FCO Casa Alitalia Business Lounge

August 2019

We arrived on time, and headed for the Casa Alitalia Business Class Lounge.

After security, in the concourse...

... and towards the Casa Alitalia...

... Alitalia's Business Class Lounge.

The Alitalia Lounge is attractive, with numerous seating areas and a large dining area, with excellent food options.

And a pizza oven!

First stop was a much needed shower.

And then for some lunch. Lots of great options.

Both pasta dishess were really good.

As was the pizza.

After an hour or so, I headed out for the British Airways Lounge and my flight to London.

September 2018

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?