BA picks new Champagne, but without new seats is it all froth?
British Airways has six new Champagnes on board its longhaul first and business class cabins, and in its new lounges — but there’s only a li... Continue Reading
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Air France promises premium #PaxEx, wifi and power upgrades
At Air France’s twice-yearly results briefing in Paris, the airline dropped some interesting passenger experience news for the pointy end of... Continue Reading
Eurostar boosts business train #PaxEx with new London cocktail bar
Cross-channel high-speed train operator Eurostar is adding a second cocktail bar to its lounge portfolio, with the London bar due to open in... Continue Reading
Buy-your-way-in goes first class with new Plaza Premium lounge
Plaza Premium’s network of pay-to-access lounges has long been a staple of international business and premium leisure travellers, either whe... Continue Reading
France is in the air – and now in Air France’s bright lounge
Over the years we’ve seen airlines take inspiration for — and artwork within — their lounge spaces from a wide variety of sources, but Air F... Continue Reading
JPA hits the Constructivist nail on the head for new Moscow SVO lounges
If you think early 20th century Russian art, you probably think Constructivism, the art style best popularised in the West by Kandinsky. Tha... Continue Reading
Amex partners with Lufthansa to offer lounge access
In an eyebrow-raising new partnership joining together an airline and a credit card company, Lufthansa is working with American Express to p... Continue Reading
ANA triples down on Honolulu A380s with new lounge and gate complex
Japanese airline ANA continues to impress with the passenger experience it’s designing for its new A380-branded Hawaiian products, complete ... Continue Reading
Gulf Air gets to the heart of identity with rebranding effort
Gulf Air’s comprehensive rebranding is designed to re-claim its position at the cutting edge of hospitality and technology, worthy of the ai... Continue Reading
Press Release: Alaska goes strawless in partnership with Lonely Whale
Alaska Airlines and Lonely Whale today announced the airline’s initiative to replace single-use, non-recyclable, plastic stir straws a... Continue Reading
Fixing the dim, windowless box lounge problem
If you’re a frequent traveller, whether an habitué of business class or as a frequent flyer who ends up — like most of us — in economy most ... Continue Reading
With few exceptions, United Airlines’ Polaris shines
After a long wait, United Airlines finally opened its spacious new Polaris Lounge at the international terminal of San Francisco airport (SF... Continue Reading
Move over, Lufthansa first class terminal Frankfurt: Munich has you beat
Ask most frequent flyers or aspirational travellers which Lufthansa lounge is on their bucket list and they’ll tell you the first class term... Continue Reading
“Bleisure”: terrible word, useful thinking concept for airline lounges
Of all the neologisms coined around the airline industry, “bleisure” is one of my least favourite, onomatopoetically speaking. But the idea ... Continue Reading
Swiss doubles down on first class ground services
At a time when many airlines are making cuts to their first class services on the ground — either via the guillotine or salami slicer method... Continue Reading
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