you are that way inclined.

Others that I love include HK, Chiangi, Zurich (surprisingly) and Doha.

Any other recommendations?

I find as many pints as I want at the pub/bar in the airport followed by 50mils of vallium as soon as I board means I wake up smiling in Delhi for a lot less money.

But in the late '90s, I flew Aeroflot business and first a couple of times. Found I could get the first class ticket in Delhi for £550 while buying an Emirites ticket from London was £600, so I could justify it.

Neither Delhi nor Moscow lounges gave free drinks back then. But in 1st, you did get as much Veuve Clic as you could drink. Did 1 bottle on the Del-Mos leg and 3 bottles on Mos-Lon.

Bon voyage.

[Pat Vegas]

I have been in a few in my time, but currently in one at Milan Linate......and it's lovely.

None of your new age drink limitations, just help yourself to as much grappa and meatballs as you like.

Plus the most wonderful dessert pastry selection imaginable, if you are that way inclined.

Others that I love include HK, Chiangi, Zurich (surprisingly) and Doha.

Any other recommendations?

I used the Lufthansa one at Heathrow but I wasn't that impressed.

[Luis Anaconda]

I have been in a few in my time, but currently in one at Milan Linate......and it's lovely.

None of your new age drink limitations, just help yourself to as much grappa and meatballs as you like.

Plus the most wonderful dessert pastry selection imaginable, if you are that way inclined.

Others that I love include HK, Chiangi, Zurich (surprisingly) and Doha.

Any other recommendations?

Ha - I am just writing about Linate. Can I quote you?

[The Insider]

Ha - I am just writing about Linate. Can I quote you?

Absolutely, although I have just just used the facilities to make the flight lighter (check my enviro-credentials) so if it's a live blog, tell people to leave the toilets in the Leanardo Lounge for an hour or so.

[eastgermanautos]

I have been in a few in my time, but currently in one at Milan Linate......and it's lovely.

None of your new age drink limitations, just help yourself to as much grappa and meatballs as you like.

Plus the most wonderful dessert pastry selection imaginable, if you are that way inclined.

Others that I love include HK, Chiangi, Zurich (surprisingly) and Doha.

Any other recommendations?

Quick question: do you mean one of those lounges on the second floor in Hong Kong? Was looking wistfully up at them whilst amongst the hoi polloi trying to score a cheeseburger. I'm like, no! Next time do it a little different.