Aegean Business Class Lounge
The Aegean Airlines lounge Athens is a wonderfully new clean modern space, as befits a new airline which only built the lounge a few years ago at its key hub. Alas, the decor itself is a little Spartan and featured a lot of glass, chrome and red & black leather. Indeed, the tables around the dining area are almost factory-esq, with just a basic wire frame ...read more.

Location: Schengen-Area, by Gate 13 before security
Open: 0300-2000

Athens Lufthansa Business Class Lounge (Frequent Traveler lounge)
The Athens Lufthansa lounge comes in two flavours: Senator and Frequent Traveler (or Business Class) which is this lounge. It is by far the worst lounge at Athens Airport, by a long way. The lounge is in the Schengen Area, but right at the very far end of the terminal, just beside the Aegean lounge. It is quite a walk from the central shopping area, and ...read more.

Location: Schengen, before security after boarding pass check, near Gate B15
Open: 0430-2000

Lufthansa Senator Lounge
The Athens Lufthansa lounge comes in two flavours: Senator or Frequent Traveler. The Senator lounge Athens is much bigger than the Frequent Traveler Athens Lounge, but neither is exactly spacious. As a Gold Star Alliance member, many passengers pop in here for the food and beer, before relaxing in the more comfortable Aegean lounge next door. The lounge ...read more.

Location: Schengen, before security after boarding pass check, near Gate B15
Open: 0430-2000

Athens Swissport Lounge
Of all the lounges at Athens Airport, the Swissport lounge Athens looks by far the most trendy. Imagine hard wood floor and shiny white seats. Shiny white walls come to that, and acres of glass. There is even a large aquarium with tropical fish, x-box games, and large high back swivel chairs. If Athens ever comes close to being stylish, the Swisspo ...read more.

Location: Non-Schengen, after passport control, by gate A12
Open: 0730-2200 (2100 Sunday)

Athens British Airways Lounge Business Class Lounge
At the remote outpost in Athens it's a delight to find that there is a small but full equipted Terraces. Compared the smoggy overpriced hell that can be the city, its lovely and welcoming. Unusually it's after passport control, and before security. Head all the way down the shopping arcade, and it's after the vast Olympic lounge, and before the Swissp ...read more.

Location: Non-Schengen area, after passport control before security by gate A11
Open: CLSOED

Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge
The Aristotle Onassis lounge is the long-haul lounge for Olympic Air flights, however since Olympic Air have pretty much scrapped anything longhaul with the axing of the A340s, the only real use for this lounge is for the occasional flights to the UK. As a result Aegean Airlines use this lounge for UK flights from Athens. It is also the Emirates Athens lo ...read more.

Location: Non-Schengen, after passport control, by gate A13
Open: 0400-2230

Skyserv Melina Merkouri Schengen Lounge
The is the much more workaday lounge for the Schengen area shorthaul flights around Europe, and domestic. It is however identical is size to the Aristotle Onassis lounge, despite seeing more traffic. Originally it was the Olympic Airways Athens Lounge, but has now been taken over by Skyserve. Usefully, it is open 24 hours a day to allow for some of ...read more.

Location: Intra-Schengen, before security, near to gate B11
Open: 0500-2100