For a long time, Cochin airport had this Earth lounge accessible to domestic passengers. This lounge which I visited in 2016 has been closed now and is no more operational as of Jan 2019.
So the old Earth lounge has been replaced with a bigger and much better one, which was previously used by International passengers.
As you may also know, Cochin Airport got its brand new Terminal 3 dedicated for international flights, so there is another “Earth lounge” there serving international passengers.
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Overview
| Type | Premium Airport Lounge |
| Cards accepted | Visa, Mastercard & many other cards |
| Location | Follow lounge signboard (2nd Floor) |
| Plug points | Yes, but limited |
| Ambiance | Beautiful interiors & ultra spacious |
| Food options | Delicious food spread |
This Earth lounge is one of the best airport lounge in the entire country because it gives amazing views of the tarmac and also has tasty food and luxurious interiors.
Location
Here we’re talking about the the Earth lounge located at 2nd Floor, Airside – Domestic Departures, accessible by domestic travellers only. Its actually a long walk and the sign boards will help you!
Check in
I visited the lounge in the early morning and it was silent with about 10% occupancy. I got access to the lounge as a business class passenger of Air India, however you can also access the lounge with any card like Visa/Mastercard/Diners/Priority Pass among others.
Interiors
The lounge has variety of seating options from lots of dining tables to comfortable couches.
The chairs in the dining area are really comfortable and they had some premium sofas too. As this lounge was primarily made for international travellers, you can expect a overall premium setup.
The lounge feels pleasant even at 70% occupancy as it was when I left – well designed!
Food
I still remember the fish curry & rice that I had for lunch during my last visit to the earth lounge. This time though, as I’m here for the breakfast, I didn’t get the opportunity to taste that delicious fish curry again.
Breakfast spread was decent and the fruits/juices/idli/dosa’s were all tasty & delicious as expected.
View from the Lounge
The lounge not just has great interiors and delicious food, they also offer amazing views of the flights. I got spectacular views on the early morning flight. Here are some pictures,
Bottomline
- Cardexpert Rating: 4.5/5
It’s undoubtedly an amazing lounge and you should never miss it if you’re flying out of Cochin Airport (COK), domestic.
This is one of the very few lounges in the country that gives amazing views of the tarmac from the lounge/dining area.
Have you been to this new Earth lounge at cochin domestic departures? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
Hi Siddharth,
One General Query. While visiting any lounge in India which are complimentary with Visa/Master Card, Can I Take my 3.5 Year Old Daughter with me in the Lounge
Usually they don’t charge for kids below 5 years.
Usually below 5 years, they will not insist.
Anyway the cheaper way for lounge access is through Rupay Platinum debit card, which now a days will be issued by almost any Bank.
Yes. Almost all Domestic Lounges allow children below 5 years as free visit. Few International Lounges too. There are few International Lounges which do not allow children even if you are willing to pay guest charges.
Me and my wife on complimentary cards, took my daughter (2.5 years) to one of the lounge recently and there was no issue.
Thank You all for your Answers 🙂
Any day….. usually they don’t insist fee for kids upto 5-6 years.
I have used the earth lounge many a times. Both the international one and the domestic. Its too good and quite spacious. The staff is very pleasing. The quality of their training and grooming is very much evident. Good views of the tarmac. Yes, they serve very good food and does have a great spread. Serves alcholic beverages too. A quality airport and quality lounge! Proud that its in my city.
No access with regalia to this lounge.
yes. denied entry with regalia first card..
anyone have idea which all cards are accepted ?
HDFC platinum Debit card
Same here. I had a Regalia and priority pass, they denied entry claiming some weird rules
Yes, it’s a great improvement over the “old” earth lounge. And the best part, it’s free for Vistara Gold/Plat.
nice work on the AI biz class.
Addicted to this site now, can’t thank you enough Sid.
Hi Sid
Nice review there! This is where you are getting the “Home”ly feel!
Any idea what has happened of RuPay Lounge access?
Is it still valid anywhere?
Regards,
Ameya
Well, this is heaven 🙂
Home’ly part was related to overall airport experience, especially on landing. People are cool, no rush, good climate and great cab driver!
Rupay lounge acceptance is as good as Visa/MC. Didn’t verify it here though.
Comparing it to Above Ground Level lounge at Bangalore – Domestic is high praise indeed.
Need to plan a Kochi visit now !!
Definitely! Maybe also explore the newly opening “Port Muziris, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Kochi” in April 🙂
How will the weather be in May?
Some Keralates answer this please.
I’m from Kerala, Gods owns county, but now hell is reining here. Tooo hot
Compared to April. May will be cooler and occasional rains, 2nd part of May will be better, towards may end Monsoon starts,
Not available for booking on the Marriott website
Should be up for booking within a month.
Agree with this, the best domestic lounges compared to Blore, Chennia, Delhi & Mumbai. Earth has fantastic view to the Airside and more lighty and open feeling, sitting area has nice comfy seating also gets relaxed. AGL/PP in Blore is closed and the dark interiors add a moody feeling. Mumbai/Delhi is inside the terminal without any open view. Chennai both lounges has limited airside view.
