Qatar Airways has released images of its new lounge for business and first class passengers at Heathrow, ahead of its opening later this week.
The carrier says the lounge has been designed “to resemble a boutique hotel or private member’s club rather than a conventional airport lounge”, and features private shower facilities with heated floors and mirrors, free wifi throughout, “discreet power sockets at every seat”, and a business centre with PCs and printers.
Qatar Airways says it has recruited employees from five-star hotels and restaurants to staff a “theatre-style Global Brasserie kitchen”, as well as a delicatessen and martini bar.
The lounge is the carrier’s first outside of Doha, and comes ahead of an increase in flights to London to five times-daily from March 25 (see online news December 7, 2011).
CEO Akbar Al Baker said “London has long been one of our best-performing routes, so Heathrow was an obvious choice for our first Premium Lounge outside Doha”.
The carrier said that the new lounge is set to open “this week” – Business Traveller is attending a launch event for the facility on Thursday evening (January 26), and will update readers on the exact opening date after the visit.
For more information visit qatarairways.com.
Report by Mark Caswell
