Lufthansa ploughs 150 million Euros into lounges
Relax, rest, work or freshen up – Lufthansa lounges worldwide afford frequent travellers as well as First and Business-Class passengers a welcoming opportunity to unwind away from the busy airport environment. Up to 2013, Germany’s leading carrier in investing around 150 million euros on refurbishing its lounges at destinations in its global route network.“We never stop working on expansion of our position as a premium carrier. Lounges are a key element in our product philosophy,” notes Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales at the Lufthansa Passenger Airline.
“Investment in lounge enhancement underlines our objective of offering premium and status customers a dedicated service so as to make their flight with Lufthansa as pleasant as possible.”
Lufthansa opened a new Senator and a new Business lounge only recently at Cologne/Bonn Airport. They are located centrally in the new Departures and Arrivals concourse, and accommodate 170 guests on a total of 800 square metres of floor space. At other German airports, passengers will soon be enjoying new or refurbished lounge facilities.
The lounges at Hamburg Airport are, for one, currently undergoing renovation and expansion; the work there is due to be completed in the summer. In the new Terminal area at Frankfurt Airport, a completely new lounge concept is evolving between Piers C and D. On completion, passengers will be able to board their flight at the new gates from two levels.
The upper level is reserved exclusively to passengers flying First or Business Class as well as status customers. A new Senator Lounge, linked to priority gates and based on the design of Lufthansa Business lounges, is also in the offing.
The enhancements are not confined to Germany – work is also in progress on improvements to lounges at Lufthansa destinations elsewhere in the world: Expansion and modernisation of the existing lounges is moving ahead at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport.
Additionally, at a new third level, an exclusive area strictly for First-Class and HON Circle customers is being created. Completion is scheduled for year-end 2008.
Existing facilities at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris are also being renovated and expanded. The work there is due to be completed in spring 2009. Conversion work and new projects are also envisaged in Mumbai as well as at further international airports.
Lufthansa lounges around the globe
For passengers in its global network, Lufthansa has set up more than 60 lounges, worldwide, encompassing total floor space of more than 22,000 square metres. Depending on their booking class and customer status, Lufthansa passengers can choose between three types – First-Class, Business or Senator lounge – to spend their pre-flight time in comfort, relaxing or working.
Moreover, Lufthansa passengers can also utilise more than 600 lounges operated by Star Alliance and other partner airlines: All in all, Lufthansa offers premium customers a lounge network ranked among the biggest in the world.