When the Flying Kangaroo introduced in 2021 it could abandon its widespread Hong Kong Worldwide Airport lounge as a result of international pandemic cost-cutting, well-heeled potential passengers might have been forgiven for considering, “Reducing Honkers? Is Qantas bonkers?”
Now the soon-to-be Joyce-less Qantas, in a basic shut and open case, has reconsidered its resolution. Its Hong Kong premium airport lounge just lately made one thing of a shock comeback, full with a brand new look and the return of 1 beforehand immensely widespread four-wheeled amenity.
Initially slated for everlasting closure, Qantas has reopened its Hong Kong lounge.
“We needed to let the Hong Kong lounge area go throughout COVID,” says Qantas chief buyer officer Markus Svensson.
“Thankfully, once we got here out the opposite facet, the area was nonetheless accessible, which is terrific because it was all the time considered one of our hottest lounges, so we’re delighted to have it again.”
Hong Kong is now a chief a part of the airline’s $100-million-dollar funding in its rundown international lounge community – together with Singapore, Los Angeles, London and Auckland, together with some home lounges.
The 2000-square-metre Hong Kong area, which has seating capability for 290 pointy-end company, options an up to date, hotter color palette, new furnishings by favoured and longtime Qantas designer, Australian David Caon, and expansive views of the airport’s sculptural Sky Bridge, described as “the world’s longest airside bridge”.
Whereas the refreshed lounge retains its former location and footprint in Terminal 1 at Hong Kong Worldwide Airport, it delivers an array of upgrades, together with 12 luxurious and all the time appreciated personal bathe suites.
Celeb chef Neil Perry, Qantas’ high-profile director of connoisseur goodies, additionally unveiled a redesigned eating menu of native dishes, impressed by regional flavours and elements, with one key and widespread factor from the earlier menu remaining in place.
Qantas has fired up the dim
sum steamers for the yum cha trolley’s comeback.
