After 10 months of work, ITA's Hangar Lounge now has 65 more seats
The umarells have finally left the ITA Airways Hangar Lounge, and thanks to the expansion and relocation of the bathrooms, it has been [...]
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The umarell have definitely left the ITA Airways Hangar Lounge. and thanks to the expansion and relocation of the bathrooms was Carved out a new area for guest use that should help manage the peak and overcrowded times that are increasingly occurring at Fiumicino.
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The works started in February 2025 were officially concluded yesterday with the opening ceremony of the new area.
Hangar lounge 135 m2 more
Those who fly frequently from Fiumicino know: the ITA Airways Hangar Lounge has always been a comfortable lounge, but one with an atavistic problem: size.
Enlargement had already been effective, reception and bathrooms moved and now the last part has opened, what used to be the bathroom area has now become the Silent Room.
The silent room
"A muffled environment with chaise lounges. It is the space that was missing: low lights, calm atmosphere, no noise of dishes or gate calls. A place for those who need to really unplug before the flight, almost an invitation to stop and breathe."
ITA describes it almost as if it were a Polynesian spa, Too bad we are in Italy, not a Japanese metro, I want to see whether the silence and the ban on food and drink will be enforced when tested.
Not to mention that all the lounges at T1 Fiumicino have a problem, In summer, you die of heat. Here with low ceiling, partition wall with kitchens and glass window to the terminal I wouldn't want the Silent in May to become a Steam room as in Helsinki.
Small changes also at the Exclusive Room
ITA took advantage of the work to also make a couple of adjustments to the room dedicated to executives, saying that this "breed" of frequent flyers is set to expire on December 31, inside the statement the company explains the improvements and the first change is that it is no longer called the VIP Room, but the Exclusive Room.
In parallel, the Exclusive Room, an area reserved for Executive clients, is enriched with the presence of a wine cellar of selected wines and bubbles, as well as an information monitor to consult flight departure times in real time. The touch of class is not missing: in the indoor bathroom area, customers will have a shower with chromotherapy for superior comfort.
I honestly believe that the usefulness of the bathroom in this room is (almost) zero, Even more so now that the toilets are close by.
For the rest, not having pictures available and not knowing whether and how the furniture was changed, I think we simply listened to user feedback: see the flight status and gate and be able to have a drink without having to walk through the entire lounge.
In conclusion
No alignment at this time with Lufthansa's guidelines. No dedicated Senator lounge and no exclusive space for HON Circle.
And one tomorrow (read spring 2026) When the doors will also open to Star Alliance passengers. there will be a migration from independent lounges to this one, and then the spaces will surely be insufficient.
Maybe they will surprise us with a new lounge in a nearby area in the coming months, but for now these are the news, and I was hoping for an improvement in the food offerings that now turns out better at the Linate Runway.
