Lufthansa opens its largest airport lounge

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Frequent flyers who have achieved Senator status with Lufthansa now have an opportunity to relax in style at Lufthansa’s largest airport lounge.

In the Departures area of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport, eligible customers can now enjoy a modern wellness area with luxury facilities that include ten showers and two spa rooms. Another entirely new addition to the Senator Lounge is the City Lights Bar, whose name –spelled out in one-metre-high letters – forms an effective room divider.

In the centre of the lounge is an atrium that allows natural light to flood into all the areas not fronted by the 130 square-metre glass facade. The atrium is surrounded by numerous service facilities, including a wellness area, where Lufthansa Senator Card holders can unwind and enjoy massages, facials, full-body treatments or other beauty treatments. WThe City Lights Bar, which was designed in coordination with Lufthansa Senators. The bar incorporates unique lighting effects that have been created with over 30,000 light-emitting diodes. A bartender is in attendance to fulfil guests’ requests for drinks and mix cocktails or classic long drinks.

The whole lounge has a floor space of about 1,800 square metres with seating for over 300 guests. In addition to the comfort zones, bistros and work areas, there is also a generously proportioned, separate relaxing area with leather day beds and a smokers’ room.

Easy chairs also invite guests to sit back and unwind and enjoy the views of the airport apron.

There is also a wide selection of newspapers and magazine, and up-to-the-minute news bulletins can be watched on TVs located throughout the lounge.

Plus, since 1 July 2011, guests at all Lufthansa lounges have had access to a free, wireless broadband internet service.