Wgtn Domestic Lounge Closure
Mar 24, 2019, 11:43 pm
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Wgtn Domestic Lounge Closure
https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/dome...ory#wellington
Wellington Domestic Lounge
The Air New Zealand Domestic lounge at Wellington Airport is closing on 26 March 2019 for construction for its comprehensive refurbishment.
During this time there are two temporary lounge facilities available for members to access. These are both located after proceeding through domestic aviation security screening: on level 1, directly after domestic Avsec screening and on level 0, after boarding gates 14 & 15.
The temporary lounge facilities will still feature the organic fair trade Hummingbird barista made coffee, however an adjusted menu will be offered, which includes some of the usual staple items.
There are no bathrooms in these temporary spaces, however the airport's bathroom facilities are available instead.
When complete, the Domestic lounge will provide 10% more seating, with six different zones to suit the needs of our members, including café, bar/barista, business and quiet areas and will be in the signature modern lounge design as seen in some of our other lounges like Tauranga, Hamilton and Dunedin.
Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst this refurbishment upgrade gets underway, we look forward to welcoming our members and their guest/s into the refreshed lounge when finished.
Wellington Domestic Lounge
The Air New Zealand Domestic lounge at Wellington Airport is closing on 26 March 2019 for construction for its comprehensive refurbishment.
During this time there are two temporary lounge facilities available for members to access. These are both located after proceeding through domestic aviation security screening: on level 1, directly after domestic Avsec screening and on level 0, after boarding gates 14 & 15.
The temporary lounge facilities will still feature the organic fair trade Hummingbird barista made coffee, however an adjusted menu will be offered, which includes some of the usual staple items.
There are no bathrooms in these temporary spaces, however the airport's bathroom facilities are available instead.
When complete, the Domestic lounge will provide 10% more seating, with six different zones to suit the needs of our members, including café, bar/barista, business and quiet areas and will be in the signature modern lounge design as seen in some of our other lounges like Tauranga, Hamilton and Dunedin.
Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst this refurbishment upgrade gets underway, we look forward to welcoming our members and their guest/s into the refreshed lounge when finished.
Last edited by nzkarit; Mar 24, 2019 at 11:58 pm
Mar 24, 2019, 11:59 pm
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Details of current lounge to reference when it gets replaced on site after the upgrade to refer back to
Size
1248m2, seating for 352 guests.
Food & drink
Snack buffet, barista coffee and bar.
Business
Wi-Fi, business desk, photocopier, printer, and phone charging station.
Entertainment
Newspapers, magazines and TV.
Bathrooms
Toilets, shower, towels and hairdryers.
Size
1248m2, seating for 352 guests.
Food & drink
Snack buffet, barista coffee and bar.
Business
Wi-Fi, business desk, photocopier, printer, and phone charging station.
Entertainment
Newspapers, magazines and TV.
Bathrooms
Toilets, shower, towels and hairdryers.
Mar 25, 2019, 2:32 am
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Mar 25, 2019, 4:32 am
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Lounge refurbish
December (they mentioned it to me during the weekend)
During this refurb the pop up lounge will have "takeaway koru happy meals" that you grab and go.
Ps .Alaska (who I have used before ) are doing the construction .
During this refurb the pop up lounge will have "takeaway koru happy meals" that you grab and go.
Ps .Alaska (who I have used before ) are doing the construction .
Last edited by Beano; Mar 25, 2019 at 11:37 pm
Mar 25, 2019, 5:03 pm
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Details of current lounge to reference when it gets replaced on site after the upgrade to refer back to
Size
1248m2, seating for 352 guests.
Food & drink
Snack buffet, barista coffee and bar.
Business
Wi-Fi, business desk, photocopier, printer, and phone charging station.
Entertainment
Newspapers, magazines and TV.
Bathrooms
Toilets, shower, towels and hairdryers.
Size
1248m2, seating for 352 guests.
Food & drink
Snack buffet, barista coffee and bar.
Business
Wi-Fi, business desk, photocopier, printer, and phone charging station.
Entertainment
Newspapers, magazines and TV.
Bathrooms
Toilets, shower, towels and hairdryers.
I know it is a personal hobby horse but don't forget the two small private rooms on the West side where you can make confidential phone calls without being overheard. If the pattern of other lounges is followed they will disappear and that is a sad loss. The business carrels don't cut it.
Mar 25, 2019, 5:34 pm
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I know it is a personal hobby horse but don't forget the two small private rooms on the West side where you can make confidential phone calls without being overheard. If the pattern of other lounges is followed they will disappear and that is a sad loss. The business carrels don't cut it.
Mar 25, 2019, 9:00 pm
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Visited both temp lounges this morning. Very busy and felt like a very rushed setup. Ended up moving to the gate 14 'lounge' (literally a buffet table in the gate area) which had more room.
Let's just say it's going to be a long year. If you have the time, I'd recommend trying to head to the regional lounge.
Let's just say it's going to be a long year. If you have the time, I'd recommend trying to head to the regional lounge.
Mar 25, 2019, 9:03 pm
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Visited both temp lounges this morning. Very busy and felt like a very rushed setup. Ended up moving to the gate 14 'lounge' (literally a buffet table in the gate area) which had more room.
Let's just say it's going to be a long year. If you have the time, I'd recommend trying to head to the regional lounge.
Let's just say it's going to be a long year. If you have the time, I'd recommend trying to head to the regional lounge.
Mar 26, 2019, 12:07 am
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There is a big difference between the odd passenger using the regional lounge and then going through security for boarding, and many people. If that happens expect on-time performance to plummet.
Mar 26, 2019, 1:57 am
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Maybe when all the politicians leave town on Thursday night, some calls might be made afterwards to get some "enhancements" to the temp lounges. As another poster commented, only 10% extra seating sounds typical of New Zealand's (as a country) short-sightedness when developing infrastructure - building for yesterday, instead of the future.
Mar 26, 2019, 3:08 am
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There is no real space available in the pier to expand the lounge footprint at present. That's hardly Air NZ's fault.
When that pier is ultimately extended to the south it will allow more lounge space.
When that pier is ultimately extended to the south it will allow more lounge space.