> Markdown for [/airports/cai/lounges.md](/airports/cai/lounges.md). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy.

- [Airport overview](/airports/cai.md)
- [HTML page](/airports/cai)
- [Sitemap](/sitemap.md)
# Cairo International Airport (CAI) — Lounge directory

## Lounges

- [CAC Lounge by Plaza Premium Lounge & EAS](/airports/cai/lounge/cac-lounge-by-plaza-premium-lounge-and-eas-terminal-1.md) — Terminal 1 · depends · open: A useful 24-hour escape in Terminal 1, but treat it as a practical waiting room rather than a destination.
- [Ahlein Emerald Lounge](/airports/cai/lounge/ahlein-emerald-lounge.md) — Terminal 2 · depends · open: A separate Terminal 2 Ahlein room with paid and Priority Pass access; choose it if availability is better than the Premium Lounge.
- [Ahlein Premium Lounge](/airports/cai/lounge/ahlein-premium-lounge.md) — Terminal 2 · depends · open: Terminal 2's better all-purpose lounge: clean, calm outside departure banks, and adequate for a meal, not an experience.
- [CAC Lounge by Plaza Premium Lounge & EAS](/airports/cai/lounge/cac-lounge-by-plaza-premium-lounge-and-eas.md) — Terminal 2 · depends · open: A straightforward Terminal 2 alternative when Ahlein is inaccessible or crowded.
- [Ahlein Premium Lounge](/airports/cai/lounge/ahlein-premium-lounge-terminal-3.md) — Terminal 3 · depends · open: A bookable and Priority Pass-accessible Terminal 3 common-use lounge near the F-G gates.
- [EgyptAir Al Genah Lounge](/airports/cai/lounge/egyptair-al-genah-lounge.md) — Terminal 3 · depends · open: The EgyptAir Terminal 3 lounge also commonly called Gienah; serviceable for food and a seat, but not a reason to arrive early.
- [EgyptAir Alioth Lounge](/airports/cai/lounge/egyptair-alioth-lounge.md) — Terminal 3 · depends · open: One of EgyptAir's better Terminal 3 rooms, though recent reports still describe crowding at busy times.
- [CAC Lounge by Plaza Premium Lounge & EAS](/airports/cai/lounge/cac-lounge-by-plaza-premium-lounge-and-eas-terminal-3e.md) — Terminal 3E · depends · open: The larger Terminal 3 CAC room, with basic lounge essentials and capacity for 147 guests.
- [CAC Lounge by Plaza Premium Lounge & EAS](/airports/cai/lounge/cac-lounge-by-plaza-premium-lounge-and-eas-terminal-3s.md) — Terminal 3S · depends · temporarily-closed: A small seasonal Terminal 3 room that operates only around Hajj and Umrah schedules.