Emirates announced it reopened its lounge at Brisbane Airport on 3 February for First and Business Class travellers and eligible Emirates Skywards members.
Revealing a newer, modern design and furnishings with Middle Eastern influences, the renovated Emirates Lounge has a 1,108-square-meter area that can cater for up to 183 travellers at a time.
The renovations to the Emirates Lounge have also included structural updates with the installation of critical systems and come as part of Emirates’ continuous global investment in all aspects of the customer experience. The Emirates Lounge in Brisbane is one of four lounges in Australia, with Emirates operating 30 lounges across its global network.
Barry Brown, Divisional Vice President Australasia, Emirates, says: “We’re looking forward to welcoming customers to our newly renovated Emirates Lounge at Brisbane Airport. Since we began operations in Brisbane over 20 years ago, we have been dedicated to serving Queenslanders and supporting the demand for overseas travel and tourism. Refreshing the lounge at Brisbane Airport is part of Emirates’ commitment to offering a collection of exceptional airport lounges that extend our world-class inflight experience to the ground and will allow passengers from Brisbane to start their journey feeling relaxed, and ready to enjoy their flight.”
The Emirates Lounge at Brisbane Airport is located on Level 4 of the International Terminal and is open to First and Business Class travellers, as well as eligible Emirates Skywards members from 17:00 – 01:30 daily. Paid access to the lounge is subject to availability.
The re-opening of the Emirates Lounge in Brisbane follows the recent announcement that Emirates will be upgauging its second daily service EK430/431 between Dubai and Brisbane from a Boeing 777-300ER to an A380 starting from 1 October. Emirates currently operates two daily services from Brisbane offering almost 12,000 seats.