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The Plaza Premium Lounge (KUL – KLIA1) can be accessed with several Canadian credit cards via:
Priority Pass is a network of airport lounges.
Several credit cards offer a Priority Pass membership as well as annual airport lounge visits.
Our selection:
LoungeKey is a network of airport lounges, affiliated with Mastercard as part of its Mastercard Airport Experiences program.
Several “World Elite“-level credit cards offer airport lounge access. Our selection:
The Plaza Premium Lounge is located after security in Terminal 1 (international departures) at Kuala Lumpur airport (KUL).
To find it, go up to the Mezzanine level. The entrance is near gates C11-C17.
The Plaza Premium Lounge is open 24 hours a day and is accessible for up to 3 hours before the scheduled departure of the flight.
Access to the lounge is free for children under 2 years old.
Beyond this age, they are counted as a guest based on the level of Priority Pass membership offered by your credit card.
Digital card accepted
Shower
Wi-Fi
Alcohol
Buffet
Refreshments
During our one-week mini round-the-world trip, we accessed this lounge as we departed Kuala Lumpur for Singapore. To be honest, we spent only a few minutes here to give you an overview, having preferred to make the most of our 24-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur.
The segment between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore (a 40-minute flight) was in economy class on a Singapore Airlines A350. Here too, although business-class flights were available earlier in the day (which was the travel class booked for our entire mini round-the-world trip), the flight time we wanted was only available in economy class.
So our choice was limited to the lounges offered by our Priority Pass and LoungeKey subscriptions obtained with our credit cards: we had no access to other business class lounges on Star Alliance!
After a 2-3 minute wait, we return to this Plaza Lounge in Kuala Lumpur, which is particularly busy at the end of the day.
Near the entrance is a bar where you will have free access to alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages.
Although particularly busy, the lounge still has several seats in comfortable armchairs.
From this Plaza Premium Lounge, beautiful views are offered on the tarmac, from where you can see the Airbus A350 that will take us to Singapore.
Close to the entrance, there is a buffet separated into two sections.
There are cold and hot dishes, as well as an assortment of different drinks.
The buffet was mainly composed of Asian food. And alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
This Plaza Premium Lounge in Kuala Lumpur (international departures) is a place to eat and sit before your flight.
However, because it’s busy it gets noisy, which isn’t ideal for relaxing. That’s worth considering if you have limited visits on your credit card (like the 6 annual visits offered by the Scotiabank Passport™ Visa Infinite + Card).
Since we have unlimited Priority Pass airport lounge access with The Platinum Card from American Express, it wasn’t a problem: we grabbed a few drinks and snacks before heading to our boarding gate for Singapore.
To access VIP lounges without paying $50 each time, check our complete guide on free airport lounge access and our best credit cards for airport VIP lounges ranking, updated monthly by the Milesopedia team.
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