All Rome Fiumicino lounges: locations, access rules and evaluation [agg. 2024].

Fiumicino airport has changed a great deal in recent years, the opening of the new T1, the restyling of all the piers and the opening of new spaces has literally changed the face of Rome's airport, which has been rewarded for years, with merit, As the best in Europe.

Rome Fiumicino's Terminal 1 lounges.

Terminal 1-or Pier A-is the one designated for domestic and European flights, for destinations to Schengen area countries. There are currently three lounges here, plus two under construction.

Hangar by ITA Airways

This is the brand new lounge of ITA Airways. open to April 2023. Accessible to business class passengers and elite status holders in ITA Airways' Volare program in the main body of Terminal 1.

It is not accessible to travelers who do not fall into the above categories.

Primeclass

Primeclass Lounge opened in April., the first of this brand in Italy. It is located in the mezzanine area along with the other lounges. Open kitchen, armchairs and seats of different titos, bar counter and silence box, as well as an area for taking a nap.

It can also be accessed with Priority Pass in arrival lounge mode and not only on departure.

Plaza Premium

This lounge also just opened and hopes to replicate the good work done at Fiumicino Terminal 3. Counter bar, open kitchen and superior service are the features of this lounge opened in the mezzanine area.

Free access for American Express Platinum holders.

Prima Vista T1

This is the lounge that shouldn't have been there, or rather should have been a Star Alliance-owned hall, to Take the place of the old lounge present in T1, Instead came the Prima Vista also present in the old Terminal 1.

It is the latest to open its doors during summer 2023, it has the shortcoming of not having bathrooms, but it is the aesthetically prettiest one, too bad that like the others it is small and with (in my opinion) a lot of wasted space.

The lounges in terminal 3 at Fiumicino

Fiumicino Terminal 3 is where long-haul and direct flights out of the Schengen area take place. This is where flights to England, North Africa and, of course, all intercontinental routes depart from Italy's main airport.

Plaza Premium

One cannot help but start with this independent lounge that was recently Voted the fifth best independent lounge in the world. I personally think it is a nice lounge with good service, but it does not deserve to be in the world top 5. Perhaps in the European top 10 would be a better placement.

The lounge is located on the upper floor of the terminal, past the customs check and through duty free, we go up the escalator and and behind us we will have the entrance to this lounge.

Access is allowed free of charge to holders of American Express Platinum and to travelers departing with one of the carriers that has an agreement with the lounge, based on ticket and status. It is also possible to gain access for a fee, but it is not a practice I would recommend, at least if you don't have to wait many hours at the airport.

Our rating was 7.5/10

Piazza di Spagna ITA Airways

This is currently the main ITA Airways lounge, as for the others are the old repainted Alitalia lounges. In recent months, the service has definitely improved and today it is a complete lounge, although significantly less than what other premium carriers offer at their home airports.

Of course even Saudia has, in the Jeddah lounge, the pizza oven., but the quality of ITA is much better. However, it is logical to expect something better when we think about what carriers such as KLM, Air France and British Airways offer in their respective HUBs.

Our rating had been 6.5/10, today I would say we went up to 7/10.

First View

It's the latest addition to T3, opened in late 2023 and is aesthetically the most pleasing. The First View took the place of the lounge of the same name that was present in the satellite of Terminal 3.

Open kitchen, a glass wall that lets in lots of natural light, and modern decor. I was so pleased that The grade I gave this lounge was 8.

FCO's other lounges

Since it is not my main departure airport, I have not yet been able to visit the other lounges. Although I have Gold status with British Airways, I have never transited with an Oneworld airline from FCO, and the same I have never departed with Emirates to Dubai from Rome and thus never had the pleasure.

In conclusion

The level of lounges at Fiumicino is on average higher than at Malpensa. However, there is no match for what Amsterdam or London offer. What is sure to change will be the openings scheduled in the coming months.