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Business Lounge / Scanderbeg VIP Lounge

Main TerminalAirside departures after security and passport control — Priority Pass: ground floor opposite Gate 3 (left after passport control); airport page also describes the departures-side lounge on the 2nd floor — follow lounge signs airside

Tirana’s main pay-in / Priority Pass product (marketed as Business Lounge on the airport site and Scanderbeg VIP Lounge on Priority Pass). Albanian folklore design, hot and cold food, soft drinks and standard alcohol, Wi-Fi, workstations/printers, press, and toilets — no showers called out. Children under 3 free on Priority Pass rules; dress code (no shorts) is published on Priority Pass. Walk-up 3,600 ALL is steep for a quick coffee but fair when the LCC bank has emptied the gate seats. Separate VIP / private-terminal products also exist — do not confuse them with this lounge.

Access: Priority Pass · LoungeKey · DragonPass · Day pass · Eligible airline business / elite guests when contracted

Hours: Live Priority Pass 14 Sep 2026: 00:00–23:59 daily. Airport: from ≥1 hour before first departure until last departure — quiet evenings can close earlier; confirm at the desk.

Amenities: Hot and cold meals / refreshments · Soft drinks and standard alcoholic drinks · Wi-Fi · Workstations / printers · Flight information / TVs · Newspapers and magazines · Air conditioning · Restrooms

Best for: Priority Pass holders on any TIA departure with 45–180 minutes to spare · Peak Wizz/Ryanair banks when gate seating and cafés feel saturated · A sit-down hot/cold meal and soft or standard alcoholic drinks airside

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Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

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Business Lounge / Scanderbeg VIP Lounge (Priority Pass): airside after security and passport control. PP location text: ground floor opposite Gate 3 (left after passport control). Airport page: departures-side lounge, also described on the 2nd floor — follow signed lounge access once airside. Food and soft/alcoholic drinks, Wi-Fi, work area, folklore décor. Walk-up 3,600 ALL (airport). Hours: airport says first-to-last departure window; PP often lists 24/7 — quiet evenings can close earlier per traveller reports, so ask at reception. Strongest paid product in the building for cardholders.
VIP / private terminal products are sold separately — useful for meet-and-greet privacy, not a substitute Priority Pass entry.
Food: landside and airside cafés and bars plus Aelia duty free. Expect travel-café quality — fine for under two hours, thin for a long disruption without lounge access.
Other: free Wi-Fi, device charging outlets, ATMs / FX (rates are rarely generous — take a bank ATM strategy if you need lek), airline desks for PRM requests.