Blog posts tagged: Star Alliance

Brisbane airport renovations yield a crop of exciting new lounges

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 […]

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

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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 […]

SWISS unveils three new luxurious lounges at Zurich airport

Photo courtesy of rcs at vielfliegertreff.de

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 […]