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AIR NEW ZEALAND’S NEW
BRISBANE LOUNGE NOW OPEN

Air New Zealand passengers departing “We’re proud to offer our customers a
from Brisbane International Airport now seamless transition to the new lounge
have a new lounge to relax in before and we’re certain they will enjoy
flights. The lounge caters for nearly 200 everything about the space.
customers and features lofty ceilings,
large windows, views of Brisbane city “From the tailored seating zones, relaxing
and glimpses into the main area of colour palette and dedicated children’s
the terminal. play spaces to the enhanced food and
GOURMET FOOD SELECTION Designed by US-based architecture firm, beverage offering, the lounge provides a
comfortable haven whether customers
NOW AVAILABLE ON Gensler, the Brisbane lounge is part of are travelling for work or leisure.”
QANTAS EPIQURE WEBSITE a four-year, $100 million programme Air New Zealand lounges are open to
to develop the airline’s global lounge Koru members and Business Class
network, with four new domestic Koru passengers as well as Gold and Elite
lounges and six new international lounges
AIRLINE planned. So far, lounges at Sydney
Airpoints members.
International, Auckland International,
Auckland Regional and Invercargill
airports have been completed.
UPDATE Air New Zealand General Manager,
Carrie Hurihanganui, says the opening of
the Brisbane lounge is part of the
airline’s commitment to improving
customer experience.

Qantas Frequent Flyers can now indulge in a selection
of gourmet foods to complement the quality wines
already available through the Qantas epiQure website,
the online food and wine community for Qantas
Frequent Flyers.
The launch of the new food range, which includes
more than 60 products from producers in Australia’s
leading wine regions, provides another opportunity for
Qantas Frequent Flyers to earn and spend their
Qantas Points. AIR ASIA X RETURNS
The expansion of Qantas epiQure follows a year TO NEW ZEALAND
of significant growth, with wine orders more than
doubling during the past 12 months and the product
range increasing by 33 per cent, delivering more AirAsia X is now flying from Auckland to AirAsia X was awarded the “World’s Best
choice to members. Kuala Lumpur via the Gold Coast, offering Low-Cost Airline Premium Cabin” and
New Zealand travellers a cost-effective “Best Low-Cost Airline Premium Seat” at
The food range, which includes oils, vinegars, wild option for holidaying in Malaysia. the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards
honey and truffles, has been selected exclusively from for three consecutive years from
Australian wine-growing regions. It is designed to pair AirAsia X flies to over 100 destinations in 2013-2015.
with Qantas epiQure’s wines, which are selected by the Asia-Pacific Region and has carried
expert cellarmasters who scour the country in search more than 19 million guests since it
of Australia’s top-quality wines. As with the boutique commenced long-haul service in 2007.
wines on offer, many of the food producers are small Its return to New Zealand connects Kiwi
family businesses in regional towns. travellers to its vast network across
22 countries.

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