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Gallery: Redesigned Swiss lounge at Zurich Airport

July 04, 2018
Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Zurich Airport, home base of Star Alliance member Swiss International Air Lines. An Airbus A330-300 leaving the hub of the Lufthansa subsidiary carrier.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

The new redesigned Lounge Center A offers modern zonal concept with a range of privacy options, market hall-style food areas, including a front-cooking-zone.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Seating area in the Senator Lounge.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Swiss-made furniture and clear SWISS design lines dominates in  both parts of the lounge, Business and Senator.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

The new “SWISS Alpenstübli” within the Business Lounge, in which the airline will present its home country in all its regional variety on a series of large screens. The room is also decked out with allergy-friendly straw wallpaper.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

One of many private working areas. The new-look lounges have been particularly aligned to the needs of short-haul SWISS premium travelers.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Senator Lounge area.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Lounge Center A is located in Terminal 1. In addition to the traditional reception desk, each of the separate entrances to the new Business and Senator Lounges will also feature two automated entry gates permitting swift boarding-pass access to the lounge concerned.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Business Class section.

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Both sections, Business and Senator areas, offers enough dinning area facilities.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

A new silent and relax area replaced a former bar, which has been once of of the largest bars in the aviation industry.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

The lounges’ food areas, meanwhile, have been devised along market-hall lines, and each include both a large bistro section and a front cooking zone.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Another view to the Senator Lounge area which totally offers 198 seats and 720 sq m.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

With the barcode of the boarding pass, passengers can get easy access to a personal Wi-Fi code.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Lounge chairs. The SWISS Business Lounge offers 560 sq m and 162 seats.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

SWISS CCO Markus Binkert told ATW that state-of-the-art infrastructure in airports are necessary, especially when passengers fly on European short-haul routes and spend more time in airports instead the aircraft.

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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) opened its redesigned Lounge Center A at Zurich Airport July 2. The new center, which is mainly aimed at short-haul travelers, offers business-class passengers and Senator Members (gold status frequent traveler) state-of-the-art facilities. 

ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was on site for an exclusive pre-opening event.

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