Air China Lounge
★3.9(420 reviews)DLC · T1
Dalian's most consistent Star Alliance lounge — hot buffet, house wine, beer and liquor.
The Air China Lounge is the most consistent Star Alliance experience at Dalian, set on the second floor by gate 20 in Terminal 1. It welcomes Star Alliance Gold members and passengers travelling in business class on Air China or another Star Alliance carrier. The food and drink offer is a step up from the cold-only lounges at DLC: alongside complimentary snacks there is a hot buffet, and the bar pours house wine, beer and liquor as well as soft drinks. Magazines and flight-information screens round out a contemporary, comfortable space for relaxing before departure. It opens daily from 05:30 to 23:00, covering the early-morning Star Alliance banks through to late evening.
Crowding · busy at peak banks
A comfortable place to settle before a flight with flight screens and relaxed seating. Fine for light work, though it isn't set up as a dedicated business lounge.
Better stocked than most DLC lounges — a hot buffet alongside complimentary snacks, with a bar pouring house wine, beer and liquor plus soft drinks. Enough for a proper bite before a Star Alliance departure.
In Terminal 1, head to gate 20 and take the stairs or lift to the second floor; the Air China Lounge is there.
- 01Clear security in Terminal 1
- 02Make your way to gate 20
- 03Go up to the second floor
- 04The Air China Lounge is by gate 20
Landmarks: Gate 20 · Second floor, Terminal 1
ℹ 2nd Floor,Gate 20
Star Alliance GoldIncluded: Complimentary snacks · Complimentary hot buffet · Complimentary soft drinks · Complimentary house wine and beer · Complimentary liquor
Star Alliance Gold Status or Business Class Ticket
Flying from DLC without status? These lounges sell day passes:
Make the most of it.
Access is Star Alliance Gold or business class on a Star Alliance carrier — it doesn't take Priority Pass or DragonPass.
It's on the second floor by gate 20 in Terminal 1.
The hot buffet and full bar make it one of the better-stocked lounges at Dalian.
Open daily 05:30 to 23:00 — handy for early Star Alliance departures.
If you're flying Air China but lack Star Alliance status, the separate Air China Premium Lounge sells pay-in entry.
Quick answers.
Star Alliance Gold members and passengers travelling in business class on Air China or another Star Alliance carrier.
Yes — there is a hot buffet alongside complimentary snacks, with house wine, beer and liquor at the bar.
On the second floor by gate 20 in Terminal 1.
