departure lounge

Pre-flight waiting room

A departure lounge is the waiting area in an airport where passengers sit after passing through security, before boarding their flight.

It typically contains seating, shops, restaurants, and gate information displays.

We grabbed coffee in the departure lounge while waiting for our flight to board.

Opposites
travel direction

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Airport passenger exit zone

arrival terminal · baggage claim · baggage reclaim · passport control · meeting point

journey phase

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One's personal residence

arrival point · journey's end · terminus · endpoint

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G