I visited Singapore Airlines' Silverkris Lounge in Sydney.
Big companies pamper their premium passengers in all sorts of ways, one of which is to have them find a lounge [...]
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Big companies pamper their premium passengers in every way, one of which is to have them find a lounge available at major airports. Indeed, aviation alliances also serve this purpose, but the major airlines have their own lounges at major airports.
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At the European level, it is definitely British Airways the carrier with the most lounges scattered around the world-from Dubai to New York, Bangkok to Los Angeles. But also Lufthansa has lounges from Athens to London.
Emirates Lounge Sydney
Separate discussion of course for Emirates, which, not being part of any alliance, has its own lounges at all its major airports.
Singapore Airlines is on the short list of those who have many lounges around the world, and here in Sydney there could be no shortage of a SilverKris Lounge.
Location
This lounge is located in the gate 50 area, it is a few meters from another lounge, that of Air New Zealand. participating in the same alliance: the Star Alliance.
The hall is located on the floor above the departure floor, just in front of the escalators. Impossible to miss.
Access
You must travel at least business class on a flight operated by Singapore Airlines or a Star Alliance airline to enter this lounge.
As always, however, even if you travel in economy (as in my case), you can enter if you have at least Gold status in the Krisflyer program, the frequent flyer program of Singapore Airlines, or any of the Star Alliance airlines.
This is common knowledge, but it bears repeating because not everyone is a frequent traveler. There is no limit to the number of lounges you can enter. At this airport, an American Express Platinum holder, traveling in business with a Star Alliance carrier, could enter as many as 4 different lounges. Always for free, always bringing at least one guest.
The lounge
When I arrived the lounge was practically deserted, the first Singapore flight of the morning had just left, the second one would take off in the evening, so at that moment there was absolute peace and the staff was putting the lounge in order.
The room is smaller than Air New Zealand's., but the colors and decor are very reminiscent of the Asian carrier's aircraft interiors.
The "booths," as I call these couches, remind me so much of the SQ's old business class seats.
The lounge also has an overlook to the runway, but it is not enough to illuminate the whole room, what a pity!
The seats are almost exclusively armchairs, all of which are equipped with charging sockets and USB ports. I always emphasize this because it is less obvious than you might think. I think the seating arrangement is still influenced by social spacing, since there is so much space between the rows.
Food & Beverage
In my opinion, the offerings are small compared to Air New Zealand, but the dishes are more oriental, even at breakfast.
In addition to classic eggs in fact there are Asian dishes such as fried rice with eggs and meat, butter chicken, and so on.
There is a bar room for making your own salad and of course a small area dedicated to sweet products. There is also a corner with a bartender to make hot drinks without necessarily having to go toward instant products.
There is a huge beverage refrigerator with all kinds of offerings from beer to soft drinks, from wine to the super alcohol area.
In conclusion
I would say that if you travel Star Alliance you should have the gift of ubiquity. This lounge is not as nice as the Air New Zealand lounge, but in terms of food offerings it is definitely more interesting. In any case, the great thing is that if you can get into one, you also have free access to the other, so you can take the best from both and leave serene and refreshed, even flying ultra basic economy
Pro
- Gastronomic offerings
Against
- Armchairs only
- No extra services