Air Algerie Salon Premiere Classe Alg Terminal
★3.7(5,741 reviews)ALG
Algiers' flagship 2022 salon, left of security — paid entry plus airline premium access.
Air Algérie's flagship Salon Première Classe is the headline lounge at Houari Boumediene Airport, opened in 2022 alongside the new international terminal. It sits immediately to the left of the international security checkpoint, which makes it easy to find once you've cleared the gate. The lounge primarily serves Air Algérie's premium passengers, along with business-class and elite travellers flying partner carriers such as Turkish Airlines — and crucially it also sells paid entry, so you can get in without airline status or a premium ticket. That mix of a polished, recently built space and an open paid-entry route makes it the most broadly accessible option at ALG. The food offering is among the best at the airport, running to a hot buffet, snacks and finger food, with complimentary soft drinks. A useful detail to remember: other airlines use the separate Salon SGSIA Première Classe, located to the right of the security checkpoint, so confirm which side your carrier uses before you settle in.
Crowding · varies with departures
A comfortable modern space that works for light tasks and email before a flight. As a newer flagship lounge it's a pleasant place to sit, though it isn't set up as a dedicated business lounge with rows of desks.
One of the stronger spreads at ALG — a complimentary hot buffet alongside snacks and finger food, plus complimentary soft drinks. The hot dishes lift it above the snack-only salons at the airport, making it a genuine pre-flight meal stop rather than just a refreshment.
Dietary: Halal
In the new international terminal, the lounge is immediately to the left of the security checkpoint; other airlines use the SGSIA salon to the right.
- 01Reach the international security checkpoint
- 02Turn left immediately after the checkpoint
- 03Find the Salon Première Classe entrance
- 04Present your boarding pass or buy paid entry
Landmarks: Security checkpoint · New international terminal · Gate area
ℹ Houari Boumediene (ALG)
Included: Complimentary snacks · Complimentary hot buffet · Complimentary finger food · Complimentary soft drinks
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Make the most of it.
You can buy paid entry here — handy if you don't have airline status or a premium ticket.
It's Air Algérie's flagship, opened in 2022 with the new international terminal.
It sits to the left of security; if you're on another carrier, the SGSIA salon is to the right.
Time a hot-buffet plate before a long-haul departure.
Confirm your airline uses this salon before you settle in.
Quick answers.
Yes — this Salon Première Classe sells paid entry, so you can get in without airline status or a premium ticket, subject to capacity.
It serves Air Algérie's premium passengers plus business-class and elite travellers on partner carriers such as Turkish Airlines. Other airlines use the SGSIA salon to the right of security.
It's in the new international terminal that opened in 2022, immediately to the left of the security checkpoint.
