During my
trip to Seoul, I had the opportunity to visit Cathay Pacific Lounge Haneda
while waiting for my connecting flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to Seoul
Gimpo Airport (GMP) on JAL.
Tokyo
Haneda airport has many lounge and it is important to know which lounge is
catered to which airline. It is also worth noting that the operating hours. I
visited JAL Sakura Skyview Lounge Haneda in the morning but it closes at
12:30pm. Thus, I make my way to Cathay Pacific Lounge Haneda.
The lounge is located near gate
114 and one of the largest cathay pacific lounge outside of Hong Kong. Upon
arrival, I was greeted with smiles. I was surprise to find myself alone in the lounge.
Off peak hours? The lounge is huge and have ample of seats. I love the view of
runway.
I went to food section and was
welcome with a buffet area and noodle bar. The food in buffet section is
limited. There are cheese, cold cuts, dessert and a few hot food to choose
from. To be honest, I’m not surprise by the limited food option. There a few
lounge in the airport and Cathay Pacific Lounges was pretty empty that
afternoon.
The Noodle Bar which is a standard
of Cathay Pacific Lounges provides the food for the lounge. You can order the
famous Dan Dan Noodles, Wontan Noodles and a few other noodles. There are
several other rice dishes which can also be ordered at the counter and
collected when the food is ready.
There is a dedicated bar area with
a mixologist, a coffee machine where you can order you standard caffeine fix
and the standard Japanese beer dispenser which is a must try. I ordered the
Haneda Jade Cocktail from the dedicated bar and am quite happy with the drink
which is refreshing with a bit of sweetness.
Despite
being huge, there is no shower facilities. I could enjoy a hot shower if there
is one. Facilities in the lounge is pretty basic – workstation, washroom,
newspaper and magazines.
Conclusion
Overall the lounge is a pretty
solid lounge with very good food quality. Service in the lounge is pretty
good with the staff being very happy to help out. Also I am very impressed by
the professionalism of the service staff who largely stayed and mend their
station
Operating hours
The Cathay Pacific Lounge Haneda
is open 7.30am to 5pm daily. As with the JAL Sakura Skyview Lounge, the lounge
was largely empty after around 11.30am, in fact the whole Haneda airport seems
to be a lot less crowded after the morning flights.
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