Introduction

This is my review of the Cathay Pacific Lounge at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

I was interested and excited to see visit this lounge, as the only other comparative Cathay out-station lounge I’ve visited is the Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow, and this didn’t disappoint!

Visited

January 2024 at 07:30.

Opening Hours

The lounge is open daily from 07:30 until 17:00.

Entry Conditions

My entry to this lounge was through flying Business Class with Japan Airlines. Otherwise access is available to OneWorld members with Sapphire or Emerald status.

Of course, flying First Class or Business Class with Cathay Pacific or any OneWorld carrier will get you access.

How to Get There

From Passport Control make a right hand turn towards Gate 114. Close to Gate 114 you will see a sign that says “Airline Lounges”, make a left here and you will see the escalators.

Take the escalators to Level 6 (passing the Sakura Lounge at Level 4, and the Sakura Sky View on Level 5) and you will find the entrance to the Cathay Pacific Lounge on the left hand side.

Layout

In many ways the layout and design of the lounge is similar to that of Heathrow – however there is no split between First and Business Class lounges; there is no First Class area.

There is a large lounge area, complete with great view of the apron the airport and if you look far enough Mount Fuji.

Similar to Heathrow, there is a large dining area, and the classic throne chairs (with foot stools) overlooking the airport’s apron.

There’s also a large working area with iMacs and not just 1 but 2 printers!

Food & Drinks

Drinks

Drinks are either served from the bar, or there are some self-service drinks in the dining area. As always, Cathay offer a good range of beers, wines and cocktails.

Food

Similarly to Heathrow, there is the classic dining room which does a range of food. On my visit (at breakfast) the options included Japanese Breakfast, Chinese Breakfast, Dan Dan Noodles, Won Ton Noodles and French Toast. I decided to try the Chinese Breakfast, which I enjoyed.

Alternatively there is sort of a served buffet/deli which has some pastries and a limited amount of food.

Wifi

The Wifi I found to be strong and reliable – however I was mostly using it for emails and reading, rather than any streaming or heavy downloading.

Showers

One thing that did surprise me about this lounge is there are no showers! Perhaps the length of the flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong (about 5 hours) doesn’t warrant showers? But I was surprised they were not available – you can grab showers in either of the Sakura Lounges, however.

Conclusion

Cathay Pacific is known for its world-class lounges, and this is certainly one of those! It’s not quite up there with the one at Heathrow, or on Heathrow’s scale – but it was certainly very good!