“London Stansted Airport Welcomes New Emirates Lounge” | Travel & Hospitality

Emirates has unveiled its new lounge at London Stansted Airport (STN), highlighting that all the airports that it'll serve within the British capital will now have a devoted lounge for its passengers.

Investing greater than $5 million

On September 19, Emirates stated that it has opened the doorways to its state-of-the-art lounge at STN, with the service investing greater than £4 million ($5.2 million) into the brand new area.

The 900-square-meter (9,687 sq. toes) lounge will accommodate as much as 125 first and enterprise class vacationers, Emirates famous. The area can even be obtainable to Emirates Skywards members.

As a results of the brand new lounge at STN, the Dubai International Airport (DXB)-based airline will now have lounges at three airports in London and 6 within the United Kingdom:

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“All London airports served by Emirates now provide access to premium on-ground experiences for customers to unwind and enjoy elevated dining experiences ahead of their journeys.”

STN being an essential gateway for patrons

According to Mohammed Mattar, the Divisional Senior Vice President of Airport Services of Emirates, STN, which the airline has served since 2018, stays an important gateway for its clients throughout the southern UK.

“The new lounge is a testament to our brand promise of always flying customers better – in the air and on-ground. And it also marks a major milestone for us as we now proudly offer dedicated lounge facilities across six airports in the UK – underscoring our ongoing commitment to one of the most important markets in our network.”

Mattar concluded that the airline was wanting ahead to elevating the premium expertise to new heights and providing its passengers a chance to unwind and dine with Emirates’ signature hospitality on the airport.

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The new lounge might be positioned in Satellite 1, close to the departure gates. The area will embody furnishings and devoted seating areas to dine and calm down earlier than a flight, with “exceptional” meals and beverage choices, free WiFi, and bathe services.

Gareth Powell, the managing director of STN, added that the opening of the brand new lounge was implausible information for the airport and vacationers flying with Emirates to DXB and past.

“Offering an experience of luxury and comfort for the airline’s First and Business Class customers, its location in Satellite 1 boasts excellent views over the airport and allows boarding access to the aircraft directly from the lounge.”

Significant operation from London

Data from the aviation analytics firm Cirium confirmed that Emirates runs a considerable flight operation from three airports in London, together with Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Gatwick Airport (LGW).

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In September, the airline has scheduled 84 weekly departures from the three airports to DXB, working these itineraries with both the Airbus A380 or the Boeing 777-300ER. Split between plane varieties, Emirates has 63 weekly departures with the A380 (42 from LHR, 21 from LGW) and 21 with the 777-300ER (14 from STN, seven from LHR), with a complete of 40,557 weekly seats between London and Dubai.