I’ve been to T3 Earth lounge too, that is also very good and comfy, the sitting area is towards inside the lounge so not a good feeling, but dining area is good. In Domestic
@Siddharth – Which LTF card gives maximum no. of Domestic Lounge access? I’ve Regalia and Diners premium, with both total is maxed out to 18, with my previous travel pattern, this was more than enough, but now 3/4 travel a month is happening with 2 lounge visits per travel this will exhaust soon. I’m looking for another option, any suggestion?
Thanks Nishant for sharing your views.
You may need to explore some of the Super Premium Credit Cards.
Will SBI prime VISA work in this lounge?
Hi,
Would like to know which supplementary card allows free lounge visit. I have HDFC Regalia, Yes First and SBI Elite. HDFC Regalia supplementary card was denied free access to lounge.
HDFC RUPAY PLATINUM DEBIT CARD IS ACCEPTED THERE.THEY WILL DEDUCT 2 RUPEES
Is IOB’s Rupay Platinaum debit card accepted?
Yes
I have ICICI coral credit card, will they accept this card.
Not a 24 hour lounge which kinda defeats the purpose. Was closed at 4 in the morning today
Hi, I hold a ICICI paywave DC. And I have 2 complimentary access to lounges. This month I’m going to Mumbai. But I’m holding an economy ticket. Is the entry accessible or we need a business class ticket.
Hi Kiran ,No need of business class,you can get entry with economy class ticket with your coral pay wave debit card.
Hey,
I just contacted earth customer care they told this card is no longer participating. But when I called ICICI customer care they told it’s doing. I don’t know what to believe. Shall I go ahead with this or will my time be wasted. Anyone holding coral paywave dc.
i used the icici coral paywave dc and i was allowed free access to the earth lounge in cochin, but pls note that it closes at 11:30 PM in the night.
Kiran
Even if you hold Economy ticket also still you can use the lounge in Kochi
is there free access for ADCB titanium mastercard issued in UAE? can international terminal passergers can access this? should we register prior ?
Hey I’d wanna know if I could use the lounge facility using my brother’s rupay platinum card.
I have a Andhra Bank International Platinum Visa Card
Can i Use the air port Lounge facility at Cochin Airport ?
Please Respond
Whether visa platinum debit card is accepted in cochin international airport lounge
Hey I’d wanna know if I could use the lounge facility using HDFC VISA platinum debit card
Yes you can,
Refer below
hdfcbank dot com/personal/products/cards/debit-cards/easyshop-platinum-debit-card
and
hdfcbank dot com/assets/pdf/VisaVariant.pdf
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Please advise the best credit cards (SBI PRIME , Regalia first etc )for airport lounge access in kochi and Bangalore.
Neither has access as they are of visa variant. You might need to try Yes Credit cards. I used the same.
This is one of the best lounge in India. Got the chance to visit it today. Seating capacity is good and the view of the runway is amazing. Food was quite delicious. This is a must visit lounge if you are traveling from Cochin.
I got a chance yesterday to visit the Earth Lounge at CIAL. The lounge is very well designed. Unfortunately the food quality was very poor. There was very little option for dinner and the food was cold. Apart from food, I would rate this lounge as good. The best lounge I have visited till date is the Plaza Premium Lounge at Ahmedabad airport – way better than Plaza Premium / AGL at BLR airport.
Planning to fly abroad next week. Can I access the Earth lounge using IndusInd Visa signature card?
Yes visa signature card does provide a complimentry access at airport lounges. Two visits in a quarter.
What are the complimentary we get with with the MasterCard?
If you are going to visit Earth Lounge at Cochin, you must have a Platinum card with Rupay. This must be informed earlier
I visited the lounge at Kochi Domestic terminal on 24 Apr 22…By 2100 hrs,food ran short…Specially payasam…As I had to wait till 2100 hrs,I noticed that food was getting colder and no effort made to heat them. I found some passengers who came after 2230 hrs,arguing with the waiters on shortage of food….This needs to be looked into ….
is Diners privilge not accepted here?
Found in google maps review some one with a diners privilege hdfc was rejected entry because of payment issues from diners network
is the lounge accessible for arrival passengers?
Visa card is acceptable for complementary access to lounge?
I have a HDFC Visa Platinum Debit Card. Do I get access to lounge at Kochi Airport for domestic travel?
Among HDFC cards, I think only Infinia and Diners card have access to Kochi airport lounge.
diners privilege as of Aug 21 as well
Actually hdfc cards are now almost redundant with respect to lounge access, which is limited only to handful few domestic terminals, even regalia having a few of 2499 pa has same.
Only diners n infinia has access to most lounges. Also recently launched tata neu infinity probably has better access. Hope to get a review of that soon. Any idea if existing hdfc card holders eligible for applying to that? I haven’t tried yet. Holding Ltf regalia first and have existing upgrade offer to regalia paid which I think not worth it. So any suggestions about tata neu infinity will be helpful.
Is Axis bank ace credit card accepted here?