Dublin Airport is under construction, which has forced Aer Lingus to improvise with a very odd lounge compromise for its business class passengers without status flying to the USA.

Aer Lingus “Lounge” In Dublin For US Business Class Passengers Is A Reserved Seating Area + Voucher

Stepping off my flight from London, I noticed immediately that Terminal 2 was under construction, but did not think much of it. I walked through corridor after corridor, finally coming to the Aer Lingus Lounge. There was a group of people standing in front of the door, but I walked past them and stepped inside.

Presenting my boarding pass to the front desk agent, the agent asked, “Did you read the sign on the door?” No, I didn’t see any sign at all…

US-bound passengers typically use the 51st&Green Lounge in the US Preclearance area, but that is currently closed. Rather than allow US-bound passengers into the Aer Lingus lounge (it only has one at its hub airport), only passengers with AerLingus status were allowed entry and business class passengers to the US were directed to a “reserved seating area.”

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