The Earth lounge at Kochi Airport, domestic departures at Terminal 1 has been replaced few years ago with a bigger and much better one, which was previously used by International passengers as international departures moved to Terminal 3 with another “Earth lounge” for international passengers.
Here we’ll explore the domestic lounge which stands good even in 2024 as per my recent visits during multiple times of the day.
Overview
Type | Premium Airport Lounge |
Cards accepted | Visa, Mastercard & many other cards |
Location | Follow lounge signboard (2nd Floor) |
Plug points | Yes |
Ambiance | Beautiful interiors & ultra spacious |
Food options | Delicious food spread |
This Earth lounge is one of the best airport lounge in the entire country because it gives amazing views of the tarmac and also has tasty food and luxurious interiors.
Location
The Earth lounge is located at 2nd Floor, Airside – Domestic Departures, accessible by domestic travellers only. Its actually a long walk and the sign boards will help you!
Check in
I visited the lounge in the early morning and it was silent with relatively lower occupancy.
I got access to the lounge as a business class passenger of Air India, however you can also access the lounge with any card like Visa/Mastercard/Diners/Priority Pass and also through American Express cards like Amex Plat Travel.
Interiors
The lounge has variety of seating options from lots of dining tables to comfortable couches.
The chairs in the dining area are really comfortable and they had some premium sofas too. As this lounge was primarily made for international travellers, you can expect a overall premium setup.
The lounge feels pleasant even at 70% occupancy as it was when I left – well designed!
Food
I still remember the fish curry & rice that I had for lunch during my last visit to the earth lounge. This time though, as I’m here for the breakfast, I didn’t get the opportunity to taste that delicious fish curry again.
Breakfast spread was decent and the fruits/juices/idli/dosa’s were all tasty & delicious as expected.
View from the Lounge
The lounge not just has great interiors and delicious food, they also offer amazing views of the flights. I got spectacular views on the early morning flight. Here are some pictures,
Business Class Section
I recently figured out that the lounge also has a business class section which is even more airy and a peaceful place to be in.
It’s probably one of the biggest in the country as most other lounges have very few seats for the business class section while here you not only get those cozy lounge chairs but also a separate dining area.
I’ve been visiting Kochi a lot lately and I’ve always noticed that the business class section is hardly occupied.
It’s usually occupied with 3-5 passengers at the most and so you can stay away from the constant noise that you would otherwise experience in the regular section.
Bottomline
It’s undoubtedly an amazing lounge and you should never miss if you’re flying out of Kochi Airport (COK), domestic departures.
This is one of the very few lounges in the country that gives amazing views of the tarmac from the lounge/dining area.
Also, this is one of the very few lounges in India that can handle the mad lounge traffic post pandemic as it’s quite big to handle the kind of crowd that the airport may have at peak times.
Have you been to this Earth lounge at Kochi domestic departures? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.