Star Alliance - New *A lounge at LAX from May 2013




JALPak
Aug 6, 12, 3:47 am
http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/aboutana/press/2012/120803-2.html

Star Alliance member carrier Air New Zealand has been selected to design and manage the Alliance’s new lounge at Los Angeles International Airport. The creation of this facility has been made possible by the US$ 1.7 billion redevelopment and make-over of the Tom Bradley International Terminal which has been commissioned by Los Angeles Worldwide Airports.

The Los Angeles Lounge will be the first Star Alliance branded lounge to feature a new design concept that will meet the changing needs of today’s traveller and will also introduce a unique local flavour in each location. The Los Angeles lounge, designed by global architectural firm Gensler, will be inspired by a contemporary interpretation of modernist L.A. architecture of the 1950s and 1960s and incorporate defined spaces to suit passenger needs ranging from social gatherings around the bar to quiet time in the library.

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The new lounge is set to open in May 2013 and will replace the existing Star Alliance Lounge which was opened in 2007 as well as the Air New Zealand Koru Lounge in Terminal 2, as the airline will be relocating to the Tom Bradley International Terminal in early 2014.

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Passmethesickbag
Aug 6, 12, 6:03 am
Sounds like an improvement for the passengers of all *A carriers except UA and, possibly, NZ, who already have a really nice lounge.

libertyuk
Aug 6, 12, 6:55 am
also excludes AC, US and CA which aren't moving.

NZ FFs are doubtful as to whether it will be an improvement to share a far bigger lounge with far more airlines, or to be forced through the full immigration and customs to transit on NZ flights AKL-LHR.


opusone
May 23, 13, 7:55 am
is the lounge open? i remember the expected opening date was may 2013. where is it in TBIT?



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