Casa Alitalia Business Lounge at FCO

While we landed 30 minutes ahead of our scheduled arrival time, we were banished to a tarmac bus position.

Where there were just 2 buses for our pretty full plane.   I may have been the 3rd person on the bus but I was joined by 80 or so of my closest friends.   LOL.

Now our driving tour of Fumicino.  Row after row of buses means bus gates are common here.

Apparently there is only one single lane path to the terminal, which led to a lengthy traffic jam as we wait for Lufthansa to push back and depart.  Italian engineering at its finest.

Transit connections means everyone goes thru "security".   Business Class priority lane?  LOL, not a chance.  The only way to jump the queue is if your fight departs within the next 60 minutes.

The line actually moved pretty quickly...

... and then I discovered why.  It wasn't really security, it just pretend security.  How else to explain why no one said anything about my full water bottle?

Welcome to Rome, finally.

Casa Alitalia, the Business Class Lounge.

The lounge was quite attractive, nice decor and comfy seating areas.

A full kitchen with pizza ovens for later in the day.

Nice buffet breakfast spread.

And a number of showers, which were available and welcome.

At around T-50, I headed out for the gate.