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AIR NEW ZEALAND’S NEW
BRISBANE LOUNGE NOW OPEN
GOURMET FOOD SELECTION Air New Zealand passengers departing “We’re proud to offer our customers a
NOW AVAILABLE ON from Brisbane International Airport now seamless transition to the new lounge
QANTAS EPIQURE WEBSITE 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.
AIRLINE customers and features lofty ceilings,
UPDATE 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
beverage offering, the lounge provides a
Designed by US-based architecture firm, comfortable haven whether customers
Gensler, the Brisbane lounge is part of are travelling for work or leisure.”
a four-year, $100 million programme
to develop the airline’s global lounge Air New Zealand lounges are open to
network, with four new domestic Koru Koru members and Business Class
lounges and six new international lounges passengers as well as Gold and Elite
planned. So far, lounges at Sydney Airpoints members.
International, Auckland International,
Auckland Regional and Invercargill
airports have been completed.
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 AIR ASIA X RETURNS AirAsia X was awarded the “World’s Best
of gourmet foods to complement the quality wines TO NEW ZEALAND Low-Cost Airline Premium Cabin” and
already available through the Qantas epiQure website, “Best Low-Cost Airline Premium Seat” at
the online food and wine community for Qantas AirAsia X is now flying from Auckland to the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards
Frequent Flyers. Kuala Lumpur via the Gold Coast, offering for three consecutive years from
The launch of the new food range, which includes New Zealand travellers a cost-effective 2013-2015.
more than 60 products from producers in Australia’s option for holidaying in Malaysia.
leading wine regions, provides another opportunity for AirAsia X flies to over 100 destinations in
Qantas Frequent Flyers to earn and spend their the Asia-Pacific Region and has carried
Qantas Points. more than 19 million guests since it
The expansion of Qantas epiQure follows a year commenced long-haul service in 2007.
of significant growth, with wine orders more than Its return to New Zealand connects Kiwi
doubling during the past 12 months and the product travellers to its vast network across
range increasing by 33 per cent, delivering more 22 countries.
choice to members.
The food range, which includes oils, vinegars, wild
honey and truffles, has been selected exclusively from
Australian wine-growing regions. It is designed to pair
with Qantas epiQure’s wines, which are selected by
expert cellarmasters who scour the country in search
of Australia’s top-quality wines. As with the boutique
wines on offer, many of the food producers are small
family businesses in regional towns.
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