Escape Lounge at Cairns Airport International Terminal

[GrahamBRI]

Looks like the or Reef Lounge at Cairns International Terminal has finally reopened as a pay per use lounge, under the Escape Lounges banner. It was reopened for Singapore Air premium customers, but not much else has been said about it since...... but now some more details:

Escape Lounge - International Terminal » Cairns Airport

Cairns Airport (CNS) Lounge | Escape Lounges

Travelling from Cairns Airport? Elevate your pre-flight experience and get ready to dive in at our CNS Escape Lounge. Pre-book coming soon.

escapelounges.com

Walkup price $70, pre-booking not available yet, but $60.

I hope Escape Lounges Australia link in with Priority Pass etc.......

 

[RooFlyer]

You have to pay to 'Escape' Cairns?

 

[ksthommo]

Escape Lounge Cairns International is now on the Mastercard Travel Pass / DragonPass Lounges Listing
Mastercard Travel Pass

 

[GrahamBRI]

I can confirm Dragon Pass is accepted at the lounge. The lounge also accepts Business Class passengers on Singapore airlines flights and it accepts Fiji Airways Business class as well as passengers with OneWorld sapphire, travelling on Fiji Airways. The staff advised that while this lounge is linked to Priority Pass, their systems are not currently working, so they are currently unable to accept this card. When Cathay ran its flights to Cairns earlier in the year, the lounge also accepted business class passengers from that airline.

I understand alcohol is a very recent addition to the lounge as it only just got its liquor licence.

Apart from some self serve pastry’s and fruit, food is ordered from a small menu. For the morning flights this is off their “Brunch” menu items and for afternoon flights this is off their “Lunch & Dinner” items. Note that the lounge is currently closed over lunch.

 

[Zinger]

I'm in the Escape lounge right now prior to my business class SQ flights.

Staff are very welcoming, efficient and happily volunteered information about what's available and where in the lounge.

There's plenty of room to sit and there are also plenty of power points to recharge devices.

Food is quite adequate as are the drinks available. There's also the menu for more substantial food offerings but I'll save room for what's on my flights.

Overall the lounge is so much better than what I was expecting. A bit basic but everything I was hoping for is here.