Australia’s Brisbane International Airport is the country’s third-largest facility, serving 21.9 million passengers in 2015, according to statistics from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Brisbane Airport underwent a $45 million facelift that was unveiled in October 2015 as befitting its status as an important hub for international airlines looking to attract premium […]
Blog posts tagged: Star Alliance
United is back in the game: deciphering the United Polaris ground services
The cat is out of the bag. Yesterday morning in New York, United’s CEO Oscar Munoz unveiled with great fanfare the airline’s long awaited — and widely expected — complete overhaul of business class service. United has traditionally offered a premium product that lagged behind competitors — a weakness that was partially offset by the […]
Brussels Airlines expands the Loft concept in Brussels; opens first international lounge in Congo
Belgium’s boutique flag carrier, Brussels Airlines, offers worldwide service from their Brussels hub. A member of the Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance, the carrier offers customer pleasing staggered lie-flat seats in Business Class on long-haul aircraft, as well as traditional Euro-style business class seating with blocked middle seats on short-haul flights. Eighteen months ago, Brussels Airlines unveiled The […]
Join us at Star MegaDO 7, Sep 13-16
loungereview.com is pleased to support MegaDO, an annual event for frequent flyers, airline geeks, mileage junkies – or just anyone with an interest in aviation who’s in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience and new friends. The annual MegaDO trip, organized in partnership with airlines and hotel chains, offers participants unprecedented access to airline facilities and aircraft manufacturing chains, […]
Munich airport’s new Terminal 2 Satellite building opens to the public, with five new Lufthansa lounges
Munich’s Franz-Josef Strauss Airport, one of Europe’s slickest and most efficient airports with an incredible 30 minute minimum connection time, has just received a significant upgrade. Back in August, we wrote about the new Terminal 2 Satellite building, which was under construction in collaboration between Munich Airport and Lufthansa. Today marks the end of a long journey: after […]
New Concourse D opens at Dubai airport (DXB), elevates experience for Star Alliance and oneworld passengers
The limits of Emirates’ ambitions seem to be boundless. Since its modest beginnings in 1985, the airline has experienced such a dramatic growth that it currently ranks as the fourth largest airline in the world in terms of number of international passengers carried. A tangible measure of Emirates’ expansion is the growing footprint of Dubai International airport […]
Lufthansa improves Heathrow and Munich facilities, expands contract lounge network
The Lufthansa Group is on a roll. A few weeks ago, SWISS unveiled three new glorious lounges at Zurich airport Concourse E with high-end catering. At Heathrow airport, the German flag carrier is renovating their lounges. And at their Munich hub, Lufthansa is also about to enhance the passenger experience with a brand new satellite building and […]
SWISS unveils three new luxurious lounges at Zurich airport
On Friday, January 29th, 2016, SWISS, the Swiss flag carrier – a member of the Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance – celebrated the delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft landed at Zurich airport, fresh off the Boeing final assembly line in Everett, WA. The newest and largest member of the SWISS fleet features an […]
Lounge ticker: New lounges in Sao Paulo, Winnipeg, Auckland, Stockholm, and Perth
The lounge world is abuzz with so many new and renovated lounges over the last two months that it’s hard to keep track! We’re here to help you catch up. We’ve already reported on the new British Airways Galleries Club and Concorde Bar in Singapore, Delta Sky Club in San Francisco, and EVA Air Lounge in Bangkok… […]